Missa Dum Complerentur

On this CD:

1. Dum complerentur dies Pentecostes, motet for 5 voices
Composed by Tomas Luis de Victoria

2. Dum complerentur, mass for 6 voices
Composed by Tomas Luis de Victoria

3. Simile est regnum coelorum, mass for 4 voices
Composed by Tomas Luis de Victoria

Tracks:

Missa Papae Marcelli: Kyrie eleison
Missa Papae Marcelli: Gloria
Missa Papae Marcelli: Credo
Missa Papae Marcelli: Sanctus
Missa Papae Marcelli: Benedictus
Missa Papae Marcelli (6-Part): Agnus Dei
Motets And Offertories: Secundum multitudinem
Motets And Offertories: Tu es Petrus
Motets And Offertories: Dum complerentur
Motets And Offertories: O Domine Jesu Christe
Motets And Offertories: Super flumina Babilonis
Motets And Offertories: Canite tuba
Motets And Offertories: Rorate Coeli
Motets And Offertories: Peccantem me quotidie
Missa Papae Marcelli: Agnus Dei 2
Alma Redemptoris Mater
Sicut cervus
Sitivit anima mea

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Voices of Ascension's Palestrina disc is something of a "greatest hits" collection: a dozen of the prolific composer's best-known motets--including several, such as Super flumina Babilonis, Tu es Petrus, and Sicut cervus, that many listeners will have sung in church or college choirs--and the legendary "Pope Marcellus" Mass. Yet the performance is not the slowly flowing honey usually served up by, say, the Tallis Scholars (as good as that is). Particularly in the Gloria and Credo of the Mass, Dennis Keene deliberately de-emphasizes the rise and fall of the different voices' lines in favor of a more naturally speech-like declamation of the long Latin texts. This means a surprisingly fast tempo--and some rhythmic spring and syncopation one might not expect in Palestrina. Some (not all) of the motets get a similar treatment: it works well in joyous pieces like the Pentecost motet Dum complerentur, but listeners might miss that melodic rise and fall in some of the slower works. The singers of Voices of Ascension are quite skillful, and the slight edge in their tone helps make the different melodies unusually audible. Very worthwhile, but not your father's Palestrina. --Matthew Westphal

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Palestrina Ascends.......2007-03-14

I am an active choral singer. I have been in countless ensembles, this interpretation of Palestrina (the greatest word painter of all time) is truly breathetaking. It's worth every penny and I also recommend the beyond chant albums.

Palestrina unequalled.......2005-10-14

Beautifully sung CD with amazing selections. Palestrina was the real master of medieval/renaissance counterpoint and everyone else who came after him tried their best to imitate him. The way he writes for voices is surreal...you will see why he is known as The Prince of Music.

Truly Inspiring.......2004-04-23

The music itself is truly awsome and the lyrics are soo deep. It's not just absolutely great to listen to, but a real trip to meditate on the meaning of the songs. Palestrina had a real reverence for God and his music just creates a sense of awe. Palestrina was a genius at creating varied vocal parts that are each interesting and beautiful to listen to. The different parts (bases, tenors, altos, and sopranos) have their own little melody and each part has its glory moment. Finaly when Palestrina wants to make and important statement he puts the parts into usison to spell out the most musically satisfying chords I've ever heard. And the voices themselves....ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! They are absolutely beautiful! Denis Keene is an amazing director; he never lets the beautiful chanting drag to much so that it keeps moving. However, on the slow meditative songs, Keene takes his time and lets the beauty of the voices create this mood of solemnity. Let me give you a sample of the lyrics of track #14. In Latin: "Peccantem me quotidie et non me poenitentem, timor mortis conturbat me, quia in inferno nulla est redemptio. Miserere mei Deus, et salva me." Which translates to: "I have been sinning every day, without repentence. [And Now] the fear of death torments me, because in the underworld there is no redemption. Have mercy on me, Lord, and save me." This music is some of the most powerful music that I have heard as a Christian and really inspires me.

Palestrina Resurrected.......2001-07-09

Folks, I'm a long-time fan of the Ascension Choir, but Palestrina has always been at the top of my list of "Most Overrated Composers of All Time" (along with the 20th-Century's greatest ..., Igor Stravinsky) - until I broke down & bought Dennis Keene's exquisitely prepared "Prince of Music" CD. By restoring the pulse to the music and banishing that ponderous, thick choral sound traditionally associated with it, Keene brings Palestrina's art to life again and makes it sound completely NEW. It's like seeing rays of light suddenly streaming through an old stained-glass window. It's enough to restore one's faith, in the power of art, if nothing else. The choral sound is gorgeously balanced, strangely light and varied, always moving forward, a truly mystical euphony. I'm not an habitual writer of fan letters, but after several weeks of living with these performances, I just had to write this review. Mr. Keene, if by some chance you're reading this, thanks for a rare and wonderful pleasure: true musical grace captured on CD, there whenever my heart & mind long for it...

A Beautiful and Inspiring Performance.......1999-12-22

This is another great performance by Voices of Ascension, conducted by Dennis Keene. It has to be difficult to give a fresh interpretation to the MISSA PAPAE MARCELLI, a famous work that had been recorded many times, with excellent results. Dennis Keene chooses to use faster tempi, giving a different approach from the traditional solemnity that is typical in the interpretation of this repertoire. This change in tempo works very well, especially in the Gloria and Credo. The album also has other motets and offertories from Palestrina. TU ES PETRUS, DUM COMPLEMENTUR and CANITE TUBA are particularly notable, they sound positively joyful and exultant. The voices has a fresh and integrated sound. And it is a pleasure to have three bonus tracks from previous CDs, specially ALMA REDEMPTORIS MATER that is performed with great tenderness. It is obvious that they love the piece very much. The Renaissance repertoire fits the group like a glove. The performances of Voices of Ascension combine technical virtousity with deep interiority.

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Sanctus (Mass For St. Anthony Of Padua)
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Sanctus (Missa 'Dum complerentur')
Sanctus (Mass For Three Voices)
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Sanctus (Missa 'Vidi speriosam')
Sanctus (Missa 'Papae Marcelli')
Sanctus (Missa 'L'homme arme')
Sanctus (Missa 'Mille regretz')
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Sanctus (Missa 'Hodie Christus natus est')
Sanctus (Missa 'In illo tempore')

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Excellent and Beautiful Music, Truly.......2000-07-16

Despite the absolute beauty and sublime texture of most of the tracks, a few of the longer pieces tend to drag on the ears as they progress.

That said, I will reiterate that the majority of songs on this CD are magnificent and merit the purchase of this disc. Of particular interest are Tracks 1 and 8. Victoria (Vittoria) has always been my favorite composer of mysteries, motets and such, and the Sanctus from Missa pro Defunctis is one of the most emotional, deeply spiritual and reflective, almost pensive, peices of his I've heard.

Palestrina, not to be outdone, and in stark contrast to Victoria, provides a joyous, light but no less sacred peices.

Tracks:

Missa Qual Donna: Kyrie
Missa Qual Donna: Gloria
Missa Qual Donna: Credo
Missa Qual Donna: Sanctus
Missa Qual Donna: Benedictus
Missa Qual Donna: Agnus Dei
Motets: Tristis Est Anima Mea
Motets: Exaltabo Te Domine
Motets: De Profundis Clamavi
Missa Venatorum: Kyrie
Missa Venatorum: Gloria
Missa Venatorum: Sanctus
Missa Venatorum: Benedictus
Missa Venatorum: Agnus Dei
Madrigal: Qual Donna

Tracks:

Mass For Pentecost: Kyrie
Mass For Pentecost: Gloria
Mass For Pentecost: Credo
Mass For Pentecost: Sanctus
Mass For Pentecost: Benedictus
Mass For Pentecost: Agnus Dei I
Mass For Pentecost: Agnus Dei II
Motet: Super Flumina Babylonis
Motet: Exsultate Deo
Motet: Sicut Cervus
Motet: O Bone Jesu, Exaudi Me
Motet: Dum Complerentur Die Pentecostes

Tracks:

Missa O Sacrum Convivium: Kyrie
Missa O Sacrum Convivium: Gloria
Missa O Sacrum Convivium: Credo
Missa O Sacrum Convivium: Sanctus
Missa O Sacrum Convivium: Benedictus
Missa O Sacrum Convivium: Agnus Dei
O Sacrum Convivium
Coenantibus Illis
Magnificat (Sexti Toni A 6)
O Sacrum Convivium

Tracks:

Motet: Dum Complerentur
Missa Dum Complerentur: Kyrie
Missa Dum Complerentur: Gloria
Missa Dum Complerentur: Credo
Missa Dum Complerentur: Sanctus
Missa Dum Complerentur: Benedictus
Missa Dum Complerentur: Agnus Dei I
Missa Dum Complerentur: Agnus Dei II
Missa Simile Est Regnum Coelorum: Kyrie
Missa Simile Est Regnum Coelorum: Gloria
Missa Simile Est Regnum Coelorum: Credo
Missa Simile Est Regnum Coelorum: Sanctus
Missa Simile Est Regnum Coelorum: Benedictus
Missa Simile Est Regnum Coelorum: Agnus Dei I
Missa Simile Est Regnum Coelorum: Agnus Dei II

Tracks:

Mass For Eight Voices: Kyrie
Mass For Eight Voices: Gloria
Mass For Eight Voices: Credo
Mass For Eight Voices: Sanctus
Mass For Eight Voices: Agnus Dei
Motet: Pinguis Est Panis
Christmas Responsories: Hodie Nobis Caelorum Rex
Christmas Responsories: Hodie Nobis De Caelo
Christmas Responsories: Quem Vidistis Pastores Dicite
Christmas Responsories: O Magnum Mysterium
Christmas Responsories: Beata Dei Genitrix
Christmas Responsories: Sancta Et Immaculata
Christmas Responsories: Beata Viscera Maria
Christmas Responsories: Verbum Caro Factum Est.

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Sixteenth-century and early-17th-century choral writing is polyphony at its most fascinating and intricate. The Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, under Stephen Darlington's direction, sing here with absolute solidity and lovely tone, even from the trebles and boy altos. In addition to somewhat familiar works by the great Italian master Palestrina, we get three masses by the Spanish composer Victoria, a couple of masses and some motets by Lassus, and rare items by Morales and Esteves. Just sit back and let the rich texture of this haunting music wash over you--it's as uplifting as it is radiant. --Robert Levine

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Missa Dum complerentur for 6 voices: Sanctus
Missa Dum complerentur for 6 voices: Benedictus
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Popule meus for 4 voices
Vexilla Regis for 6 voices
Veni Creator Spiritus for 4 voices
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