Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis & Hörður Áskelsson - Meditatio II: Music for Mixed Choir (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 61:12 minutes | 989 MB
Classical, Sacred, Choral | Label: BIS, Official Digital Download
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 61:12 minutes | 989 MB
Classical, Sacred, Choral | Label: BIS, Official Digital Download
With Meditatio I released in 2016, the Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis and Hörður Áskelsson presented music commemorating the departed. Recorded some six years later, Meditatio II similarly contains compositions that interpret man’s thoughts and feelings about death, and celebrate the immobility and beauty found in age-old church texts such as Ave verum corpus, In paradisum, Lux æterna and Agnus Dei. With one exception, the fifteen works for mixed a cappella choir – none longer than 6 minutes – were written in the 21st century, and they originate in America and Europe. Seven Icelandic composers are represented, five of them from current or former members of the Schola Cantorum. Peaceful rather than desolate, these refined miniatures unfold over slow rhythms, coated with nuances that rarely go beyond the mezzo forte. This disc also includes an impressive arrangement of ‘Sofðu unga ástin min’, a traditional and bittersweet Icelandic lullaby, here sung without words.
Founded in 1996 by Hörður Áskelsson, who has remained its artistic director to this day, the Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis is comprised of 21 singers and has appeared on a number of BIS recordings.
Tracklist:
01. Elegy
02. Ave verum corpus
03. In paradisum
04. Lux æterna
05. Vor hinsti dagur
06. London
07. Nú legg ég þér í lófa
08. Ubi caritas
09. Sofðu unga ástin mín
10. Agnus Dei
11. Ave verum corpus
12. Fagurt er í fjörðum
13. Nunc dimittis
14. In paradisum
15. Sleep
foobar2000 1.4.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2023-04-17 15:51:38
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Analyzed: Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis / Meditatio II - Music for Mixed Choir
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -4.14 dB -27.90 dB 4:32 01-Elegy
DR13 -0.20 dB -20.56 dB 3:26 02-Ave verum corpus
DR13 -0.20 dB -19.55 dB 3:35 03-In paradisum
DR15 -0.20 dB -22.45 dB 6:17 04-Lux æterna
DR13 -4.59 dB -24.35 dB 2:34 05-Vor hinsti dagur
DR12 -0.20 dB -17.82 dB 4:35 06-London
DR12 -6.61 dB -26.64 dB 2:39 07-Nú legg ég þér í lófa
DR13 -2.13 dB -24.28 dB 4:12 08-Ubi caritas
DR13 -0.36 dB -21.06 dB 4:18 09-Sofðu unga ástin mín
DR13 -1.90 dB -21.59 dB 4:05 10-Agnus Dei
DR13 -8.47 dB -27.59 dB 4:06 11-Ave verum corpus
DR13 -10.66 dB -30.53 dB 2:47 12-Fagurt er í fjörðum
DR15 -2.16 dB -24.23 dB 4:36 13-Nunc dimittis
DR16 -10.51 dB -32.74 dB 4:01 14-In paradisum
DR13 -0.20 dB -20.16 dB 5:30 15-Sleep
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Number of tracks: 15
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2266 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2023-04-17 15:51:38
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Analyzed: Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis / Meditatio II - Music for Mixed Choir
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -4.14 dB -27.90 dB 4:32 01-Elegy
DR13 -0.20 dB -20.56 dB 3:26 02-Ave verum corpus
DR13 -0.20 dB -19.55 dB 3:35 03-In paradisum
DR15 -0.20 dB -22.45 dB 6:17 04-Lux æterna
DR13 -4.59 dB -24.35 dB 2:34 05-Vor hinsti dagur
DR12 -0.20 dB -17.82 dB 4:35 06-London
DR12 -6.61 dB -26.64 dB 2:39 07-Nú legg ég þér í lófa
DR13 -2.13 dB -24.28 dB 4:12 08-Ubi caritas
DR13 -0.36 dB -21.06 dB 4:18 09-Sofðu unga ástin mín
DR13 -1.90 dB -21.59 dB 4:05 10-Agnus Dei
DR13 -8.47 dB -27.59 dB 4:06 11-Ave verum corpus
DR13 -10.66 dB -30.53 dB 2:47 12-Fagurt er í fjörðum
DR15 -2.16 dB -24.23 dB 4:36 13-Nunc dimittis
DR16 -10.51 dB -32.74 dB 4:01 14-In paradisum
DR13 -0.20 dB -20.16 dB 5:30 15-Sleep
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Number of tracks: 15
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2266 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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