New York Polyphony - And the Sun Darkened: Music for Passiontide (2021) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Crux triumphans
02. Magnus es tu Domine - Tu pauperum refugium: II. Tu pauperum refugium
03. Salme 55
04. Pater noster & Ave Maria: I. Pater noster
05. Pater noster & Ave Maria: II. Ave Maria
06. Taaveti laul 22
07. Officium de Cruce: Pt. 1, in nomine Jesu
08. Officium de Cruce: Pt. 2, Adoramus te Christe
09. Officium de Cruce: Pt. 3, Patris sapientia
10. Officium de Cruce: Pt. 4, Hora prima
11. Officium de Cruce: Pt. 5, Crucifige clamitant
12. Officium de Cruce: Pt. 6, Hora sexta
13. Officium de Cruce: Pt. 7, Hora nona
14. Officium de Cruce: Pt. 8, De cruce deponitur
15. Officium de Cruce: Pt. 9, Hora completorii
16. O salutaris hostia



Resonating across more than five centuries, expressions of personal piety and prayer fill these works by a quartet of Franco-Flemish composers, all born in the 15th century, and their modern-day colleagues, Estonian Cyrillus Kreek (1889-1962) and British-Norwegian Andrew Smith (b. 1970).

For those familiar with the vocal ensemble New York Polyphony and its previous acclaimed releases on BIS, this exploration of the intersection of ancient and modern music is far from surprising: the group is known for its innovative program­ming. On And the sun darkened the four members follow Josquin’s celebrated motet Tu pauperum refugium with Andrew Smith’s setting of Psalm 55 – composed for NYP, it is a lament which nevertheless closes with an expression of confidence in God’s justice. Sung in Estonian another biblical psalm is heard in Kreek’s Taaveti laul 22 (‘David’s 22nd Song’), the text ‘My God, why have you forsaken me’ preparing the listener for the work that has given the disc its title. Officium de Cruce by Loyset Compère is a setting of a 14th-century hymn which follows the episodes of the Passion in a continuously flowing musical narrative: from the betrayal of Christ to his death – when the sun darkened – and entombment.

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