Notes and Editorial Reviews
"This profoundly moving and powerful music bears witness to how ancient Greek and Latin liturgical traditions were richly embellished during the Renaissance on the islands of Crete and Cyprus, all within the shared cultural space of Venetian rule. First performed by Cappella Romana at the Early Music Festival in Utrecht (Netherlands). Vocal ensemble Cappella Romana combines passion with scholarship in its exploration of early and contemporary music of the Christian East and West. Its name refers to the medieval Greek concept of the Roman oikoumene (inhabited world), which embraced Rome and Western Europe as well as the Byzantine Empire of Constantinople (“New Rome”) and its Slavic commonwealth. “A sound world of unique beauty.”
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Works on This Recording
1.
Venite et ploremus by Johannes de Quadris
Performer:
Aaron Cain (Baritone),
Mark Powell (Baritone)
4.
Cum autem venissem by Johannes de Quadris
Performer:
Aaron Cain (Baritone),
Mark Powell (Baritone)
5.
O dulcissime by Johannes de Quadris
Performer:
Photini Downie Robinson (Soprano),
Kerry Mccarthy (Alto)
7.
Sepulto domino by Johannes de Quadris
Performer:
Aaron Cain (Baritone),
Spyridon Antonopoulos (Tenor),
Mark Powell (Baritone)
9.
Lift Up Your Gates by Traditional
Conductor:
Alexander Lingas
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Cappella Romana
11.
Christ has Risen by Joannes Plousiadenos
Conductor:
Alexander Lingas
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Cappella Romana
12.
Surrexit Christus by Joannes Plousiadenos
Performer:
Mark Powell (Baritone)
Conductor:
Alexander Lingas
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Cappella Romana
13.
Christ has Risen by Anonymous
Performer:
Mark Powell (Baritone)
Conductor:
Alexander Lingas
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Cappella Romana
14.
Gloria in excelsis by Joannes Plousiadenos
Conductor:
Alexander Lingas
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Cappella Romana
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