Amarae Morti: Lamentations and motets by Cardoso, Gombert, Lassus, Morales, Palestrina, Phinot & Victoria - El León de Oro, Peter Phillips

Incipit oratio Jeremiae prophetae[11'56]Dominique Phinot (c1510-c1556)
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Incipit oratio Jeremiae prophetae[1'07]
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Recordare, Domine, quid acciderit nobis[2'10]
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Pupilli facti sumus[1'55]
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Cervicibus minabamur[2'32]
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Patres nostri peccaverunt[2'04]
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Jerusalem, Jerusalem, convertere ad Dominum Deum tuum[2'08]
Media vita[6'03]Orlande de Lassus (1530/32-1594)
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Media vita in morte sumus[3'06]
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Sancte Deus. Sancte fortis[2'57]
Lamentationes Jeremiae ProphetaeOrlande de Lassus (1530/32-1594)
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Lamentatio III Part 1: Lamed. O vos omnes[2'36]
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Lamentatio III Part 2: Mem. De excelso misit ignem[1'59]
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Lamentatio III Part 3: Nun. Vigilavit iugum iniquitatum mearum[1'46]
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Lamentatio III Part 4: Jerusalem, Jerusalem, convertere ad Dominum Deum tuum[1'09]
Regina caeli[3'00]Orlande de Lassus (1530/32-1594)
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Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia[1'26]
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Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia[1'34]
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Media vita[5'58]Nicolas Gombert (c1495-c1560)
Vau. Et egressus est a filia Sion[5'57]Manuel Cardoso (1566-1650)
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Vau. Et egressus est[2'06]
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Zain. Recordata est Jerusalem[2'48]
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Jerusalem, Jerusalem, convertere ad Dominum Deum tuum[1'03]
Regina caeli a 8[4'26]Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
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Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia[1'53]
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Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia[2'33]
Magnificat primi toni a 8[9'16]Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
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Magnificat anima mea Dominum[0'47]
David Pérez (tenor)
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Et exsultavit spiritus meus[0'49]
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Quia respexit humilitatem ancillae suae[0'54]
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Quia fecit mihi magna[0'52]
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Et misericordia eius[1'04]
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Fecit potentiam[0'51]
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Esurientes implevit bonis[0'37]
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Suscepit Israel[1'03]
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Sicut locutus est[0'32]
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Gloria Patri[1'47]
Regina caeli a 6[4'45]Cristóbal de Morales (c1500-1553)
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Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia[2'20]
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Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia[2'25]
Laudate pueri a 8[7'18]Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594)
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Laudate pueri Dominum[3'23]
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Quis sicut Dominus Deus[3'55]

What connects a seemingly disparate selection of names from across Renaissance Europe is the spiritual progression from darkness (‘in the midst of life we are in death’) to light (‘blessed be the name of the Lord’). And, of course, the shrewd musical judgement of Peter Phillips in its devising.