Ordo Virtutum

by Hildegard von Bingen / Sequentia

Ordo Virtutum cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 7 April 1998
  • Label: Deutsche Harmonia Mundi
  • Country: Germany
  • Length: 1:31:57
  • Community rating: 3.99/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This critically revered re-recording by the early music ensemble Sequentia presents a breathtaking interpretation of Hildegard von Bingen's 12th-century morality play. Directed by Benjamin Bagby and Barbara Thornton, the performance captures the hypnotic, monophonic beauty of the original medieval liturgical chants with unparalleled historical dedication.

Genres

Descriptors: christian, medieval, ancient, polyphonic, choral, traditional, a-cappella

Tracklist

  1. Prologue: Qui sunt hi, ut sub nubes? (2:24)
  2. Processional of embodied souls (2:28)
  3. Scene 1: O nos peregrine sumus (2:23)
  4. Anima processional I (2:59)
  5. Scene 1 (continued): O dulcis divinitas (2:11)
  6. Anima processional II (0:46)
  7. Scene 1 (continued): O gravis labor (9:39)
  8. Instrumental dance I (1:59)
  9. Scene 2: Ego Humilitas (24:25)
  10. Instrumental dance II (1:48)
  11. Symphoniae: O quam magnum miraculum (4:33)
  12. Symphoniae: O felix anima (4:28)
  13. Symphoniae: O quam mirabilis (3:12)
  14. Instrumental lament (2:18)
  15. Scene 3: Heu! Heu! nos virtutes plangamus (13:02)
  16. Scene 4: Quae es, aut unde venis? (9:06)
  17. Finale: In principio (4:08)

Credits

  • Hildegard von Bingen - primary artist, composed by
  • Sequentia - primary artist, ensemble
  • Jeff Baust - edited by
  • Rachel Evans - fiddle
  • Robert Mealy - fiddle
  • Norbert Rodenkirchen - flute [medieval]
  • Ellen Hargis - vocals
  • Eric Mentzel - vocals

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