Hildegard von Bingen: O Jerusalem [IMPORT]

Hildegard of Bingen (Composer), Cologne Sequentia Ensemble for Medieval (Performer), Barbara Thornton (Performer), Carol Schlaikjer (Performer), Consuelo Sanudo (Performer), Elizabeth Glen (Performer), Gundula Anders (Performer), Heather Knutson (Performer), Janet Youngdahl (Performer), Lucia Pahn (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Cologne Sequentia Ensemble for Medieval, Barbara Thornton, Carol Schlaikjer, Consuelo Sanudo, Elizabeth Glen, et al.
• Composer: Hildegard of Bingen
• Audio CD (May 20, 1997)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Deutsche Harm Mundi
• ASIN: B000001TZ8
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #186,996 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb rendition of Hildegard, December 22, 1999

By	John R. Snyder (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Like all the other Hildegard/Sequentia discs, this one is a wonderful addition to any collection. Inspired performances, soaring melodies, intriguing texts. Elizabeth Gaver's instrumental compositions are an especially nice addition; they fit perfectly with Hildegard's style and provide just the right contrast to the vocal pieces. This is currently one of my "desert island" CD's.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Vibrant Reconstruction, October 2, 2005

By	Billyjack D'Urberville (USA) - See all my reviews

Another flawless Sequentia contibution to the complete works of Hildegard, this set uses the 10 minute title piece, written for the dedication of a church, to lay the cornerstone for a series of liturgical songs which might have been appropriate to such an occasion. As the church bells ring to set the stage for the recorded fantasia, the lovely choir begins and carries straight through a roller coaster of gems, occasionally colored by a spare but powerful addition of period instruments throughout, fiddle, harp, organ, flute. Characteristic Hildegard themes of the miraculous, holy virginity and its fruits amplify and adorn songs regarding the new church's patron Saint Rupert and his virtues, a duke's son and ascetic who died at 20. Sequentia's combination of vibrant performance and informed but creative reconstruction perfectly matches the spirit of the bold medieval composer and abbess Hildegard, as she in turn linked her own charisms to Rupert. The total effect is like a rare telescope look into a distant spiritual terrain, and quite absorbing.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The ultimate in spiritual meditation music., March 20, 2007

By	Charles P. Frederick (Cambridge, MA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The songs are ancient and beautiful (though there's not too much variation). The performances are better. The sense of depth, gravity, and just *worship* on this recording is unbelieveable. You will be transported to some distant, mysterious mountain chapel as you listen to these inexpressibly pure chants. Excellent music for focusing on anything, or for praying, or just calming down while driving in your car after anything stressful. It's also great sympathy music if you don't have a shoulder to cry on.