Mexican Baroque

Ignacio Jerusalem y Stella (Composer), Manuel de Zumaya (Composer), Chanticleer (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Chanticleer
• Composer: Ignacio Jerusalem y Stella, Manuel de Zumaya
• Audio CD (June 7, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Teldec
• ASIN: B000000SOW
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #162,869 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Responsorio Desundo de S.S. Jose

2. Dixit Dominus: Dixit Dominus Domino meo

3. Dixit Dominus: Virgam virtutis tuae

4. Dixit Dominus: Judicabit in nationibus

5. Dixit Dominus: De torrente in via bibet

6. Dixit Dominus: Gloria Patri, et Filio

7. Dixit Dominus: Amen

8. Sol-fa de Pedro

9. (Polychoral) Mass in D major: Kyrie

10. (Polychoral) Mass in D major: Gloria in excelsis Deo

11. (Polychoral) Mass in D major: Gloria agimus tibi

12. (Polychoral) Mass in D major: Qui tollis peccata mundi

13. (Polychoral) Mass in D major: Quoniam tu solus

14. (Polychoral) Mass in D major: Cum Sancto Spirtu

15. (Polychoral) Mass in D major: Amen

16. (Polychoral) Mass in D major: Credo in unum Deum

17. (Polychoral) Mass in D major: Et incarnatus est

18. (Polychoral) Mass in D major: Crucifixus etiam pro nobis

19. (Polychoral) Mass in D major: Et resurrexit tertia die

20. (Polychoral) Mass in D major: Sanctus

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

(c) 1994 by Teldec Classics, catalogue number 4509-96353-2. Stereo. Josephy Jennings, Conductor. ADDITIONAL PERFORMERS: Philip Wilder, Frank Albinder, Eric Alatorre. Louis Botto, artistic director. Frank Albinder, assistant conductor.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This cd blew me off my feet!, November 27, 2001

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"imperatorsean" (Pueblo, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mexican Baroque (Audio CD)

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I almost didn't buy this cd. I was a little skeptical about the title. I had never heard of Mexican Baroque (New Spain) composers. I was totally shocked, surprised, and ecstatic that I bought this cd. The very first piece by de Jerusalem was sooo beautiful that I played it over and over and over again. A fellow reviewer said that #21, the Lamentations are worth the price alone. I couldn't agree more. It is a deeply beautiful and moving peace that instantly reminds me of Gregorio Allegri's Misere Mei, Deus as well as Versa est in Luctum by Alonso Lobo (another fine peace at often times passed over) This music truly does rival Handel, Bach, and Vivaldi in terms of beauty. I am glad that I was adventerous enough to buy a cd I normally would not have even considered. BUY IT--YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!!!!!!!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Baroque vocal not to be believed!, October 2, 2004

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Jon Torodash (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mexican Baroque (Audio CD)

I was one of the first people ever to hear this music in a commercial venue, when Chanticleer and the Janus Ensemble performed selections from Mexican Baroque in NYC back in 1996. The CD does not disappoint. The two composers featured were extremely well versed in the Baroque style recognizable from the European masters with a definite Iberian flare.

The polyphonies of Zumaya in "Sol-fa de Pedro" in particular, I would be so bold as to say, rival any of Monteverdi's or Handel's in their harmoniously complexities. "The Lamentations" are beautifully executed, and I think it really takes a very softened and fluid sounding ensemble like Chanticleer to do them justice. The soloists were not overly pronounced in this melancholy piece which shines by virtue its several seamless transitions as each fades in and out of the choir.

De Jerusalem I thought took a clear second place among the two, but his work is absolutely beautiful regardless. The imitative counterpoint in the opening track is notably well-executed. His rendition of Dixit Dominus is yet another unique interpretation of this popular Psalm though the opening is somewhat lighter than the majestic and austere power familiar from other composers. The monody of the "Virgam Virtutis" has a touch of "recitative" to it: the 'Tuba Mirum" of Mozart's Requiem comes to mind. "Iudicabit" is a torrential rush of strings and voice that word paints its subject in a forceful and energetic way without the typical Baroque severity. The joyous "Amen" choral caps off the vesper with a suitable finale for this work. In 9.1 minutes, Jerusalem sports a tremendous range of compositional talent which, acording to my meager musical education, has hints of the classical elements that begin to appear in the mid 18th century during his lifetime.

As other reviewers have said, you will not regret your purchase.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chanticleer at their best!, December 25, 2001

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Rebecca M (Somerville, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mexican Baroque (Audio CD)

This album is phenomenal! Just when you get used to hearing Chanticleer sing a cappella, they come out with a CD of Baroque music with a marvelous sinfonia!
Track 21, the Lamentations of Jeremiah is worth the price of admission by itself. The sonorities are passionate and moving. This album does much to bring to recognition to marvelous creations of "New Spain" during the Baroque Era. If you haven't heard any of this music, buy this album as an amazing introduction.