Estonian National Male Choir – Singing Into Space [CD]

Description

The two composers heard on this album, Giovanni Gabrieli (1553-1612) and Giovanni Bonato (born in 1961) have more in common than their first names: both hail from the Veneto in north-east Italy – there is no documentation of Gabrieli’s birth, but he was probably Venetian, and Bonato was born in nearby Schio. Their music, too, is conceived in terms of it’s sound in space, with Gabrieli using the cori spezzati that sang from the opposing galleries of St Mark’s Basilica in Venice, and Bonato employing cori spazzializati to build a spatial dimension into the music itself. Juxtaposed, their styles offer a striking contrast, with Gabrieli’s bold declamations set against Bonato’s shifting, timeless suspensions.

Tracklist:

1. Tenebrae factae sunt
2. Exude Deus
3. Crux fidelis
4. Regina caeli
5. O lilium convallium for two cellos and male choir
6. Maria virgo
7. Stetit angelus
8. Buccinate in neomenia tuba
9. Signum magnum for cello and male choir
10. Genuit puerpera for male choir and tenor soloists

UPC: 5060640070448
Label: Toccata Next
Release Date: 11.14.25
Format: CD