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FormatCD
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Release date06.02.2026
Catalog no.PAS1173
EAN5425004841735
AvailabilityAvailable
Passacaille Records
Composers: Anonymous
He gave a voice to the cithara.
Artists: Albarello, Stefano
Description
Between the tenth and twelfth centuries, Horace’s "Carmina" were sung in monasteries, thereby preserving classical poetry within medieval culture. In this recording, Stefano Albarello brings fourteen of these odes back to life, reconstructed from ancient neumatic notation, alongside a unique melody from Terence's "Eunuchus". "Vocem cum cithara dedit" reveals a forgotten world where Latin verse, rhythm, and melody merged—the living echo of antiquity resonating through the Middle Ages. Italian singer, musician, and sound engineer Stefano Albarello, who has recorded many albums, most notably with his ensemble Cantilena Antiqua, sings and plays the cithara and lyre himself.
| Number | Title | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carmina (after poems by Quintus Horatius) | ||
| 1 . 1 | Quis multa gracilis te puer in rosa (Carm. I.5) | 00:02:06 | listen |
| 2 . 2 | O fons Bandusiae splendidior vitro (Carm. III.13) | 00:03:33 | listen |
| 3 . 3 | Donec gratus eram tibi (Carm. III.9) | 00:03:24 | listen |
| 4 . 4 | Maecenas atavis edite regibus (Carm. I.1) | 00:05:18 | listen |
| 5 . 5 | Pastor cum traheret per freta navibus (Carm. I.15) | 00:05:16 | listen |
| 6 . 6 | Quis desiderio sit pudor aut modus (Carm. I.24) | 00:02:56 | listen |
| 7 . 7 | Nullus argento color est avaris (Carm. II.2) | 00:02:54 | listen |
| 8 . 8 | Albi ne doleas plus nimio memor (Carm. I.33) | 00:03:19 | listen |
| 9 . 9 | Vitas inunleo mi similis Chloe (Carm. I.23) | 00:02:26 | listen |
| 10 . 10 | Sic te diva potens Cypri (Carm. I.3) | 00:04:07 | listen |
| 11 . 11 | Vides ut alta stet nive candidum (Carm. I.9) | 00:03:49 | listen |
| 12 . 12 | Integer vitae scelerisque purus (Carm. I.22) | 00:02:39 | listen |
| 13 . 13 | Miserarum est neque amori dare ludum neque dulci (Carm. III.12) | 00:02:38 | listen |
| 14 . 14 | Est mihi nonum superantis annum (Carm. IV.11) | 00:03:36 | listen |
| 15 | Occidi neque virgo est usquam (Eun II.3) | 00:03:18 | listen |
Track list
All audio previews are 30-second music excerpts.
No audio previews available.
Manufacturer information
- Name
- Passacaille Records
- Contact person
- Musurgia BV
- Street
- Ninoofsesteenweg 23
- City
- Pepingen
- Postal code
- 1670
- Country
- BE
- info@passacaille.be