Gesualdo: Tenebrae Responses for Good Friday

Track Listings
1. In I. Nocturno: Antiphon: Astiterunt Reges Terrae/Psalm: Quare Fremuerunt Gentes/Antiphon...    
2. In I. Nocturno: Lectio I: De Lamentatione...Heth    
3. In I. Nocturno: Resp. I: Omnes Amici Mei    
4. In I. Nocturno: Lectio II: Lamed    
5. In I. Nocturno: Resp. II: Velum Templi    
6. In I. Nocturno: Lectio III: Aleph    
7. In I. Nocturno: Resp. III:L Vinea Mea Electa    
8. In II. Nocturno: Antiphon: Aleni Insurrexerunt/Psalm: Deus In Nomine Tuo (Ps 53)/Antiphon...    
9. In II. Nocturno: Lectio IV: Ex Tractatu..l.Protexisti Me    
10. In II. Nocturno: Resp. IV: Tamquam Ad Latronem    
11. In II. Nocturno: Lectio V: Tanta Opera Bona    
12. In II. Nocturno: Resp. V: Tenebrae Factae Sunt    
13. In II. Nocturno: Lectio VI: Exacuerunt Tamquam    
14. In II. Nocturno: Resp. VI: Animam Meam Dilectam    
15. In III. Nocturno: Antiphon: Captabunt In Animan Justi/Psalm: Deus Ultionum Dominus (Ps 93)...    
16. In III. Nocturno: Lectio VII: De Epistola... Festinemus    
17. In III. Nocturno: Resp. VII: Tradiderunt Me    
18. In III. Nocturno: Lectio VIII: Adeamus Ergo    
19. In III. Nocturno: Resp. VIII: Jesum Tradidit Impius    
20. In III. Nocturno: Lectio IX: Nec Quisquam    
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The Neapolitan nobleman Don Carlo Gesualdo achieved modern-day fame decades before other Renaissance composers; the combination of a lurid life story and sensationally strange music proved irresistible to the likes of Nadia Boulanger and Igor Stravinsky. Gesualdo's madrigals, crammed full of sudden, disorienting changes in harmony (and dissonance), can seem to induce vertigo all by themselves, and much of his liturgical music is only marginally more stable. The Taverner Consort and Choir perform here several of Gesualdo's Tenebrae Responsories from the liturgy for Good Friday. Andrew Parrott's practice of performing sacred music in the context of at least a partial service works especially well here. After 70 uninterrupted minutes of Gesualdo's high-flying weirdness, a listener's sense of dislocation can wear off; hearing chant and even intoned readings between Gesualdo's music (as Gesualdo would have done in his own chapel) helps keep the ears oriented. Each time the Consort sings one of Gesualdo's pieces after some chant, you're reminded anew just how willfully bizarre that music is. The performance itself is problematic. The Taverners are certainly more engaged than the Hilliard Ensemble, but not engaged enough. Granted, these aren't madrigals, but the writing isn't that different. God knows there's breathless anguish in the music. We need to hear a bit more of it from the singers. Nevertheless, accurate execution and tuning in Gesualdo are an achievement in themselves; so is the way this program is organized. Flaws notwithstanding, Andrew Parrott and his singers show Gesualdo's sacred music to better advantage than has anyone else so far. --Matthew Westphal

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    Release Date: 2000-04-11

    Tracks:

    1. In I. Nocturno: Antiphon: Astiterunt Reges Terrae/Psalm: Quare Fremuerunt Gentes/Antiphon...
    2. In I. Nocturno: Lectio I: De Lamentatione...Heth
    3. In I. Nocturno: Resp. I: Omnes Amici Mei
    4. In I. Nocturno: Lectio II: Lamed
    5. In I. Nocturno: Resp. II: Velum Templi
    6. In I. Nocturno: Lectio III: Aleph
    7. In I. Nocturno: Resp. III:L Vinea Mea Electa
    8. In II. Nocturno: Antiphon: Aleni Insurrexerunt/Psalm: Deus In Nomine Tuo (Ps 53)/Antiphon...
    9. In II. Nocturno: Lectio IV: Ex Tractatu..l.Protexisti Me
    10. In II. Nocturno: Resp. IV: Tamquam Ad Latronem
    11. In II. Nocturno: Lectio V: Tanta Opera Bona
    12. In II. Nocturno: Resp. V: Tenebrae Factae Sunt
    13. In II. Nocturno: Lectio VI: Exacuerunt Tamquam
    14. In II. Nocturno: Resp. VI: Animam Meam Dilectam
    15. In III. Nocturno: Antiphon: Captabunt In Animan Justi/Psalm: Deus Ultionum Dominus (Ps 93)...
    16. In III. Nocturno: Lectio VII: De Epistola... Festinemus
    17. In III. Nocturno: Resp. VII: Tradiderunt Me
    18. In III. Nocturno: Lectio VIII: Adeamus Ergo
    19. In III. Nocturno: Resp. VIII: Jesum Tradidit Impius
    20. In III. Nocturno: Lectio IX: Nec Quisquam
    21. In III. Nocturno: Resp. IX: Caligaverunt Oculi Mei

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    The Neapolitan nobleman Don Carlo Gesualdo achieved modern-day fame decades before other Renaissance composers; the combination of a lurid life story and sensationally strange music proved irresistible to the likes of Nadia Boulanger and Igor Stravinsky. Gesualdo's madrigals, crammed full of sudden, disorienting changes in harmony (and dissonance), can seem to induce vertigo all by themselves, and much of his liturgical music is only marginally more stable. The Taverner Consort and Choir perform here several of Gesualdo's Tenebrae Responsories from the liturgy for Good Friday. Andrew Parrott's practice of performing sacred music in the context of at least a partial service works especially well here. After 70 uninterrupted minutes of Gesualdo's high-flying weirdness, a listener's sense of dislocation can wear off; hearing chant and even intoned readings between Gesualdo's music (as Gesualdo would have done in his own chapel) helps keep the ears oriented. Each time the Consort sings one of Gesualdo's pieces after some chant, you're reminded anew just how willfully bizarre that music is. The performance itself is problematic. The Taverners are certainly more engaged than the Hilliard Ensemble, but not engaged enough. Granted, these aren't madrigals, but the writing isn't that different. God knows there's breathless anguish in the music. We need to hear a bit more of it from the singers. Nevertheless, accurate execution and tuning in Gesualdo are an achievement in themselves; so is the way this program is organized. Flaws notwithstanding, Andrew Parrott and his singers show Gesualdo's sacred music to better advantage than has anyone else so far. --Matthew Westphal
    Gesualdo: Responses For Good Friday
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      Manufacturer: Erato
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      All Works by GesualdoAll Works by Gesualdo | Gesualdo, Carlo | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      OratoriosOratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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      Release Date: 1996-04-09

      Tracks:

      1. Nocturnus I: Omnes Amici Mei Dereliquerunt Me
      2. Nocturnus I: Velum Templi Scissum Est
      3. Nocturnus I: Vinea Mea Electa, Ego Te Plantavi
      4. Nocturnus II: Tamquam Ad Latronem Existis Cum Gladiis Et Fustibus
      5. Nocturnus II: Tenebrae Factae Sunt, Dum Crucifixissent Jesum Judaei
      6. Nocturnus II: Animam Meam Dilectam Tradidi In Manus Iniquorum
      7. Nocturnus III: Tradiderunt Me In Manus Impiorum
      8. Nocturnus III: Jesum Tradidit Impius Summis Principibus Sacerdotum
      9. Nocturnus III: Caligaverunt Oculi Mei Fletu Meo

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      4. Hugo Wolf: Eichendorff - Leider
      5. Kiss Me, Kate (1959 Recording With Original Cast) [Cast Recording]
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      8. Laurel Zucker-Inflorescence-Music for Solo Flute
      9. Lully - Acis & Galatée / Fouchécourt, Gens, Naouri, Crook, Delunsch, Félix, Masset, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Minkowski [Import]
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