Lewkovitch, B.: 3 Madrigals / Improperia Per Voci / Tenebrae-Responsoria / Il Cantico Delle Creature
1/1/1995, 6 Tracks, 50:05
Featuring
Bernhard Lewkovitch
Marianne Holm
Jorn Jorkov
Stefan Haugland
Patric Cushion
Holger Nørgaard
Florica Dejean
Stephen Ker
Claus Kofod
Copenhagen Schola Cantorum
Schola Gregoriana of Copenhagen
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Composer Biography
Bernhard Lewkovitch, the composer on this album, has attracted attention at several I.s.c.M. festivals across Europe and won international competitions in Montsenat (1982) and Munich (1983).
Compositional Technique
In the work "Tre Madrigali di Torquato Tasso," the movements are written in fixed notation, with expression guided by the rhythmic impetus and imagery of the text.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in Christians Church, Copenhagen, in 1985, and was previously released on EMI LP 270521 1.
Compositional Technique
In "Il Cantico delle Creature," each of the eight singers of Schola Gregoriana sings a verse in a freely improvised progression, which is then imitated in canonic variants by the entire group.
Composer Biography
Bernhard Lewkovitch, the founder of Schola Cantorum, studied composition, organ playing, and music theory and history at the Royal Danish Academy of Music.
Compositional Technique
The piece "Improperia (Long Friday)" alternates between recited and sung passages, combining strictly serial sections with collective freely improvised elements.
Performer Biography
Schola Cantorum is a choir of 12-16 professional singers from Copenhagen, representing an enlargement of Schola Gregoriana, which was founded in 1953 and specialized in plainsong.
