℗ 2022 Signum Records
| Released | March 4, 2022 |
| Duration | 58m 59s |
| Record Label | Signum Records |
| Catalogue No. | SIGCD717 |
| Genre | Classical (Chamber) |
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1.1
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Columba aspexit
Hildegard of Bingen; Grace Davidson |
6:25 | |||
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1.2
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Ave, generosa
Hildegard of Bingen; Grace Davidson |
5:09 | |||
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1.3
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O ignis spiritus
Hildegard of Bingen; Grace Davidson |
5:43 | |||
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1.4
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O Ierusalem, aurea civitas
Hildegard of Bingen; Grace Davidson |
10:21 | |||
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1.5
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O Euchari in leta via
Hildegard of Bingen; Grace Davidson |
7:06 | |||
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1.6
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O Viridissima virga
Hildegard of Bingen; Grace Davidson |
3:48 | |||
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1.7
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O presul vere civitatis
Hildegard of Bingen; Grace Davidson |
6:26 | |||
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1.8
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O Ecclesia
Hildegard of Bingen; Grace Davidson |
7:23 | |||
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1.9
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O Virga ac diadema
Hildegard of Bingen; Grace Davidson |
6:38 |
Grace Davidson presents her third release with Signum Classics, an intimate disc of Sacred Chants by Hildegard von Bingen, translations by Jeremy Summerly.
Hildegard was an extremely accomplished composer, as well as a scientist, a diplomat, a poet, and the founder of a religious community. Her melodies rise out of Gregorian chant, with wide voice ranges that are suited to trained singers. The florid imagery of Hildegard’s texts is matched by suitably florid tunes, whose calculated intervals suggest both vocal improvisation and carefully controlled composition. Hilde- gard had the ability to write tunes whose very essence is simultaneously spontaneous yet structured. And such was Hildegard’s character – on the one hand she was intensely practical, and on the other she was a vessel for dreams and visions.
Grace Davidson is a British soprano who specialises first and foremost in the performance and recording of Baroque music. she has worked as a soloist with leading Baroque ensembles, under the batons of Sir John Eliot Gardner, Paul McCreesh, Philippe Herreweghe and Harry Christophers.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Signum Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.47 -6.65 to -0.21 | -26.25 -28.56 to -22.88 | -21.82 -24.40 to -18.50 | 14 13 to 15 | |
| 1 | Columba aspexit | -4.01 | -26.50 | -22.4 | 13 |
| 2 | Ave, generosa | -0.21 | -24.87 | -20.2 | 15 |
| 3 | O ignis spiritus | -0.21 | -22.88 | -18.5 | 14 |
| 4 | O Ierusalem, aurea civitas | -3.65 | -27.84 | -23.7 | 15 |
| 5 | O Euchari in leta via | -4.04 | -27.78 | -23.3 | 14 |
| 6 | O Viridissima virga | -6.65 | -28.56 | -24.4 | 13 |
| 7 | O presul vere civitatis | -0.77 | -26.46 | -21.8 | 15 |
| 8 | O Ecclesia | -0.21 | -26.01 | -21.4 | 15 |
| 9 | O Virga ac diadema | -2.45 | -25.37 | -20.7 | 14 |