Juan de ANCHIETA (1462-1523)

 

Missa Sine Nomine; Salve Regina

 

ANON: L’homme arme

ANON / ANCHIETA: Introitus: Salve Sancta Parens

ANCHIETA: Kyrie eleyson - Christe eleyson - Kyrie eleyson

DES PRES: Kyrie I (organ solo – elab. Fernandez Palero)

ANCHIETA: Gloria in excelsis Deo

ANON: Graduale: Benedicta et venerabilis es (Gregorian chant)

ANON: Reyna muy esclarecida

ANCHIETA: Credo

DE PENALOSA: Sancta mater istud agas (instrumental)

ANON: Offertorium: Ave maria, gratia plena (Gregorian chant)

ANCHIETA: Ave Sanctissima Maria

ANCHIETA: Sanctus - Benedictus

URREDA: Hymn: Pange lingua (organ solo – elab. Cabezón)

ANCHIETA: Virgo et Mater

ANCHIETA: Agnus Dei

ANON: Communio: Beata viscera (Gregorian chant)

ANCHIETA: Salve Regina (Antiphon)

 

Capilla Penaflorida, Ministriles de Marsias, Josep Cabre

 

Anchieta (also known as Antxieta) was one of the leading Spanish composers of sacred music of his time, serving as maestro di capilla at the Spanish Royal Court.  Of his compositions some thirty works survive, among them his Missa Sine Nomine.  This is presented on this recording interspersed with works by his contemporaries, including Francisco de Penalosa, a member of the papal chapel, who was held in even higher esteem than Anchieta, and other liturgical pieces, in order to evoke the sound of a Spanish liturgical ceremony of the early 16th century.

 

The programme is performed by the Capilla Penaflorida.  Formed in 1985, the group hails from the Basque region of Spain and has made the early music of Spain its specialism.

 

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