Rose Ensemble Recordings

Season of Angels

Season of Angels: Harmony of the Spheres

The Rose Ensemble's second recording contains spiritual songs of Hildegard von Bingen, motets from Renaissance Spain by Francisco Guerrero, and various Gregorian chants for the feast of the Assumption and the Holy Mass of the Angels.

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WM RM Maria Magdelene Francisco Guerrero
(1528-1599)
  Introitus: Signum magnum plainchant, mode VII
  Ave Virgo Sanctissima Francisco Guerrero
  Alleluya Anon. (English, 15th c.)
  Antiphon: O Gloriosissimi lux Hildegard von Bingen
(1098 - 1179)
  Veni Creator Spiritus Gilles Binchois
(c. 1400-1460)
  Introitus: Gaudeamus omnes plainchant, mode I
  Offertorium: Benedicte Dominum plainchant, mode I
  Communio: Angeli, Archangeli plainchant, mode II
  Duo Seraphim Francisco Guerrero
  Herr, wenn ich nur dich habe Samuel Scheidt
(1587 - 1654)
  Stabat juxta Christi crucem Codex las Huelgas
(Spanish, 13th-14th c.)
  Responsory: O Nobilissima viriditas Hildegard von Bingen
  Salve, salve, virgo pia Anon. Italian Laude
(13th c.)
  Laude novella Anon. Italian Laude
(13th c.)
  Salve Salus Mundi Johann Joseph Fux
(1660 - 1741)
  Laudate Dominum Francisco Guerrero

What the critics say

"This very talented dozen from Minneapolis have a sound that is well-balanced, clear, and crisp, with soaring highs, rich, resonating lows, and bright, strong voices in between.

Their singing is also deeply felt and emotionally complex, diving far below the surface in their exploration of the spiritual essence of the material. They also have an impeccable sense of timing, perhaps best shown off in "Veni Creator Spiritus" by Gilles de Bins dit Binchois (c. 1400-1460). The syncopated rhythms of this invitation to the Holy Spirit, combined with the music's daring dissonant chords, make this number a standout."

"Seasons of Angels" is self-produced, but don't be afraid; the recording is of the highest quality."

Beth Adelman
Early Music America Magazine
2002

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