Te Deum Laudamus – Music on the Freiberg Cathedral Angel Instruments (1594) CD

UPC: 761203792825 

MPN: cpo 777 928-2 

Brand Name: cpo

Overview

This recording presents the unique sound of the Freiberg Cathedral’s Angel Instruments, a set of Renaissance instruments preserved since 1594. Performed by the ensemble chordae freybergensis together with the Ensemble Freiberger Dom-Music, under the direction of Albrecht Koch, the album explores sacred works by Philipp de Monte, Leonhard Lechner, Rogier Michael, Alfonso Ferrabosco the Elder, and Albinius Fabricius. The program highlights the rich liturgical tradition of late Renaissance and early Baroque sacred music, culminating in the majestic Te Deum laudamus for six voices.

Product Features

• Format: Audio CD
• Total Time: 55:48
• Recording Venue: Freiberger Dom, Germany
• Recording Dates: July 15–18, 2013
• Sound Quality: DDD (Digital Recording)
• Release Year: 2014

• Performers:

  • chordae freybergensis
  • Ensemble Freiberger Dom-Music
  • Director: Albrecht Koch

Interesting Facts

• The Freiberg Cathedral’s Angel Instruments (1594) are among the oldest surviving sets of Renaissance instruments still playable today.
• Philipp de Monte, Kapellmeister to the Habsburg Emperor Maximilian II, is considered one of the most prolific Renaissance composers, with over 1,000 works.
• The album features parts of the Missa super mon cœur se recomande, a Mass setting attributed to multiple composers of the late Renaissance.
• The acoustics of the Freiberg Cathedral, with its rich resonance, add historical authenticity to this sacred repertoire.

Track Listing

1. Cantate Dominum – Philipp de Monte (1521–1603) – 3:49
2. Ad te levavi – Philipp de Monte – 4:16
3. Missa super mon cœur se recomande: Kyrie – Leonhard Lechner (1553–1606) – 2:41
4. Missa super mon cœur se recomande: Credo – Alfonso Ferrabosco d.Ä. (1543–1588) – 6:42
5. Missa super mon cœur se recomande: Sanctus – Albinius Fabricius (1570–1635) – 2:56
6. Missa super mon cœur se recomande: Agnus Dei – Philipp de Monte – 4:02
7. O lux beata trinitas – Philipp de Monte – 3:10
8. Si bona suscepimus de manu Domini – Philipp de Monte – 3:21
9. Missa super mon cœur se recomande: Gloria – Rogier Michael (1552/54–1619) – 6:19
10. Te Deum laudamus – Sex vocibus – Philipp de Monte – 13:45

Total Time: 55:48

Publishers

• Label: cpo
• Co-production: cpo / Mitteldeutsche Barockmusik
• Recording Producer, Engineer & Editing: Stephan Reh (musikproduktion-reh.de)
• Executive Producer: Burkhard Schmilgun
• Design: Lothar Bruweleit
• Cover Photo: Otto Schröder

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