Barbora Kabátková & Tiburtina ensemble - Cor Europae: Christmas in Mediaeval Prague (2019) MP3

Prague has always been regarded as one of the most beautiful cities in the world. The name ‘Cor Europae’ (Heart of Europe) probably dates from the country’s early history, in the thirteenth century, when the Kingdom of Bohemia stretched from the Baltic to the Mediterranean. This was a period of great prosperity, especially under King Wenceslaus II Přemyslid, and culminated with the reign of Charles IV, who was both King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor. Despite the fact that Bohemia was the centre of Europe and benefited from the presence of many scholars (more especially after the foundation of the university in 1348), the local culture also preserved an older tradition there. This can be seen in the beautiful repertory for the Advent and Christmas period that have survived in the sources of Prague Cathedral and the Benedictine abbey of Prague Castle. These sources make it possible to reconstruct the liturgy of the Feast of the Nativity as it was celebrated there, with organa and tropes in the tradition of twelfth-century music, at a time when the new Ars Nova style was flourishing elsewhere in Europe. It is this music that the wonderful voices of the Tiburtina Ensemble bring to life for us.

Tracklist
1. Tiburtina Ensemble & Barbora Kabátková – Antiphona: Ave spes nostra (01:20)
2. Tiburtina Ensemble & Barbora Kabátková – Benedicamen: In hac precelsa sollempnitate (01:50)
3. Tiburtina Ensemble & Barbora Kabátková – Kyrie: Creator pater increate (03:09)
4. Tiburtina Ensemble & Barbora Kabátková – Hymnus: Veni Redemptor gencium (02:20)
5. Tiburtina Ensemble & Barbora Kabátková – Lectio: Primo tempore (03:42)
6. Tiburtina Ensemble & Barbora Kabátková – Offertorium: Tui sunt celi – Tropus Nate dei (08:12)
7. Tiburtina Ensemble & Barbora Kabátková – Lectio: Iube Domine – Consolamini (02:49)
8. Barbora Kabátková – Benedicamen: Splendor patris et sol – Festivali melodia (04:10)
9. Tiburtina Ensemble & Barbora Kabátková – Benedicamen: Puer natus in Bethlehem (02:01)
10. Tiburtina Ensemble & Barbora Kabátková – Lectio: Consolamini (05:06)
11. Tiburtina Ensemble & Barbora Kabátková – Responsorium: Descendit de cælis – Tropus Fabrica mundi (07:59)
12. Tiburtina Ensemble & Barbora Kabátková – Lectio: Iube Domine – Consurge (01:49)
13. Daniela Cermakova – Benedicamen: Nos respectu gracie (01:58)
14. Tiburtina Ensemble & Barbora Kabátková – Introitus: Lux fulgebit – Tropus Lumen clarum rite (04:45)
15. Tiburtina Ensemble & Barbora Kabátková – Cantio: Gaude quam magnificat (01:19)
16. Tiburtina Ensemble & Barbora Kabátková – Sanctus super: Gaude quam magnificat (02:23)
17. Tiburtina Ensemble & Barbora Kabátková – Agnus Dei (01:55)
18. Hana Blažíková – Benedicamen: Patrem parit filia (01:40)
19. Tiburtina Ensemble & Barbora Kabátková – Motet: Exordium quadruplate – Nate Dei – Concrepet infanti – Verbum caro (01:36)