Passacaille Records

Composers: Anonymous

He gave a voice to the cithara.

Artists: Albarello, Stefano

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... Read more

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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

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Manufacturer information

Name
Passacaille Records
Contact person
Musurgia BV
Street
Ninoofsesteenweg 23
City
Pepingen
Postal code
1670
Country
BE