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The small south Florida choir Seraphic Fire has made several excellent albums, and this is another. There is a caveat: buyers in search of an album of Gregorian chant, despite the seemingly straightforward title, will not be getting exactly what they think they're getting. A look at the track list makes it clear: the program contains not only chant but polyphonic pieces from the High Renaissance that use these chants. The title is accurate in promising that all the music is associated with Mary. They are not exactly "settings," as the short booklet note asserts, but the chant is worked in a variety of ways into the polyphonic texture. Each polyphonic choral work is paired with its chant, and the variety of overall effect gives the casual listener an idea of how a Renaissance composer thought about chant and its possibilities. The program includes pieces from several chant traditions (actually the majority are not "Gregorian") as well as a good mix of Renaissance works from greatest hits (Josquin Desprez's Ave Maria...virgo serena) to more unusual pieces. Seraphic Fire, at 13 voices, remains one of the best small choirs in the U.S., with a delicate blend that rivals much-ballyhooed European ensembles. The album can thus be recommended to anyone looking for an introduction to sacred music from the medieval era to the Renaissance, but not to buyers wanting a solid hour of Gregorian chant.
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Alma redemptoris mater [Sarum plainchant, England, 10th century] (arr. A. Blachly for choir) (Anonyme)
Patrick Dupre Quigley, Conductor - Seraphic Fire, Choir - Anonymous, Composer - Alexander Blachly, Composer
(C) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media (P) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media
Alma redemptoris mater (arr. S. Hatcher for choir) (Francisco Guerrero)
Patrick Dupre Quigley, Conductor - Seraphic Fire, Choir - Anonymous, Lyricist - Francisco Guerrero, Composer - Suzanne Hatcher, Composer
(C) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media (P) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media
Inviolata, integra et casta es [Ambrosian plainchant, 9th century] (arr. P. Quigley for choir) (Anonyme)
Patrick Dupre Quigley, Conductor - Seraphic Fire, Choir - Anonymous, Composer - Patrick Dupre Quigley, Composer
(C) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media (P) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media
Inviolata, integra et casta es a 5 (arr. S. Hatcher for choir) (Josquin des Prés)
Patrick Dupre Quigley, Conductor - Seraphic Fire, Choir - Anonymous, Lyricist - Josquin Des Prez, Composer - Suzanne Hatcher, Composer
(C) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media (P) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media
Salve Mater misericordiae [Gregorian plainchant, 13th century] (arr. P. Quigley for choir)
Patrick Dupre Quigley, Conductor - Seraphic Fire, Choir - Anonymous, Composer - Patrick Dupre Quigley, Composer
(C) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media (P) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media
Quam pulchra es (arr. S. Hatcher for choir) (John Dunstable)
Patrick Dupre Quigley, Conductor - Seraphic Fire, Choir - Anonymous, Lyricist - John Dunstable, Composer - Suzanne Hatcher, Composer
(C) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media (P) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media
Ave maris stella [Iberian plainchant] (arr. P. Quigley for choir) (Anonyme)
Patrick Dupre Quigley, Conductor - Seraphic Fire, Choir - Anonymous, Composer - Patrick Dupre Quigley, Composer
(C) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media (P) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media
Ave regina celorum, ave (arr. S. Hatcher for choir) (Leonel Power)
Patrick Dupre Quigley, Conductor - Seraphic Fire, Choir - Anonymous, Lyricist - Leonel Power, Composer - Suzanne Hatcher, Composer
(C) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media (P) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media
Salve Regina [French Dominican plainchant, ca. 1335] (arr. A. Blachly for choir) (Anonyme)
Patrick Dupre Quigley, Conductor - Seraphic Fire, Choir - Anonymous, Composer - Alexander Blachly, Composer
(C) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media (P) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media
Salve Regina a 8 (Tomás Luis de Victoria)
Patrick Dupre Quigley, Conductor - Seraphic Fire, Choir - Anonymous, Lyricist - Tomás Luis de Victoria, Composer
(C) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media (P) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media
Ave Regina caelorum [Ambrosian plainchant] (arr. P. Quigley for choir) (Anonyme)
Patrick Dupre Quigley, Conductor - Seraphic Fire, Choir - Anonymous, Composer - Patrick Dupre Quigley, Composer
(C) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media (P) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media
Ave Regina coelorum (arr. A. Marco for choir) (Palestrina)
Patrick Dupre Quigley, Conductor - Seraphic Fire, Choir - Anonymous, Lyricist - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Composer - Abel di Marco, Composer
(C) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media (P) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media
Ave Virgo sanctissima [Iberian plainchant, 16th century] (arr. P. Quigley for choir) (Anonyme)
Patrick Dupre Quigley, Conductor - Seraphic Fire, Choir - Anonymous, Composer - Patrick Dupre Quigley, Composer
(C) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media (P) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media
Ave Maria [Gregorian plainchant] (arr. P. Quigley for choir)
Patrick Dupre Quigley, Conductor - Seraphic Fire, Choir - Anonymous, Composer - Patrick Dupre Quigley, Composer
(C) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media (P) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media
Ave Maria ... virgo serena (arr. P. Quigley and S. Hatcher for choir) (Josquin des Prés)
Patrick Dupre Quigley, Conductor - Seraphic Fire, Choir - Anonymous, Lyricist - Josquin Des Prez, Composer - Suzanne Hatcher, Composer - Patrick Dupre Quigley, Composer
(C) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media (P) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media
Ave mundi spes Maria (arr. P. Quigley for choir) (Anonyme)
Patrick Dupre Quigley, Conductor - Seraphic Fire, Choir - Anonymous, Composer - Patrick Dupre Quigley, Composer
(C) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media (P) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media
Regina celi laetare [French plainchant, 16th century] (arr. A. Blachly for choir)
Patrick Dupre Quigley, Conductor - Seraphic Fire, Choir - Anonymous, Composer - Alexander Blachly, Composer
(C) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media (P) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media
Regina coeli (arr. S. Hatcher for choir) (Tomás Luis de Victoria)
Patrick Dupre Quigley, Conductor - Seraphic Fire, Choir - Anonymous, Lyricist - Tomás Luis de Victoria, Composer - Suzanne Hatcher, Composer
(C) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media (P) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media
Album review
The small south Florida choir Seraphic Fire has made several excellent albums, and this is another. There is a caveat: buyers in search of an album of Gregorian chant, despite the seemingly straightforward title, will not be getting exactly what they think they're getting. A look at the track list makes it clear: the program contains not only chant but polyphonic pieces from the High Renaissance that use these chants. The title is accurate in promising that all the music is associated with Mary. They are not exactly "settings," as the short booklet note asserts, but the chant is worked in a variety of ways into the polyphonic texture. Each polyphonic choral work is paired with its chant, and the variety of overall effect gives the casual listener an idea of how a Renaissance composer thought about chant and its possibilities. The program includes pieces from several chant traditions (actually the majority are not "Gregorian") as well as a good mix of Renaissance works from greatest hits (Josquin Desprez's Ave Maria...virgo serena) to more unusual pieces. Seraphic Fire, at 13 voices, remains one of the best small choirs in the U.S., with a delicate blend that rivals much-ballyhooed European ensembles. The album can thus be recommended to anyone looking for an introduction to sacred music from the medieval era to the Renaissance, but not to buyers wanting a solid hour of Gregorian chant.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:34
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Seraphic Fire Patrick Dupre Quigley
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Seraphic Fire Media
- Genre: Classical Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) Choral Music (Choirs)
(C) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media (P) 2013 Seraphic Fire Media
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