Officium Ensemble
Renaissance polyphony with great ornamentation
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Recorded live at the Domkerk Utrecht, 31 August 2022
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About this concert
The almost obsessive ornamentation of the galant style finds its Renaissance counterpart in finely tuned rhythmic details and vivid word-painting that lend a generous curl to the vocal polyphony. The Portuguese Officium Ensemble pairs sumptuously ornamented motets by Byrd, Philips, Guerrero, Sweelinck and De Victoria with an exceptionally richly adorned mass for double choir by Duarte Lobo.
Programme
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Hodie Christus natus est
1525/26-1594 -
Duarte Lobo
Missa Cantate Domino
Kyrie
Gloria1564/9-1646 -
Peter Philips
O beatum et sacrosanctum diem
1560/61-1628 -
Duarte Lobo
Missa Cantate Domino
Credo -
Francisco Guerrero
Pastores loquebantur
1528-1599 -
Duarte Lobo
Missa Cantate Domino
Sanctus - Benedictus
Agnus Dei -
Tomás Luis de Victoria
Vidi speciosam
1548-1611 -
William Byrd
Laudibus in Sanctis
ca. 1540-1623 -
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Hodie Christus natus est
ca. 1562-1621 -
Peter Phillips
Ascendit Deus
Musicians
- Ariana Russo, Claire Rocha, Inês Lopes, Mariana Moldão soprano
- Fátima Nunes, Joana Esteves, Joana Nascimento, Rita Tavares alto
- Frederico Projecto, Gerson Coelho, Jorge Leiria, João Barros tenor
- João Costa, Miguel Jesus, Pedro Casanova, Rui Borras bass
- Pedro Teixeira musical direction
About the performers
Officium ranks among the most prominent of Portuguese vocal ensembles in the field of early music. The repertoire of Officium - of which Pedro Teixeira has taken on the artistic leadership – mostly consists of Portuguese Renaissance polyphony. The ensemble is internationally renowned for its lively and expressive performances, in which much attention is paid to text expression and interpretation.