Rose Ensemble Recordings
The Road to Compostela
Chant and polyphony from the 12th-century manuscript Codex Calixtinus along with new music written specially for The Rose Ensemble by Minnesota composers Victor Zupanc and J. David Moore. Truly some of the most virtuosic medieval vocal music ever written and some of the most beautiful music we've commissioned.
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| 1. Beata viscera | Perotin (ca. 1160-1220) | |
| 2. Jacobus et Johannes | Codex Calixtinus (12th century Spanish) |
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| 3. Vocavit Jhesus | Codex Calixtinus | |
| 4. Gratulantes celebremus | Codex Calixtinus | |
| 5. Laudent Deum | Victor Zupanc (b.1959) | |
| 6. Congaudeant Catholici | Codex Calixtinus | |
| 7. Jocundetur et letetur | Codex Calixtinus | |
| 8. Gratulemur et letemur | Victor Zupanc | |
| 9. Vox nostra resonet | Codex Calixtinus | |
| 10. Dum Pater familias | Victor Zupanc | |
| 11. Gratulantes celebremus | Victor Zupanc | |
| 12. O lux et decus hyspanie | Codex Calixtinus | |
| 13. Annua gaudia | Codex Calixtinus | |
| 14. Ad superni regis decus | Codex Calixtinus | |
| 15. Jacobum Dei famulem | Victor Zupanc | |
| 16. Audi pontus | Codex Las Huelgas (13th-14th century Spanish) |
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| 17. O adiutor | Codex Calixtinus | |
| 18. Annua gaudia | J. David Moore (b.1962) | |
| 19. Rex immense, Pater pie | Codex Calixtinus | |
| 20. Exultet celi curia | Codex Calixtinus | |
What the critics say
"The Rose Ensemble recently released its fourth CD, The Road to Compostela. The St. Paul-based early music group ensures a truly magnificent journey down that road.
The acoustics on The Road to Compostela are indeed striking. On hearing the first note, I was transported to a 12th-century cathedral. Vocal textures vary from piece to piece, keeping the listener engaged throughout."
Susan Beeby
Classical 89.3 (WCAL)
