An educational programme featuring early music. Music in Christmas time: Three Kings.
On January 6 we celebrate Three Kings: it is still a little bit Christmas time. So today we have a programme with Christmas-related music.
We follow the Bible story, with the happenings that occurred after Christmas Eve.
1. Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
– Magi viderunt stellam
Capella de Ministrers led by Carles Magraner
(Licanus CDM 1130, 2011)
2. Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562–1621)
– Ab oriente venerunt magi
Gesualdo consort led by Harry van der Kamp
(Glossa GES 922406-NL, 2010)
3. Jean Mouton (voor 1459–1522)
– Interrogabat Magos Herodes
Huelgas Ensemble led by Paul van Nevel
(Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 88843071632, 2014)
4. Luca Marenzio (1553 of 1554–1599)
– Innocentes occisi sunt
Progetto Musica led by Giulio Monaco
(Tactus TC 551301, 1997)
5. Giaches de Wert (1535–1596)
– Vox in Rama
Dutch Chamber Choir led by Paul van Nevel
(Challenge Classics CC72135, 2004)
6. Tomás Luis de Victoria
– Salvete flores martyrum
Lluis Vich Vocalis
(La ma de guido LMG 4006, 2008)
7. Hostis Herodes impie
Capella de Ministrers led by Carles Magraner
(Licanus CDM 1130, 2011)
William Byrd (ca 1540–1623)
Various songs for Three Kings from Gradualia book 2 (1607):
8. Introitus: Ecce advenit dominator
9. Graduale: Surge et illuminare
10. Offertorium: Reges Tharsis
11. Communio: Vidimus stellam
The Cardinall’s Musick led by Andrew Carwood en David Skinner
(ASV CD GAU 179, 1999)
12. Luca Marenzio
– Tribus miraculis
Progetto Musica led by Giulio Monaco
(Tactus TC 551301, 1997)
13. Anoniem
– Responsum accepit Simeon
Progetto Musica led by Giulio Monaco
(Tactus TC 551304, 1999)
14. Tomás Luis de Victoria
– Senex puerum portabat
Ensemble Plus Ultra led by Michael Noone
(Archiv 477 9747, 2011)
15. Willliam Byrd
– Nunc dimittis
Stile Antico
(Harmonia Mundi HMU 907419, 2007)
16. Sebastian Alfonso (1616–1692)
– Unidos tres reyes
Dutch Chamber Choir led by Paul van Nevel
(Challenge Classics CC72135, 2004)
