Words of the Angel
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Brand: TRIO MEDIAEVALEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2002-01-29
Music Label: Ecm Records
Soundtracks:
- Alma Mater/Ante Thorum
- Ave Donna Santissima
- Salve MAter Misericordie
- Kyrie
- Gloria
- Lauda Novella
- Benedicta Es Celorum
- Mater Christi Nobilis
- De Spineto Nata Rosa
- Salve Virgo Virginum
- Credo
- Stella Maris
- Venite A Laudare
- In Excelsis Gloria
- Sanctus
- O Ceteris Preambulis
- Agnus Dei
- Oi Me Lasso
- Words Of The Angel
- Ite Missa Est
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Music Review: If You Like "Anonymous 4" ...
Rating: 5 Stars
... you're almost certain to adore the a capella women's voices of "Trio Mediaeval". They interpret the same repertoire, specializing in the mostly anonymous early polyphony, sacred and secular, of England, but willingly extending their programs to France and Italy. They sing it angelically... with the melancholy allure of Romanesque chapels by twilight... and in neither case is there the slightest historical justification for such an affect or for the performance of such music by women at all. In short, they are both intrinsically "modern" ensembles making new use of ancient material. Both ensembles do it beautifully, but I give the edge to Trio Mediaeval in terms of technical virtuosity. Their tuning is more accurate, the vocal blend is better balanced with contralto Torunn Ossum holding the 'tenor', their ornamentation is more graceful and natural, and quite frankly they have lovelier voices. The three women -- Anna Maria Friman, Linn Andrea Fuglseth, and Torunn ?strem Ossum -- are Norwegians, who have studied with Paul Hillier of the Hilliard Ensemble.
The repertoire on this CD has three parts. The centerpiece is the famous "Missa Tournai", the oldest known polyphonic setting of the mass ordinaries (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei, Ita missa est), assembled in a choirbook sometime in the 14th Century but almost certainly taken from various sources. Interspersed among the ordinaries are several monodies (solo voices) from the Laudario de Cortona, Italy. Most interesting of all, musically, are eight anonymous polyphonic 'antiphons' from manuscripts that have survived the destruction of monasteries in England. This is truly mysterious, almost barbaric, pre-European music, which carries one back to the Romanesque Abbeys, to the synthesis of Celtic and Nordic cultures that distinguished English music from anything continental right until the end of the 17th C.
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No Description Available.Genre: Classical Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 29-JAN-2002
The 14th century "Tournai" Mass, consisting of a Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei, and Ite missa est, is the first known complete polyphonic mass to come down to us. Its sections were probably written by different composers, and it's a stunning, fascinating look into early polyphony. This performance is combined with other pieces from the same period, as well as a five-minute piece by contemporary composer Ivan Moody, which--though clearly from six centuries later--blends to make this a gorgeous whole. If you like Anonymous 4, you're in for a real treat here. The three Scandinavian women who make up Trio Mediaeval have astonishingly beautiful voices, with individual timbres that nonetheless mingle seamlessly, whether in simple, chantlike moments or in the high-flying Moody piece. And they sing with feeling, depth, and, well, soul. This is a magnificent disc, not to be missed. --Robert Levine
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