Ave verum corpus - William Byrd, John Rutter, The Cambridge Singers

Описание: 'Ave verum corpus'
From the album ‘Ave verum corpus' - Motets and anthems of William Byrd

Composer William Byrd
Conductor John Rutter
Choir The Cambridge Singers

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LYRICS:
Ave verum Corpus, natum de Maria Virgine:
Vere passum, immolatum in cruce pro
homine:
Cuius latus perforatum unda fluxit sanguine:
Esto nobis praegustatum in mortis examine.
O dulcis, O pie, O Jesu Fili Mariae,
Miserere mei. Amen.

All hail, O true Body, of the blessed Virgin
born,
Which in anguish to redeem us didst suffer
upon the cross;
From whose side, when pierced by spear
there came forth both water and blood:
Be to us at our last hour the source of
consolation.
O loving, O holy, O Jesu, thou Son of Mary,
have mercy on me. Amen

(Pope Innocent VI, d.1342: Sequence hymn for the Feast of Corpus Christi)

Ave verum corpus
Published in the 1605 'Gradualia', this motet in honour of the Blessed Sacrament has long been one of Byrd's best-loved pieces, and indeed it does distil in a short space many of this special qualities: perfectly controlled polyphony that is wonderful to sing; clear structure; and element of the unexpected (as in the progression of the first three chords); and above all, an unmistakable sense of fervour and conviction that reaches out and takes hold of the listener.

Ave verum corpus - Motets and anthems of William Byrd
This recording presents a selection of 15 of the 150 or so Latin motets and three of the dozens of English anthems that, between them, form the larger part of the life’s work of William Byrd (1543–1623), the greatest English composer of his era. The chosen motets and anthems represent just some of the many facets of Byrd’s sacred music, now recognized after three centuries of neglect as among the most glorious ever written for choir.

John Rutter, English composer and conductor, is associated with choral music throughout the world. His recordings with the Cambridge Singers (the professional chamber choir he set up in 1981) have reached a wide global audience, many of them featuring his own music in definitive versions. Among John’s best-known choral works are Gloria, Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, and Visions, together with many church anthems, choral songs and Christmas carols.

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