From Spain to Eternity
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Composer or Director: Alonso Lobo, Alonso de Tejeda, Cristóbal de Morales, Francisco Guerrero
Genre:
Vocal
Label: Archiv Produktion
Magazine Review Date: 08/2014
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 70
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: 479 2610AH

Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Versa est in luctum |
Alonso Lobo, Composer
Alonso Lobo, Composer Ensemble Plus Ultra |
Clamabat autem mulier |
Cristóbal de Morales, Composer
Cristóbal de Morales, Composer Ensemble Plus Ultra |
Prudentes virgines |
Francisco Guerrero, Composer
Ensemble Plus Ultra Francisco Guerrero, Composer |
Missa Prudentes virgines |
Alonso Lobo, Composer
Alonso Lobo, Composer Ensemble Plus Ultra |
Quanti mercenari |
Cristóbal de Morales, Composer
Cristóbal de Morales, Composer Ensemble Plus Ultra |
Rex autem David |
Alonso de Tejeda, Composer
Alonso de Tejeda, Composer Ensemble Plus Ultra |
Expandit Sion manus suas |
Cristóbal de Morales, Composer
Cristóbal de Morales, Composer Ensemble Plus Ultra |
Miserere mei, Deus |
Alonso de Tejeda, Composer
Alonso de Tejeda, Composer Ensemble Plus Ultra |
Ave Regina caelorum |
Alonso Lobo, Composer
Alonso Lobo, Composer Ensemble Plus Ultra |
Author: Fabrice Fitch
All four composers featured on this recording worked in Toledo over the space of some 80 years. Versa est in luctum is sung with a poise and restraint. If for his Mass I prefer La Grande Chapelle’s interpretation, Plus Ultra’s exploration of Lobo’s musical environment is attractive and persuasive. Morales, in particular, is a composer whose music is always worth hearing. In his excellent notes, Michael Noone points out that his Lamentations (part of which are included here) continued to be sung in Toledo 50 years after his death. It’s easy to hear why, for here he brings out the best in Plus Ultra. His distant successor, Alonso de Tejeda, is represented by a couple of penitential motets. Lobo’s Ave, regina caelorum concludes this enjoyable disc on a more optimistic note.
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