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Sheppard: Media vita

Sheppard: Media vita

Cover CKD632
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Classical
Code
CKD 632
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$22.00
  • A solis ortus cardine
    Composer(s) John Sheppard
    Artist(s) Robert Quinney Choir of New College Oxford

    A solis ortus cardine

    08:55
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  • Inclina Domine
    Composer(s) John Sheppard
    Artist(s) Robert Quinney Choir of New College Oxford

    Inclina Domine

    05:28
    $2.30
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  • Iudica me Deus
    Composer(s) John Sheppard
    Artist(s) Robert Quinney Choir of New College Oxford

    Iudica me Deus

    09:34
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  • Deus misereatur
    Composer(s) John Sheppard
    Artist(s) Robert Quinney Choir of New College Oxford

    Deus misereatur

    08:39
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  • Confitebor tibi
    Composer(s) John Sheppard
    Artist(s) Robert Quinney Choir of New College Oxford

    Confitebor tibi

    06:06
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  • Sacris solemniis
    Composer(s) John Sheppard
    Artist(s) Robert Quinney Choir of New College Oxford

    Sacris solemniis

    08:17
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  • Media vita
    Composer(s) John Sheppard
    Artist(s) Robert Quinney Choir of New College Oxford

    Media vita

    24:23
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Total running time: 71 minutes.

    Album information

    The Choir of New College Oxford, one of the most acclaimed British choral ensembles, makes its Linn debut with a recording of works by the English Renaissance composer John Sheppard.

    New College Choir was already 150 years old when Sheppard arrived in Oxford intent on contributing to the wealth of choral polyphony that defined the era. Media vita is his most celebrated work, almost symphonic in its proportions, in which he combines and elevates conventional Tudor musical devices to striking effect. Sheppard’s boundary-pushing polyphony requires the skill and precision of liturgical professionals, and in the hands of director Robert Quinney it is compelling.

    The programme is completed by several motets in which Sheppard sets text from the Old Testament; we are delighted that four of these motets are premiere recordings: A solis ortus cardine, Inclina Domine, Iudica me Deus and Confitebor tibi. This is another distinctive and stylish performance from this acclaimed choir, which marks the first in a new series of recordings for Linn Records.