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Hildegard Von Bingen: Ordo Virtutum / Sequentia

Release Date: 04/07/1998
Label: Dhm Deutsche Harmonia Mundi Catalog #: 77394 Spars Code: DDD
Composer:  Hildegard of Bingen Performer:  Barbara Thornton ,  Benjamin Bagby ,  Elizabeth Gaver Orchestra/Ensemble:  Sequentia Number of Discs: 2
Recorded in: Stereo Length: 1 Hours 32 Mins.

Hildegard von Bingen was an abbess, visionary, poet, and composer. She lived at a time when women were essentially invisible in a creative way, and ironically, the fact that she was a nun actually gave her some leverage. In examining her life, it is hard to believe that she lived in the 12th century. She was progressive in thought and action, writing in detail about subjects as varied as female sexuality and the sciences.
Her music, written in the plainchant tradition of a single vocal line, was inspired by her mystical visions (later determined to be migraines) and devotion to religion. The 'Ordo Virtutum,' or "play of the virtues," is another brilliant installment in the Sequentia catalog of Hildegard's works. If you are familiar Read more with Sequentia and the music of Hildegard, this CD will be a welcome addition to your library. If you are a new listener, you will experience the height of professionalism in the performance, and realize what the current Hildegard phenomenon is about. Read the detailed liner notes to insure a good understanding of the work as a whole and how it was conceived. A sensational recording. Read less