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Perotin [Original recording reissued]

~ Hilliard Ensemble

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Composer: Anonymous, Notre Dame School Anonymous, Perotin
Audio CD (6 Nov 1989)
SPARS Code: DDD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Original recording reissued
Label: Ecm
ASIN: B000025ZXO
Other Editions: Audio CD

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 24,270 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)
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1. Viderunt omnes

2. Veni creator spiritus

3. Alleluia posui adiutorium

4. O Maria virginei

5. Dum sigillum

6. Isaias cecinit

7. Alleluia nativitas

8. Beata viscera

9. Siderunt principes

On this CD:

Viderunt omnes V. Notum fecit
Composed by P�rotin
Performed by Hilliard Ensemble
Conducted by Paul Hillier
Alleluia, Posui adiutorium
Composed by P�rotin
Performed by Hilliard Ensemble
Conducted by Paul Hillier
Dum sigillum summi patris
Composed by P�rotin
Performed by Hilliard Ensemble
Conducted by Paul Hillier
Alleluia, Nativitas
Composed by P�rotin
Performed by Hilliard Ensemble
Conducted by Paul Hillier
Beata viscera
Composed by P�rotin
Performed by Hilliard Ensemble
Conducted by Paul Hillier
Sederunt principes V. Adiuva
Composed by P�rotin
Performed by Hilliard Ensemble
Conducted by Paul Hillier
Veni creator spiritus
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Hilliard Ensemble
Conducted by Paul Hillier
O Maria virginei
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Hilliard Ensemble
Conducted by Paul Hillier
Isias cecinit
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Hilliard Ensemble
Conducted by Paul Hillier

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Amazon.co.uk Review

It would be impossible adequately to describe the inherent haunting beauty of Pérotin's music, or to fully detail its far-reaching influence in latter-12th-century France. The opening "Viderunt omnes" is a perfect illustration of the surprising vitality and highly charged sense of forward motion that can be obtained with relatively simple rhythmic impulses and harmonic devices. The male voices of the Hilliard Ensemble generate an electrifying resonance that vibrates everything in the room that's not solid or nailed down. You can literally feel this music, ringing with natural harmonics and set to body-moving rhythms. Yes, it's religious music, intended for lofty cathedral spaces; but it moves, and it's moving, and this recording gives it to you full blast. --David Vernier

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3.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, but very contemporary ancient music, 22 Mar 2002

By	Mr. R. A. Howe "rob_rah" (London, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is an undeniably beautiful CD. The sounds made are hypnotic and the acoustic is gorgeous. The solo rendition of Beata Viscera (over a discrete drone) is probably my favorite track.

However, all that said, it misses the target by a very long shot when it comes to the interpretation. We are given a clear triple-time for almost every piece, and no attempt is made to ornament the music in any way. It is known that one of the most astonishing features of this music when it became known in the 12th century was the profusion of rhythmic variety and interplay, with some passages being freely sung (organum purum), some using "long" and "short" notes (copula), and some others yet using a rhythmic pattern akin to the metrical foot (discant). All we have on this recording is unrelenting iambs or trochees. Again, we have a general consensus over what some of the ornamentation should be for this music. It is known, for instance, that the first note of a section is ornamented with a kind of appogiatura and "trill" effect. The final portion of a section is usually meant to be rhythmically freer (which in four parts leads to great tension as the parts cease to correlate to a degree before coming together again for the cadence).

The ECM recording focuses the music very much throught the lens of 20th century minimalism and the works of Part and Tavener. The sleeve notes even go so far as to make this linkage.

I recommend the recodings by Gothic voices as making the most considered and "scholarly" attempt at this repertory, although they strike me as being somewhat soulless. My favorites are still Ensemble Organum, who are never "beautiful" in the way that this ECM recording is, but who are captivating and wondering in a way I find more convincing.

But if it's nice noises you want, go for this ECM recording.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Music for now, 8 Nov 2006

By	J. Drayton (Brisbane, QLD Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I don't know whether or not this music is an "authentic" reproduction of the works of Perotin and Leonin. I'm not even sure I really care!

What's important is that the music on this CD is heart-stoppingly beautiful without ever getting all New Age-y or sweet. There are passages - and you'll discover them for yourself, they won't necessarily be the same as mine - when you won't want to move in case you disturb the stillness in the air.

Forget the age: this is music for a scared world to hear.

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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Orgasmic Organum, 9 Dec 2001

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No-one's heard of Perotin, of course. Twelfth century liturgical music gets little to no media coverage - possibly unsurprising for something so ancient. However, having played the all important role of "drone" in Viderunt Omnes this summer on tour with my Cambridge choir, the sheer beauty of this medieval masterpiece persuaded me to buy a CD of Perotin.

And I am very glad I did so. Recorded in the luscious acoustic of Boxgrove Priory by an ensemble featuring some of the UK's top male singers, this CD is a truly beautiful experience. The flowing lines of the music are handled by the singers well, and there is a great variety of tone quality from the smooth to the more harsh, as the style varies from meditative to bombastic. The depth of sound varies from piece to piece, some being scored for fewer singers, which adds pleasing contrast to the tracks on the album.

The title of this review may be considered a little over the top by some, but I would defend my enthusiasm. Organum, by the way, is the name of one of the two styles in which Perotin wrote, the other being Conductus - the inlay notes explain both of these so I won't spoil the surprise if, like me, you are an ignoramus regarding such matters. Overall, this CD deserves to be listened to, not only by every human being who has ever liked early sacred music, but by anyone with an echo of music in their soul.

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