Hildegard von Bingen – Vespers from Her Abbey

Contents

Hildegard von Bingen (1098–1179)

1. Opening Verse “Deus in Auditorium”
2. 1st Antiphon: “O aeterne Deus” with Psalm 109/110
3. 2nd Antiphon: “Spiritus Sanctus” with Psalm 110/111
4. 3rd Antiphon: “O magne Pater” with Psalm 129/130
5. 4th Antiphon: “Caritas abundat” with Psalm 130/131
6. Lesson: Revelations 21, 1-5
7. Responsory “O vis aeternitatis”
8. Sequence: “O ignis Spiritus Paracliti”
9. Magnificat Antiphon: “O quam mirabilis”, Magnificat
10. Closing Prayers: Kyrie & Pater noster
11. Sequence: To St. Disibod: “O praesul verae civitatis”
12. Sequence: To St. Rupert: “O Ierusalem, aurea civitas”

“Here, at last, is Hildegard sung by Benedictine nuns…living the same life, breathing the same air, and trying to capture the spirit of their great predecessor … they represent really lovely, rather unusual tones, beautifully sung, and with understanding” (© Gramophone) “it seems to me absolutely to catch the spirit of her music: this Vespers disc, sung by the nuns of the Abbey of St Hildegard in Eibingen. (Gramophone Critics’ choice 1998)