classical music: Hildegard of Bingen

classical music: Hildegard of Bingen

classical music:

Hildegard of Bingen

Hildegard von Bingen: Heavenly Revelations

Hildegard of Bingen, Oxford Camerata, ...

Naxos, 1995

delightfully pure
for someone interested in early music this is a good place to start- von bingen's visions speak to us across nine centuries. liner notes are minimal, as is the case with most NAXOS titles, but lyrics in latin and english are provided, which is nice. oxford camerata is ...

11,000 Virgins: Chants for the Feast of St. Ursula

Hildegard of Bingen

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 1997

Great Medieval Plainsong. Not all from Hildegard
'11,000 Virgins - Chants for the Feast of St. Ursula' performed by the vocal quartet, Anonymous 4' is 72 minutes of music at least as good as any of their other albums. But, over half of the pieces on this record are by medieval composers OTHER than Fraulein Hildegard. ...

Hildegard von Bingen: Canticles of Ecstasy

Hildegard of Bingen, Cologne Sequentia Ensemble for Medieval Music, ...

RCA, 1994

Ecstatic Music, Ecstatically Performed.
I had first heard this performance of St. Hildegard of Bingen's "Canticles of Ecstasy" on sound cassette and loved it. The music is sublime. The female voices are heavenly, without a hint of sentimentality. When you listen to "Canticles of Ecstasy" you will know ...

The Origin of Fire: Music and Visions of Hildegard von Bingen

Anonymous 4, Swiss Anonymous, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2005

Literary scholarship and musical prowess
At first, to be quite honest, this record did little for me: singing did not sound as enticing as in 11,000 Virgins, and there's very little music of Hildegard in it. Only 6 out of the 17 tracks have been set to music by her; opening and close hymns are not hers ...

A Portrait Of Anonymous 4

Anonymous 4

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 1997

If Angels Ever Recorded A CD
Four female voices have never blended together so perfectly and beautifully as do those of the 'Anonymous 4.' Their CD titled, 'Portrait' contains a selection of tracks from seven other previous CD's, kind of a "Best Of" you might say. If angels ever came down from ...

Vision: The Music of Hildegard von Bingen

Hildegard von Bingen, Catherine King, ...

Angel Records, 1994

Medieval meets lounge
If Hildegard Von Bingen wrote music for a hip lounge, this would be it. Its amazing that music this old ( from the 1100's) can sound so wonderful and modern with the addition of modern instruments. It really energizes the old music I have couple of recordings of ...

Feather on the Breath of God

Hildegard of Bingen, Doreen Muskett, ...

Hyperion UK, 1993

Luminous
Landmark recording of the early Kirkby glorying in this beautiful music. Ears that can do East and West may like to sample 'Shruti' by Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay - a similarly evocative and remarkable recording.

A to Z of Classical Music

Ernst Ottensamer, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

Naxos, 2000

Great Tracks -- Great Value -- Great Book, Who Can Complain?
Naxos is a fabulous label -- you will not get samples of the best classical music through the ages at no better price. These tracks are as good as any of the over-priced major orchestras and in some cases better. This is a great starter set for a beginner or anyone ...

Hildegard von Bingen: Voice of the Blood

Hildegard of Bingen, Cologne Sequentia Ensemble for Medieval Music

RCA, 1995

Absolutely divine.
"My husband and I first encountered this CD in our local library. It's one of those encounters that transformed our life. Listening to it almost daily, while we're getting ready for the day, while we're working on our computers, or while doing the dishes, has helped ...

von Bingen: Celestial Harmonies

Hildegard Von Bingen, Summerly, ...

Naxos, 2008

Mystic Music
Yet another beautiful collection of songs of devotion in Latin, that send you soaring high, whether you are sitting quietly listening to them, or hearing them while you cook. What more could I say?

Choral Moods

Gregorio Allegri, Samuel Barber, ...

RCA, 1998

Gorgeous music, gorgeous performances
I am a semi-professional singer with a BA in Music, and I bought this CD with some trepidation because it looked like one of those dreadful "pop classical" compilations that are everywhere lately. But it had lots of great repertoire all in on place, so I decided to ...

A Stan Kenton Christmas

Carlo Gesualdo, Hildegard of Bingen, ...

Ars Nova Singers, 2002

Incredible! A real treat for the ears!!!
This is a phenominal recording of Kenton's christmas charts, and they are finally performed as they should've been! The Capitol Bones Big Band is tremendous. Note after note, each arrangement is flawless. Again, it's great to hear these Kenton Christmas charts recorded ...

Medieval Carols

Peter Abelard, Anonymous, ...

Naxos, 1994

Precise performances of festive music
This anthology of early Christmas music provides a refreshing alternative to traditional seasonal releases, introducing the newcomer to these works with a representative and well contrasted programme. The performances - by a much reduced Oxford Camerata - are carefully ...

Early Music (Lachrymae Antiquae)

Jack Body, John Cage, ...

Nonesuch, 1997

one of their best
If you like simple, string quartet music as much as I do, then you've got to listen to this. It is a generous 68 minutes of plaintive music--no discontinuities and surpises like on their Black Angels recording. It is all slow and mournful.