The Origin of Fire: Music and Visions of Hildegard von Bingen [Hybrid SACD] [Hybrid SACD - DSD, Import]

Rabanus Maurus (Composer), Swiss Anonymous (Composer), Hildegard von Bingen (Composer), Anonymous 4 (Composer, Performer), Gregorian Chant (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Anonymous 4
• Composer: Rabanus Maurus, Swiss Anonymous, Hildegard von Bingen, Anonymous 4, Gregorian Chant
• Audio CD (June 14, 2005)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Hybrid SACD - DSD, Import
• Label: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
• ASIN: B00070EBRG
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #244,515 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the Hildegard recordings so far, January 12, 2007

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Roger A. Knopf "makes sawdust in spare time" (Menlo Park, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Origin of Fire: Music and Visions of Hildegard von Bingen [Hybrid SACD] (Audio CD)

I own nearly all of the recordings of Hildegard von Bingen's work, some on LP, CD, and SACD. Origin of Fire has rapidly become my favorite. First, it contains some of her best (to my ears) works. Second, the performance is top notch - flawless, involved singing. Third, the SACD layer (sorry, have not listened to the red book layer yet) is fabulous. Bottom line: I never get tired of listening to it. Yesterday, it came up as the next disc in the 5 I had loaded in my player, right after some nice mellow Bill Evans. It stopped me in my tracks: I sighed and noticably relaxed. If Hildegard is your cup of tea, this particular cup is extremely tasty.