The Renaissance Singers, David Allinson - Vivanco: Missa pro defunctis & Motets (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Circumdederunt me gemitus mortis
02. De profundis clamavi
03. Parce mihi, Domine
04. Versa est in luctum
05. Manus tuae, Domine
06. Missa pro defunctis: I. Introit. Requiem æternam
07. Missa pro defunctis: IIa. Kyrie eleison
08. Missa pro defunctis: IIb. Kyrie eleison
09. Missa pro defunctis: III. Tractus. Absolve, Domine
10. Missa pro defunctis: IV. Offertory. Domine Jesu Christe
11. Missa pro defunctis: Va. Sanctus - Benedictus
12. Missa pro defunctis: Vb. Sanctus
13. Missa pro defunctis: VI. Agnus Dei
14. Circumdederunt me dolores mortis a5
15. O Domine Jesu Christe
16. Dimitte me ergo
17. Circumdederunt me dolores mortis a6
18. Salve Regina



Spanish Renaissance polyphony has a reputation for florid, intricate contrapuntal textures and dark colours. Sebastián de Vivanco (c. 1551–1622), born in Ávila but active for most of his life in Salamanca, stands apart from his contemporaries: his music explores a much wider range of colours and techniques than that of, say, Victoria. In his more experimental and dramatic motets, some of which are heard here, he points the way towards the new Baroque. But in the calm sobriety of his Requiem, now reconstructed and recorded for the first time, he honours the Iberian tradition of unhurried chant-driven polyphony, all the more moving for its uncluttered clarity and exquisitely lovely chordal sequences.

The Renaissance Singers
David Allinson, director

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