Description
Nicolas Gombert - Henry's Eight – Eight-Part Credo; Media Vita; Haec Dies; Vae, Vae, Babylon; Salve Regina; Lugebat David Absalon And Other Motets / Helios Audio CD 2005 / CDH55247
UPC 034571152479
Nicolas Gombert (c. 1495 – c. 1560) was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance. He was one of the most famous and influential composers between Josquin des Prez and Palestrina, and best represents the fully developed, complex polyphonic style of this period in music history.
| Label: | Helios – CDH55247 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | UK |
| Released: |
2005 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Renaissance, Religious |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Credo 8vv | 12:35 | |
| 2 | Gradual For Easter Day | 1:19 | |
| 3 | Haec Dies Quam Fecit Dominus 5vv | 4:50 | |
| 4 | Qui Colis Ausoniam 6vv | 7:08 | |
| 5 | Marian Antiphon | 2:35 | |
| 6 | Salve Regina ("Diversi Diversa Orant") 4vv |
5:58 | |
| 7 | O Beata Maria 5vv | 7:43 | |
| 8 | Vae, Vae Babylon 4vv | 11:27 | |
| 9 | Nuc Dimittis Antiphon | 1:34 | |
| 10 | Media Vita In Morte Sumus 6vv | 5:59 | |
| 11 | Lugebat David Absalon 8vv | 8:22 |
- Bass Vocals – Damian O'Keeffe, Gabriel Crouch, Giles Underwood (tracks: 5, 10), Robert-Jan Temmink
- Choir – Henry's Eight
- Composed By – Nicolas Gombert
- Conductor – Jonathan Brown (8)
- Conductor [Director] – Jonathan Brown (8)
- Countertenor Vocals – Declan Costello, Robin Blaze (tracks: 10), William Towers
- Tenor Vocals – Duncan Byrne, Nick Todd, Nicholas Yates (2), Toby Watkin (tracks: 10)
