Heitor Villa-Lobos
Missa São Sebastião & other sacred music
Corydon Singers / Matthew Best
CDH 55470 - 0034571154701
Sacred choral music by Brazil’s most famous composer, Heitor Villa-Lobos, performed by one of Hyperion’s best-loved recording groups. These works were written as part of Villa-Lobos’s grand plan to revitalize music education in his native country. The human voice, an instrument acquired free of charge by every person in the nation, was seen by Villa-Lobos as the principal performing medium, particularly in massed choral form. Canto orfeônico (choral singing) became the order of the day. Among the performances Villa-Lobos directed was the Brazilian premiere of Palestrina’s Missa Papae Marcelli. This led to him to write his own a cappella Mass, Missa São Sebastião, St Sebastian being the patron saint of Rio de Janeiro, the major work on this album. In fact the Missa São Sebastião had not been a sudden isolated instance of sacred composition from Villa-Lobos. From his earliest years as a serious composer he had written many motets. The Corydon Singers perform a rich selection of these. |
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1Missa São SebastiãoMovement 1, 'Sebastian! The Virtuous': Kyrie04:50
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2Missa São SebastiãoMovement 2, 'Sebastian! The Roman Soldier': Gloria08:11
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3Missa São SebastiãoMovement 3, 'Sebastian! Defender of the Church': Credo11:42
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4Missa São SebastiãoMovement 4, 'Sebastian! The Martyr': Sanctus03:52
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5Missa São SebastiãoMovement 5, 'Sebastian! The Saint': Benedictus02:17
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6Missa São SebastiãoMovement 6, 'Sebastian! Protector of Brazil': Agnus Dei03:05
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7Bendita SabedoriaNo 1: Sapientia foris praedicat03:05
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8Bendita SabedoriaNo 2: Vas pretiosum labia scientiae01:37
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9Bendita SabedoriaNo 3: Principium sapientiae00:39
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10Bendita SabedoriaNo 4: Vir sapiens00:30
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11Bendita SabedoriaNo 5: Beatus homo04:05
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12Bendita SabedoriaNo 6: Dexteram tuam01:31
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13Praesepe Sed iuvat interia tanti primordia partus04:51
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14Cor dulce, cor amabile05:01
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15Panis angelicus04:00
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16Sub tuum praesidium01:38
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17Avé Maria a 502:13
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18Ave Maria a 603:29
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19Pater noster02:57
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20Magnificat-Alleluia Alleluia. Alleluia. Magnificat anima mea Dominum07:29