Tomás Luis de Victoria: Missa Gaudeamus

On this CD:

1. Regina coeli, antiphon for 8 voices & organ
Composed by Tomas Luis de Victoria
Performed by Musica Ficta

2. Cum beatus Ignatius, motet
Composed by Tomas Luis de Victoria
Performed by Musica Ficta

3. Salve Regina for 6 voices
Composed by Tomas Luis de Victoria
Performed by Musica Ficta

4. Gaudeamus, mass for 6 voices
Composed by Tomas Luis de Victoria
Performed by Musica Ficta

5. Jubilate Deo Omnis Terra, for 6 voices
Composed by Cristobal de Morales
Performed by Musica Ficta

Tracks:

Missa Gaudeamus: Kyrie
Missa Gaudeamus: Gloria
Missa Gaudeamus: Credo
Missa Gaudeamus: Sanctus - Benedictus
Missa Gaudeamus: Agnus Dei I & II
Cum Beatus Ignatius
Doctor Bonus, Amicus Dei Andreas
Hic Vir Despiciens Mundum
Ecce Sacerdos Magnus
Tu Es Petrus
O Decus Apostolicum
Estote Fortes In Bello
Veni Sponsa Christi
Descendit Angelus Domini
Missa Pro Victoria: Kyrie
Missa Pro Victoria: Gloria
Missa Pro Victoria: Credo
Missa Pro Victoria: Sanctus - Benedictus
Missa Pro Victoria: Agnus Dei

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful Music Beautifully Sung.......2000-06-20

Victoria is one of the most important composers of the High Renaissance. This recording, made over the space of a year presents two of his most engaging masses in beautiful performances in an appropriately warm acoustic (actually two venues).

This group's approach to musica ficta has not been to smooth out all of the "wrong notes" but to leave many in. The result suggests that their approach is the correct one. The added piquancy of the dissonances only adds to the expressiveness of the music.

English groups have, for years, changed few notes in the music of native Renaissance composers (notably Tallis) and it's good to see them applying the same principles to continental composers.

Customer Reviews:

A voice teacher and early music fan.......2006-04-22

Among the composers of his time Victoria holds a singular position in having solely composed liturgical music set to Latin texts. For this reason,perhaps,the interpretation of his works has remained the province of choirs and vocal ensembles. However,he was also a pioneer in the use of instruments, such as the organ for the purpose of accompanying. His polyphonic musical pieces gave an inspiration to transcribers beyond the frontiers of Spain who adapted them for lute and solo voice.The music of Victoria appears to us with some different colors to those which come through in typical vocal performances, such as when the lighting of a painting is altered. His music comes forward with more intimacy and has a chamber feel to it. One may appreciate Victoria more for his motets and responsories rather than for his masses and great antiphons. When I first heard this disc I was transported to some ecstatic realm and remained there till it was over. I think the voice of Carlos Mena was basically responsible, but the sound of the vihuela played expertly by Jaun Carlos Rivera certainly assisted in my transportation. This is just beautiful music for the sensitive soul!!!!!