Vidi Speciosam - A Lady Mass from the 16th Century Capella de la Torre

• Augustin Bassano (1530 - 1604):
• 1Pavan, VdGS No. 102:46
• Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548 - 1611):
• 2Asperges me, ITV 1102:49
• Gregorian (?):
• 3Introitus Gaudeamus omnes in domino02:06
• Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548 - 1611):
• 4Missa Vidi speciosam, ITV 91: I. Kyrie03:22
• 5Missa Vidi speciosam, ITV 91: II. Gloria03:04
• Gregorian (?):
• 6Lectio de Sancta Maria Virgine01:31
• 7Graduale Propter veritatem02:06
• Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548 - 1611):
• 8Missa Vidi speciosam, ITV 91: III. Credo05:19
• 9Antiphon Alma redemptoris mater04:23
• Gregorian (?):
• 10Offertorium Asumpta est Maria00:59
• Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548 - 1611):
• 11Missa Vidi speciosam, ITV 91: IV. Sanctus & Benedictus03:14
• 12Ave Maria03:44
• 13Missa Vidi speciosam, ITV 91: V. Agnus Dei02:49
• Gregorian (?):
• 14Communio Optimam partem elegit03:53
• Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548 - 1611):
• 15Regina caeli laetare à 5, ITV 11903:12
• 16Regina caeli laetare à 8, ITV 12003:55
• Gregorian (?):
• 17Hymnus Ave maris stella02:37
• Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548 - 1611):
• 18Quam pulchri sunt, ITV 11402:56
• 19Magnificat octavi toni, ITV 7107:38
• Francisco de la Torre (1470 - 1520):
• 20Adorámoste Señor02:28
• Total Runtime01:04:51

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Die Capella de la Torre begeistert seit Jahren durch ihre einzigartigen Einspielungen. So schreibt der NDR: "Sie hat nicht nur die Schalmei wieder ins Blickfeld gerückt, Katharina Bäuml [...] und ihr Ensemble beeindrucken mit lebendigen Konzerten und Aufnahmen".

Auch ihr neues Album "Vidi Speciosam" präsentiert faszinierende Musik des Frühbarock – dieses Mal wurde ergreifende Musik mit Bezug zur Gottesmutter Maria eingespielt. Katharina Bäuml hat für diese Aufnahme mit ihrer Cappella und dem Vokalensemble Tiburtina Musik ausgewählt, wie sie Ende des 16. Jhd. bei einer Marien-Messe in einem spanischen Nonnenkloster zu hören war. In solchen Klöstern gab es neben täglichen gregorianischen Choralgesängen auch ein erhebliches Interesse an der Aufführung damals aktueller polyphoner Musik. Da allerdings im Nonnenkloster strengstens verboten, lag es nahe, Bass- und Tenor-Stimmen durch Instrumente wie Posaunen oder Rohrblattinstrumente zu ersetzen.

Im Mittelpunkt der Aufnahme steht die Messe "Vidi Speciosam" von Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611). Geschickt kombiniert Bäuml diese mit gregorianischen Chorälen und Werken von Bassano (1545-1604) sowie Francisco de la Torre (1483-1507).

Katharina Bäuml, Oboe
Tiburtina Ensemble
Capella de la Torre

Capella de la Torre
is proud to be one of the leading ensembles for early wind music worldwide. The group was founded in 2005 by the oboist and shawm specialist Katharina Bäuml, and since then has newly inspired its audiences over and over again in over one thousand concerts, 20 CDs to date, and numerous live recordings. Through these experiences, the ensemble has garnered extensive experience in the music of the fourteenth though seventeenth centuries. In 2016 Capella was awarded the "Ensemble of the Year" ECHO Klassik prize. 2017 the ensemble was again awarded the ECHO Klassik prize for the CD "Da Pacem - Echoes of the Reformation".

2018 Capella de la Torre is one of the first OPUS Klassik winners - the ensemble was awarded for the CD "Serata Venexiana".

In order to make the music of past centuries sound fresh for modern ears, current historical and musicological research plays a vital role in Capella de la Torre's programs. Especially important is the work with original sources and texts. In addition to concerts, another focus of the ensemble is its work with young audiences though numerous outreach and education projects.

The name "Capella de la Torre" can be understood two ways: in the beginning of the sixteenth century, the Spaniard Francisco de la Torre composed perhaps the most famous piece for a wind ensemble, his "Danza Alta." In addition to this homage to the composer, the name can be understood literally. "De la torre" means "from the top of the tower." Wind ensembles of the time often played from the top of towers and on balconies.

Katharina Bäuml
A native of Munich, Katharina Bäuml studied modern oboe, and baroque oboe and historical reed instruments, finishing both degrees with honors. Since then she has specialized in myriad areas of early music, but her particular interest has been in wind music of the fifteenth through seventeenth centuries. This interest led her, in 2005, to found the ensemble "Capella de la Torre," which has become the most important German ensemble for Renaissance music. The group has produced twenty CDs, and since 2013 has recorded exclusively for Sony. In 2016 Katharine Bäuml won the ECHO Klassik award with Capella de la Torre for their CD "Water Music". In addition to early music, her interests include contemporary music played on historical instruments, leading to numerous commissions for her ensemble "Duo Mixtura," which have been performed at such prestigious festivals as the Berlin "Ultraschall" festival, among others. As the artistic director of several festivals and concert series, Ms. Bäuml continues to initiate projects which connect jazz and the music of the early modern period. Most recently she has assumed the artistic direction of the series "Musica Ahuse" in the Romanesque Cloister Auhausen, where renowned leading early music ensembles perform each year. Ms. Bäuml teaches in Berlin and regularly gives master classes in Genf (Switzerland), Hanover, and Lübeck.

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