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Tomas Luis de Victoria.(Sound Recording Review)
Officium Defunctorum; Vadam et circuibo civitatem. Musica Ficta/Raul Mallavibarrena. Enchiriadis EN 2006, 2003.
Musica Ficta director Raul Mallavibarrena and countertenor Jordi Abello must have undertaken this project with some trepidation, given the excellent recordings of these Victoria pieces already available and the significant cost of producing recordings of these large-scale works. But their desire to produce a new and, in Abello's words, "essentially Hispanic interpretation" of the pieces led them to find a financial solution and produce this exquisite recording. Because of the difference in tessitura between the two soprano and tenor parts, it has been common for choral groups (notably the Tallis Scholars ...
- Reviews of various, new recordings.
- News wire article from: Dallas Morning News June 4, 2001 700+ words
...the mellowest and most melodic of 16th-century composers. Music Ficta, six singers and an organist led by Raul Mallavibarrena, make him sound gaudier and more colorful than other groups do. Victoria's Missa Gaudeamus begins and ends...
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- News wire article from: Dallas Morning News June 4, 2001 700+ words
...the mellowest and most melodic of 16th-century composers. Music Ficta, six singers and an organist led by Raul Mallavibarrena, make him sound gaudier and more colorful than other groups do. Victoria's Missa Gaudeamus begins and ends...
- Morales: Requiem; Lamentabatur Jacob.
- Magazine article from: American Record Guide Loewen, Peter September 1, 2001 700+ words
Morales: Requiem; Lamentabatur Jacob Musica Ficta/ Raul Mallavibarrena Enchiriadis 2002-64:14 Because we often consider the music of Thomas Luis de Victoria as the pinnacle of Spanish polyphony...
- Victoria: Officium Defunctorum; Motet.
- Magazine article from: American Record Guide Barker September 1, 2003 700+ words
Musica Ficta/Raul Mallavibarrena Enchiriadis 2006--51 minutes Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611) composed two settings of the Requiem Mass (Missa pro Defunctis...
- VICTORIA: Motets; Gaudeamus Mass; MORALES: Jubilate Deo.
- Magazine article from: American Record Guide Barker, John W September 1, 2001 700+ words
VICTORIA: Motets; Gaudeamus Mass; MORALES: Jubilate Deo Musica Ficta/ Raul Mallavibarrena Enchiriadis 2003-54:42 From the standpoint of repertoire, this is a very desirable program. There are three substantial motets...
- Reviews of various, new recordings.(The Dallas Morning News)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service June 6, 2001 700+ words
...the mellowest and most melodic of 16th-century composers. Music Ficta, six singers and an organist led by Raul Mallavibarrena, make him sound gaudier and more colorful than other groups do. Victoria's Missa Gaudeamus begins and ends...
Source: HighBeam Research, Tomas Luis de Victoria.(Sound Recording Review)