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Tomas Luis De Victoria: Officium Defunctorum (2012)

Posted By: peotuvave

Date: 15 Oct 2013 17:54:27

Tomás Luis de Victoria is definitely one of the most important composers in the music history of Spain. His masterpiece is the ‘Officium Defunctorum’, published in Madrid in 1605. In this requiem – written for the funeral of Maria of Austria, daughter of Emperor Charles V – the composer reached a mystical intensity of expression.

Philippe Herreweghe just loves composers “who know how to build entire worlds with sounds, recognizable from the first notes, profound and full of richness”. For him Tomás Luis de Victoria is one of them, “one of the greatest musical minds ever”.

So it was an obvious choice for Philippe Herreweghe to make a recording of this heavenly ‘Officium Defunctorum’. And… of course Collegium Vocale Gent – with its cristal clear sound – is the perfect instrument to perform such music. Looking forward to the first renaissance project of Philippe Herreweghe and Collegium Vocale Gent for the label Phi!

Composer: Tomás Luis de Victoria
Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe

Reviews: The anniversary of Tomás Luis de Victoria’s death has not been marked by new recordings to the extent that I anticipated, certainly not of the unrecorded works that might have been welcome. This is the third version of his last masterpiece to appear recently (see Fanfare 35:2 and 35:6), but strong competition goes back to Harry Christophers (29:3), David Hill (11:2; CD in 11:3), and Peter Phillips (11: 2). Philippe Herreweghe has the credentials to challenge the competition, using a vocal ensemble with two voices to a part (three on the bass line), placing him directly up against Christophers and Phillips. Although I do not have a single Victoria recording by Herreweghe, I did not doubt his sympathy for the music. The Lebanese church in Paris has been a suitable venue for this kind of sound for many decades. Herreweghe adds four motets to fill out the playing time. While three of them are readily available elsewhere, the Salve Regina for six voices is not; in fact, I cannot find it on records at all. It starts with the medieval solemn tone of the antiphon and expands to six voices in Victoria’s usual manner. Followed by the equally effective and more familiar Vadam et circuibo civitatem (recorded by Christophers, 26: 5), it fills out a satisfying program. This is fully competitive with the best Requiems in the catalog.

Phi is a new label distributed by Outhere, the new outlet for Philippe Herreweghe’s recordings. The real name of the label is ?, but the Greek letter is also spelled out in roman as well to avoid confusion. The digipak presentation is elegant and the notes by that old master, Bruno Turner, are helpful. Herreweghe is in a position to record a broad repertoire, but I’d be happy if he concentrates on the early music that he knows so well.

Tracklisting:

1. Missa "Pro defunctis" no 2 à 6 by Tomás Luis de Victoria
Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe
Period: Renaissance
Written: Spain
Venue: Notre Dame du Liban, Paris
Length: 38 Minutes 18 Secs.

2. O Domine Jesu Christe by Tomás Luis de Victoria
Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe
Period: Renaissance
Venue: Notre Dame du Liban, Paris
Length: 2 Minutes 36 Secs.

3. Domine, non sum dignus by Tomás Luis de Victoria
Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe
Period: Renaissance
Written: 1583; Spain
Venue: Notre Dame du Liban, Paris
Length: 2 Minutes 51 Secs.

4. Salve regina à 6 by Tomás Luis de Victoria
Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe
Period: Renaissance
Written: 1572; Spain
Venue: Notre Dame du Liban, Paris
Length: 7 Minutes 22 Secs.

5. Vadam, et circumibo civitatem by Tomás Luis de Victoria
Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe
Written: pub 1572
Venue: Notre Dame du Liban, Paris
Length: 7 Minutes 5 Secs.

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