ECM New Series 1930
Recorded April 2005, Propstei St. Gerold (Da pacem Domine)
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The Hilliard Ensemble / Alexei Lubimov, SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
| 1. | Da pacem Domine (2004) for soloists a cappella | [5:40] |
| Lamentate (2002) for piano and orchestra Homage to Anish Kapoor and his sculpture "Marsyas" | [37:04] | |
| 2. | Minacciando | [2:38] |
| 3. | Spietato | [3:33] |
| 4. | Fragile | [1:04] |
| 5. | Pregando | [5:59] |
| 6. | Solitudine - stato d'animo | [5:25] |
| 7. | Consolante | [1:21] |
| 8. | Stridendo | [1:31] |
| 9. | Lamentabile | [5:46] |
| 10. | Risolutamente | [2:45] |
| 11. | Fragile e conciliante | [6:56] |
Da pacem Domine
The Hilliard Ensemble
Sarah Leonard, soprano
David James, countertenor
Rogers Covey-Crump, tenor
Steven Harrold, tenor
Gordon Jones, baritone
Lamentate
Alexei Lubimov, piano
SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Andrey Boreyko, conductor
Whatever its outward form, Pärt's spiritual message is consistent. On this disc, "Lamentate" responds to the plea for peace that is "Da pacem Domine". Pärt composed the work to a commission from Jordi Savall for music for a peace concert, embracing the world's musical and religious traditions, held in Barcelona on July 1st, 2004. Its musical point of departure was the 9th century Gregorian antiphon, an intercession in the liturgy which has inspired many composers through the ages:
Da pacem, Domine, in diebus nostris
Give peace, o Lord, in our time
Quia non est alius
Qui pugnet pro nobis
Nisi tu Deus noster.
Because there is no one else
Who will fight for us
If not You, our God.