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Refuge from the Flames, Miserere and the Savonarola Legacy

9/23/2016, 13 Tracks, 1:17:53

Featuring

  • ORA Singers
  • Gregorio Allegri
  • Giovanni Animuccia
  • Girolamo Savonarola
  • Luca Bettini
  • Philippe Verdelot
  • William Byrd
  • Eriks Esenvalds
  • Jean Richafort
  • Claude Le Jeune
  • Anonymous
  • Jacobus Clemens non Papa
  • James MacMillan

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Album & Artwork

This album is dedicated to the legacy of Girolamo Savonarola, a Franciscan friar known for his prophetic writings and sermons in 15th-century Florence.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

Girolamo Savonarola, a Franciscan friar, gained fame in 1490s Florence for speaking out against church corruption, Renaissance secular influences, and social immorality.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

ORA, founded in 2014, aims to showcase classic Renaissance choral masterpieces alongside reflections from contemporary composers.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

Savonarola inspired the 'Bonfire of the Vanities' in 1497, where objects deemed immoral were burned in Florence.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

While being tortured before his execution, Savonarola wrote two influential texts, Infelix ego and Tristitia obsedit me, as meditations on psalms.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

ORA is committed to commissioning new choral works from a wide selection of composers, ranging from established names to lesser-known discoveries.

Source: Booklet

Critical Reception

Savonarola, though a controversial figure, inspired many musicians in the 16th century's 'golden age,' despite condemning polyphony in his sermons.

Source: Booklet

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