Historia Sancti Olavi

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Historia Sancti Olavi

Label Lawo Classics

Artists Consortium Vocale, Graces, Voices

€25,99 EUR

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On 29 July 1030 at Stiklestad near Nidaros, the modern city of Trondheim in central Norway, the Norwegian king Olaf Haraldsson lost a battle against local supporters of the Danish king Canute the Great (d. 1035) and was killed in action. But if Olaf did not earn military glory on earth that day, his name was destined to be adorned with far more durable fame: sainthood.

Only slightly more than one year after the battle, on 3 August 1031, Olaf’s remains were transferred to the altar of the church of St Clement in Nidaros. Thereby the slain king was officially declared a saint, a martyr. Subsequently, Olaf became the patron saint of the bishopric and of all Norway – until today.

From the installation of the cult of Olaf in 1031 onwards, the clergy of Nidaros had to perform texts and chants as a regular part of the feast of Olaf on 29 July. This included the celebration of Holy Mass and a cycle of canonical hours, also called “Divine Office” (or short “office”).

On an important feast such as that of St Olaf, this cycle included First Vespers (on the evening before the feast), Matins (during the night), Lauds (in the early morning hours), Second Vespers and additional minor hours on the feast day. All of these hours relied heavily upon music: the recitation of psalms and lessons and the performance of hymns, antiphons, and responsories

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1. Ad primas vesperas - Antiphona - Sancte martyr domini Olaue

02:33

2. Ad primas vesperas - Antiphona - Sancte martyr Olaue, tua deo

01:22

3. Ad primas vesperas - Antiphona - Sancte martyr Olaue, te humiliter

02:03

4. Ad primas vesperas - Antiphona - Sancte Olaue, martyr domini preciose

01:31

5. Ad primas vesperas - Antiphona - O beate pater Olaue

01:26

6. Ad primas vesperas - Antiphona ad Magnificat - Adest dies leticie

05:55

7. Ad matutinas - In primo nocturno - Antiphona ad Invitatorium - Magnus dominus et laudabilis va

09:19

8. Ad matutinas - In primo nocturno - Antiphona - Regnante illustrissimo rege Olauo

02:08

9. Ad matutinas - In primo nocturno - Antiphona - Rex autem ille licet gentilis

01:33

10. Ad matutinas - In primo nocturno - Antiphona - Hic ewangelice veritatis

01:30

11. Ad matutinas - In primo nocturno - Lectio 1

01:33

12. Ad matutinas - In primo nocturno - Responsorium - In regali fastigio constitutus

03:41

13. Ad matutinas - In primo nocturno - Lectio 2

01:21

14. Ad matutinas - In primo nocturno - Responsorium - O quantus fidei feruvor

02:09

15. Ad matutinas - In primo nocturno - Lectio 3

01:36

16. Ad matutinas - In primo nocturno - Responsorium - Iustus vero ut leo confidens

02:44

17. Ad matutinas - In secundo nocturno - Antiphona - Purificatus igitur lauacro salutari

01:16

18. Ad matutinas - In secundo nocturno - Antiphona - Consepultus Christo

01:57

19. Ad matutinas - In secundo nocturno - Antiphona - Cauebat vehementer

02:36

20. Ad matutinas - In secundo nocturno - Lectio 4

01:21

21. Ad matutinas - In secundo nocturno - Responsorium - Itaque deuotissime perficiens

02:26

22. Ad matutinas - In secundo nocturno - Lectio 5

01:34

23. Ad matutinas - In secundo nocturno - Responsorium - Confluebant ad baptismum

02:35

24. Ad matutinas - In secundo nocturno - Lectio 6

01:29

25. Ad matutinas - In secundo nocturno - Responsorium - Florebat fides

02:28

26. Ad matutinas - In tertio nocturno - Antiphona - Nec propria salute contentus

02:32

27. Ad matutinas - In tertio nocturno - Antiphona - Nouo rerum ordine

03:24

28. Ad matutinas - In tertio nocturno - Antiphona - Predicacionis gracia

02:29

29. Ad matutinas - In tertio nocturno - Lectio 7

01:32

30. Ad matutinas - In tertio nocturno - Responsorium - Deuenerat martir Xpisti

02:16

31. Ad matutinas - In tertio nocturno - Lectio 8

01:24

32. Ad matutinas - In tertio nocturno - Responsorium - Egregius martyr Olauus

04:29

33. Ad matutinas - In tertio nocturno - Lectio 9

01:28

34. Ad matutinas - In tertio nocturno - Responsorium - Rex inclitus Olauus

03:23

35. Ad laudes - Antiphona - Post mortem martiris

02:04

36. Ad laudes - Antiphona - Implorata ope martyris

01:27

37. Ad laudes - Antiphona - Ad sepulchrum sancti pernoctans

01:57

38. Ad laudes - Antiphona - Adolescens, qui lingua precisa

02:49

39. Ad laudes - Antiphona - Qvidam sacerdos

02:09

40. Ad laudes - Antiphona ad Benedictus - Imperator grecus

05:38

41. Ad secundas vesperas - Hodie preciosus martir Olauus

05:29

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Additional Information

Label

Lawo Classics

SKU

LWC1106

Qualities

FLAC 96 kHz, FLAC 192 kHz, DSD 64, DSD 128, DXD 24 Bit

Channels

2ch Stereo, 5ch Surround, 2ch Stereo & 5ch Surround

Artists

Consortium Vocale, Graces, Voices

Conductors

Alexander M. Schweitzer, Adrija Cepaite, Antanina Kalechyts

Genres

Classical

Original Recording Format

DXD

Release Date

September 30, 2016

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Reviews

Choir and Organ

Brian Morton

"The St Olav cult plays an important role in Norwegian religious life. These 30 mostly very short pieces, meant to be sung at the canonical hours on the saint’s feast day (July 29), are taken from a complete manuscript dating back to the early 16th century and held in the National Library of Sweden in Stockholm. The current project and collaboration between Consortium Vocale Oslo and Graces & Voices was made as part of an EU lifelong learning programme dedicated to the study of Gregorian chant; it presumably also draws on the recent researches into the Office of St Olav by Eyolf Østrem in Uppsala. The two ensembles alternate duties most comfortably, especially in the extended Matins. There are detailed liner notes tracing the history of both cult and music. Absorbing and very spiritual."

Historia Sancti Olavi

Historia Sancti Olavi

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