Visita, quaesumus Domine - William Byrd, John Rutter, The Cambridge Singers
'Visita, quaesumus Domine'
From the album ‘Ave verum corpus' - Motets and anthems of William Byrd
Composer William Byrd
Conductor John Rutter
Choir The Cambridge Singers
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LYRICS:
Visita, quaesumus Domine, habitationem istam, et omnes insidias inimici ab ea longe repelle:
Angeli tui sancti habitent in ea, qui nos in pace custodiant; et benedictio tua sit super nos semper.
Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
(Visit, we beseech thee, O Lord, this dwelling, and drive far from it all snares of the enemy.
Let thy holy angels dwell herein to preserve us in peace, and may thy blessing be upon us
evermore; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.)
(Benediction at Compline)
Visita, quaesumus Domine
This inexplicably neglected little piece must be one of the loveliest and most affecting Byrd ever wrote. It comes from the 1605 Gradualia, and presents an unexpectedly serene, gentle aspect of his musical personality. In a texture of magical transparency, without basses, he paints a sound-picture of guardian angels hovering overhead, akin in atmosphere to the peace and radiance of a Raphael Nativity. The office of Compline, itself a jewel of liturgy, can seldom have been so sensitively and evocatively adorned.
Ave verum corpus - Motets and anthems of William Byrd
This recording presents a selection of 15 of the 150 or so Latin motets and three of the dozens of English anthems that, between them, form the larger part of the life’s work of William Byrd (1543–1623), the greatest English composer of his era. The chosen motets and anthems represent just some of the many facets of Byrd’s sacred music, now recognized after three centuries of neglect as among the most glorious ever written for choir.
John Rutter, English composer and conductor, is associated with choral music throughout the world. His recordings with the Cambridge Singers (the professional chamber choir he set up in 1981) have reached a wide global audience, many of them featuring his own music in definitive versions. Among John’s best-known choral works are Gloria, Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, and Visions, together with many church anthems, choral songs and Christmas carols.
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