Stile Antico - Song Of Songs (2009) MCH PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC
Stile Antico - Song Of Songs (2009)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 77:40 min | Scans + Digital Booklet | 4,01 GB
or DSD64 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Scans + Digital Booklet | 1,85 GB
or FLAC 2.0 (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Scans + Digital Booklet | 1,6 GB
DSD Recording | Features Stereo and Multichannel Surround Sound | Label: Harmonia Mundi # HMU807489
Stile Antico’s third recording won the 2009 Gramophone Award for Early Music and reached the top of the US Classical Chart. The beautiful and erotic texts of the Song of Songs, a love-poem traditionally attributed to King Solomon, inspired the great composers of the Continental Renaissance to some of their most ardent music. This rich selection traces an emotional arc from the intensity of the Flemish masters to the most vivid, madrigialian motets by Vivanco and Victoria.
The members of the British vocal ensemble Stile Antico, founded in 2001, have an exceptionally pure and youthful sound. In previous albums the group has explored English music of the Renaissance, and here it turns to sixteenth and early seventeenth settings of texts from the Song of Songs by a variety of continental composers. The selections include some of the masterworks of high Renaissance polyphony, including music by Nicolas Gombert, Orlande de Lassus, Jacob Clemens non Papa, Francisco Guerrero, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, and Tomás Luis de Victoria. The works by lesser composers, including Jean Lhéritier, Rodrigo de Ceballos, and Sebastián de Vivanco are no less impressive and affecting, especially in performances as polished and attentive as these. The elaborately polyphonic textures that prevail are effectively shown off and are kept from becoming too much of a good thing because they are interspersed with monophonic plainchant antiphons that serve as refreshing aural palate cleansers. The ensemble sings with immaculate intonation and an impressively broad expressive range. The group works without a conductor, and the sensitivity and attention that that demands of each member pays off beautifully in these performances, where they seem to operate as a single organic entity. The sound of the SACD is clean, but atmospheric and nicely ambient. The only caveat is that, through some anomaly of recording, some initial consonants, particularly "s" and "ch," have a percussive punch that works against the prevailing tone of smooth serenity.
Tracklist:
01. Jacob Clemens non Papa - Ego flos campi
02. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Osculetur me
03. Plainchant - Antiphon: Dum esset rex
04. Francisco Guerrero - Surge, propera amica mea
05. Nicolas Gombert - Quam pulchra es
06. Plainchant - Antiphon: Nigra sum
07. Orlande de Lassus - Veni, dilecte mi
08. Tómas Luis de Victoria: Vadam et circuibo
09. Plainchant - Alleluia: Tota Pulchra es
10. Francisco Guerrero - Ego flos campi
11. Jean Lhéritier - Nigra sum sed formosa
12. Plainchant - Antiphon: Laeva ejus
13. Rodrigo de Ceballos - Hortus conclusus
14. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Nigra sum sed formosa
15. Plainchant - Antiphon: Speciosa facta es
16. Sebastian de Vivanco - Veni, dilecte mi
17. Francisco Guerrero - Trahe me post te
18. Plainchant - Antiphon: Jam hiems transit
19. Tomas Luis de Victoria - Vivi speciosam
Stile Antico
Sopranos: Helen Ashby, Kate Ashby, Rebecca Hickey
Altos: Emma Ashby, Eleanor Harries, Carris Jones
Tenors: Peter Asprey, Andrew Griffiths, Tom Herford
Basses: Will Dawes, Oliver Hunt, Matthew O’Donovan
with
Alison Hill - soprano (tracks 1, 4 & 19)
Benedict Hymas - tenor (tracks 2, 5, 8 & 11)
Produced by Robina G. Young. Recording Engineer & Editor by Brad Michel.
Recorded in March 2008 at St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, UK.
Recorded, Edited & Mastered in DSD.
foobar2000 2.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Stile Antico / Song of Songs
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -10.97 dB -29.56 dB 6:05 01-Ego flos campi
DR14 -7.67 dB -29.21 dB 3:24 02-Osculetur me
DR10 -14.01 dB -31.94 dB 0:44 03-Antiphon: Dum esset rex
DR14 -8.19 dB -28.68 dB 6:07 04-Surge propera amica mea
DR13 -13.95 dB -31.46 dB 6:11 05-Quam pulchra es
DR11 -18.83 dB -32.51 dB 0:41 06-Antiphon: Nigra sum
DR14 -9.54 dB -29.52 dB 4:19 07-Veni dilecte mi
DR15 -6.67 dB -29.11 dB 10:41 08-Vadam et circuibo civitatem
DR14 -13.34 dB -32.22 dB 2:41 09-Alleluia: Tota Pulchra es
DR12 -12.19 dB -29.71 dB 3:18 10-Ego flos campi
DR13 -12.82 dB -30.96 dB 5:34 11-Nigra sum sed formosa
DR11 -14.15 dB -31.58 dB 0:37 12-Antiphon: Laeva ejus
DR14 -7.51 dB -29.46 dB 5:32 13-Hortus conclusus
DR15 -9.07 dB -29.57 dB 3:58 14-Nigra sum sed formosa
DR12 -14.19 dB -31.71 dB 0:42 15-Antiphon: Speciosa facta es
DR14 -8.06 dB -28.74 dB 4:22 16-Veni, dilecte mi
DR13 -9.43 dB -29.01 dB 5:16 17-Trahe me post te
DR11 -16.42 dB -32.65 dB 0:49 18-Antiphon: Jam hiems transit
DR14 -6.01 dB -27.24 dB 6:39 19-Vivi speciosam
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Number of tracks: 19
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 5
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 14112 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Stile Antico / Song of Songs
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -10.60 dB -27.45 dB 6:05 01-Ego flos campi
DR14 -6.79 dB -27.18 dB 3:24 02-Osculetur me
DR11 -12.74 dB -31.10 dB 0:44 03-Antiphon: Dum esset rex
DR14 -8.26 dB -27.03 dB 6:07 04-Surge propera amica mea
DR13 -13.80 dB -29.80 dB 6:11 05-Quam pulchra es
DR11 -18.42 dB -31.81 dB 0:41 06-Antiphon: Nigra sum
DR14 -8.39 dB -27.38 dB 4:19 07-Veni dilecte mi
DR15 -5.63 dB -26.79 dB 10:41 08-Vadam et circuibo civitatem
DR14 -12.43 dB -31.47 dB 2:41 09-Alleluia: Tota Pulchra es
DR12 -11.49 dB -27.57 dB 3:18 10-Ego flos campi
DR13 -11.80 dB -29.14 dB 5:34 11-Nigra sum sed formosa
DR11 -14.13 dB -30.50 dB 0:37 12-Antiphon: Laeva ejus
DR14 -8.07 dB -27.37 dB 5:32 13-Hortus conclusus
DR14 -8.39 dB -27.44 dB 3:58 14-Nigra sum sed formosa
DR12 -14.81 dB -30.87 dB 0:42 15-Antiphon: Speciosa facta es
DR14 -7.49 dB -26.43 dB 4:22 16-Veni, dilecte mi
DR13 -9.09 dB -26.77 dB 5:16 17-Trahe me post te
DR11 -15.15 dB -31.97 dB 0:49 18-Antiphon: Jam hiems transit
DR15 -5.37 dB -24.91 dB 6:39 19-Vivi speciosam
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Number of tracks: 19
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Stile Antico / Song of Songs
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -10.97 dB -29.56 dB 6:05 01-Ego flos campi
DR14 -7.67 dB -29.21 dB 3:24 02-Osculetur me
DR10 -14.01 dB -31.94 dB 0:44 03-Antiphon: Dum esset rex
DR14 -8.19 dB -28.68 dB 6:07 04-Surge propera amica mea
DR13 -13.95 dB -31.46 dB 6:11 05-Quam pulchra es
DR11 -18.83 dB -32.51 dB 0:41 06-Antiphon: Nigra sum
DR14 -9.54 dB -29.52 dB 4:19 07-Veni dilecte mi
DR15 -6.67 dB -29.11 dB 10:41 08-Vadam et circuibo civitatem
DR14 -13.34 dB -32.22 dB 2:41 09-Alleluia: Tota Pulchra es
DR12 -12.19 dB -29.71 dB 3:18 10-Ego flos campi
DR13 -12.82 dB -30.96 dB 5:34 11-Nigra sum sed formosa
DR11 -14.15 dB -31.58 dB 0:37 12-Antiphon: Laeva ejus
DR14 -7.51 dB -29.46 dB 5:32 13-Hortus conclusus
DR15 -9.07 dB -29.57 dB 3:58 14-Nigra sum sed formosa
DR12 -14.19 dB -31.71 dB 0:42 15-Antiphon: Speciosa facta es
DR14 -8.06 dB -28.74 dB 4:22 16-Veni, dilecte mi
DR13 -9.43 dB -29.01 dB 5:16 17-Trahe me post te
DR11 -16.42 dB -32.65 dB 0:49 18-Antiphon: Jam hiems transit
DR14 -6.01 dB -27.24 dB 6:39 19-Vivi speciosam
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Number of tracks: 19
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 5
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 14112 kbps
Codec: DST64
================================================================================
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: Stile Antico / Song of Songs
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -10.60 dB -27.45 dB 6:05 01-Ego flos campi
DR14 -6.79 dB -27.18 dB 3:24 02-Osculetur me
DR11 -12.74 dB -31.10 dB 0:44 03-Antiphon: Dum esset rex
DR14 -8.26 dB -27.03 dB 6:07 04-Surge propera amica mea
DR13 -13.80 dB -29.80 dB 6:11 05-Quam pulchra es
DR11 -18.42 dB -31.81 dB 0:41 06-Antiphon: Nigra sum
DR14 -8.39 dB -27.38 dB 4:19 07-Veni dilecte mi
DR15 -5.63 dB -26.79 dB 10:41 08-Vadam et circuibo civitatem
DR14 -12.43 dB -31.47 dB 2:41 09-Alleluia: Tota Pulchra es
DR12 -11.49 dB -27.57 dB 3:18 10-Ego flos campi
DR13 -11.80 dB -29.14 dB 5:34 11-Nigra sum sed formosa
DR11 -14.13 dB -30.50 dB 0:37 12-Antiphon: Laeva ejus
DR14 -8.07 dB -27.37 dB 5:32 13-Hortus conclusus
DR14 -8.39 dB -27.44 dB 3:58 14-Nigra sum sed formosa
DR12 -14.81 dB -30.87 dB 0:42 15-Antiphon: Speciosa facta es
DR14 -7.49 dB -26.43 dB 4:22 16-Veni, dilecte mi
DR13 -9.09 dB -26.77 dB 5:16 17-Trahe me post te
DR11 -15.15 dB -31.97 dB 0:49 18-Antiphon: Jam hiems transit
DR15 -5.37 dB -24.91 dB 6:39 19-Vivi speciosam
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Number of tracks: 19
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
Thanks to the Original ripper!
Uncompressed SACD ISO size > 3,84 GB
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