Kodály Zoltán - Pünkösdölő (Pentecost)

Kodály Zoltán Children’s Choir, Graz, 2008

Claudio Monteverdi - Zefiro torna e il bel tempo rimena

(Il Sesto Libro de Madrigali a cinque voci (1614), composed on Petrarca’s Rime 310)

Concerto Italiano, dir. Rinaldo Alessandrini

sheeper:

Perotin: Alleluia Nativitas

Hilliard Ensemble

dir. Paul Hillier

(via blogthoven)

Surrexit Christus hodie (Hungary, 15th century)

Schola Hungarica

Surrexit Christus hodie
Humano pro solamine,

Mortem qui passus pridie
Miserrimo pro homine.

Mulieres ad tumulum
Dona ferunt aromatum,

Quaerentes Iesum dominum
Qui est salvator hominum,

Album cernentes angelum
Annuntiantes gaudium:

Mulieres o tremulae,
In Galilaeam pergite,

Discipulis hoc dicite,
Quod surrexit rex gloriae.

Petro dehinc et ceteris
Apparuit apostolis.

In hoc Paschali gaudio
Benedicamus Domino.

Gloria tibi, Domine,
Qui surrexisti e morte.

Laudetur sancta Trinitas
Deo dicamus gratias.


English

Christ is Risen Today

Christ is risen today
For the comfort of all people.

He endured death yesterday
He suffered instead of Man.

Women to the tomb
Bring spices as gifts,

Search for the Lord Jesus
Who is Savior of Men.

See a white angel
Announces joy:

Women oh trembling,
Into Galilee proceed,

To disciples they declare,
That the king of glory is risen.

Peter next and the others
Appears to the apostles.

In this paschal joy
Bless the Lord.

Glory to you, Lord,
Who raised out of death.

Praise holy Trinity
We give thanks to God.

Geneva Psalm CL by Kodály Zoltán

Angelica Girls’ Choir cond. by Gráf Zsuzsanna

Szép könyörgés (Beseeching) by Kodály Zoltán

Ifjú Zenebarátok Kórusa cond. by Ugrin Gábor

Francis Poulenc - A peine défigurée (Sept chansons, no. 2)

text by Paul Éluard

Choeur de Chambre Accentus, Laurence Equilbey

Pierluigi da Palestrina - Tribus Miraculis

Tribus miraculis ornatum diem sanctum colimus: hodie stella magos duxit ad praesepium, hodie vinum ex aqua factum est ad nuptias, hodie in Jordane Christus baptizari voluit ut salvaret nos. Alleluia.

We honor this holy day, adorned with three miracles: today the star led the Magi to the manger; today water was turned into wine for the wedding; today Christ desired to be baptized in the Jordan that he might save us. Alleluia.

(source: youtube)

Kodály Zoltán - Angyalok és pásztorok (Angels and Shepherds)

Choirs of the Hungarian Federation of Choirs and Orchestras, cond. by M. Katanics Mária (2000)

Listen how the initial doubts of the shepherds (i.e. what to bring to the Child) dissolve into a cathartic GLORIA sung together with the angels…