Sarum Consort - Philips: Cantiones Sacrae Quinis et Octonibus Vocibus (2011)
Sarum Consort - Philips: Cantiones Sacrae Quinis et Octonibus Vocibus (2011)
EAC Rip | Flac (Tracks + cue + log) | 279 MB | MP3 320Kbps CBR | 155 MB | 1 CD | Full Scans
Genre: Classical | Label: Naxos | Catalog Number: 8572832
EAC Rip | Flac (Tracks + cue + log) | 279 MB | MP3 320Kbps CBR | 155 MB | 1 CD | Full Scans
Genre: Classical | Label: Naxos | Catalog Number: 8572832
Peter Philips was the most famous English composer of his time, and only Byrd, a generation older, had more compositions published. Much of Philips’s life was spent on the Continent, where he wrote music of intricate, text-conscious colour, both deeply expressive and architecturally powerful. His motets and anthems, whether celebratory, meditative or dramatic, embrace the widest range of feeling and texture. The much-admired Sarum Consort’s disc All the Queen’s Men (8572582) was praised for its ‘energy and aplomb’. (American Record Guide)
Composer: Peter Phillips
Orchestra/Ensemble: Sarum Consort
Reviews: The Sarum Consort’s previous recording of works drawn from Peter Philips’s 1612 Cantiones Sacrae Quinis was enthusiastically received at Fanfare when it first appeared in 2001. Martin Anderson ( Fanfare 25:3) referred to these as “loving, sympathetic, insightful performances,” and J. F. Weber ( Fanfare 25:4) wrote, “This is the place to start hearing this remarkable composer.” However, Weber also noted hopefully at the time, “Given all the Tudor composers that ASV and other British labels have tackled complete, we may be allowed to hope for more of Peter Philips.” This was not to be; ASV and its early-music label, Gaudeamus, ceased issuing recordings in subsequent years. Only now has the Sarum Consort returned to Philips on the Naxos label, with a selection that draws further from the 69 five-part motets of his 1612 publication, as well as the 30 eight-part motets of his 1613 Cantiones Sacrae Octonibus Vocibus.
Andrew Mackay prefers one voice per part on this recording. I find this a wise choice, as it allows the full repertoire of contrapuntal techniques of which Philips was a past master to shine through. It helps that the recording location—Wardour Chapel, Tisbury, Wiltshire—is only moderately resonant and miked tightly, reducing the sonic bloat often associated with early music in churchly venues. To the comments of Anderson and Weber I can add little regarding the Sarum Consort itself, other than to briefly remark on the beauty of the individual voices, their perfect blend, and expressive phrasing. This is ardent music set to passionate texts, for all their sacred character. Mackay and company never lose track of that.
The texts are online, according to Naxos’s usual practice. Mackay’s liner notes (with the bio section about Philips reprinted from the ASV release) are strong, but a few minor errors appear to have crept in. Philips’s setting of the Pater Noster is described as SSATB, but the detail listing shows it as SATBB. Similarly, Mackay describes Media Via as SATTB, but it is listed as SATBB.
I can’t say whether this recording constitutes part of a series, though nowhere on the album is it referred to as Volume 2. Regardless, it is long overdue, and of a quality that makes it essential to all lovers of Tudor sacred music.
Tracklisting:
[1] Christus resurgens
[2] Disciplinam et sapientiam
[3] Loquebantur variis linguis
[4] Ne reminiscaris, Domine
[5] Gabriel Angelus apparuit
[6] Vi. Sion lugent
[7] Ave Jesu Christe
[8] Pater noster
[9] Beata Agnes
[10] Elegerunt Apostoli
[11] Media vita
[12] Ave Regina caelorum
[13] Ave gratia plena
[14] Ecce vicit Leo
[15] Ne tiemas, Maria
[16] Gaude Maria virgo
[17] Virgo prudentissima
[18] Cum jucunditate
[19] Salve Regina
[20] Eia ergo
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