Rose Ensemble Recordings

Road to Compostela

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)
  3. Vocavit Jhesus Codex Calixtinus
WM RM 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
WM RM 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)
WM RM 17. O adiutor Codex Calixtinus
WM RM 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)

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