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This program presents a powerful journey through polyphony for the Passion of Christ, bringing together sacred motets and choral masterpieces inspired by the texts of Holy Week. Spanning from the Renaissance to the twentieth century, these works reveal how composers across the centuries have meditated on the suffering, death, and redemptive sacrifice of Christ.

From the refined balance and contrapuntal clarity of Renaissance masters such as Josquin and Lassus, to the intense chromaticism of Gesualdo and the modern harmonic language of the twentieth century, this recording demonstrates how the tradition of the Passion motet evolves while remaining rooted in liturgical prayer. The same sacred texts resonate differently in each era, yet always preserve their spiritual gravity.

These motets were not conceived merely as concert works, but as living components of the Church’s worship during Holy Week. Through intricate vocal writing, expressive harmony, and contemplative silence, sacred choral polyphony becomes a form of meditation on the mystery of the Cross.

This collection invites the listener to enter deeply into the atmosphere of Holy Week — a space of reflection, penitence, and hope — through the timeless language of sacred music.

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➤ Music by:
Coro da camera di Milano, Mino Bordignon and Goffredo Petrassi
From the album 'Goffredo Petrassi: "Il tempo del dolore" - Mottetti per la Passione'
℗ 1988 Pro Civitate Christiana
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00:00 – Tristis est anima mea
02:41 – Gesualdo da Venosa: Tristis est anima mea
08:07 – Goffredo Petrassi: Tristis est anima mea
11:04 – Improperium expectavit cor meum
13:54 – Orlande de Lassus: Improperium expectavit cor meum
17:34 – Goffredo Petrassi: Improperium expectavit cor meum
20:50 – Tenebrae factae sunt
24:16 – Gesualdo da Venosa: Tenebrae factae sunt
28:53 – Goffredo Petrassi: Tenebrae factae sunt
32:13 – Christus factus est oboediens usque ad mortem
35:06 – Felice Anerio: Christus factus est oboediens usque ad mortem
38:23 – Goffredo Petrassi: Christus factus est oboediens usque ad mortem
42:21 – Johannes Brahms: Magdalena

➤ Image:
Raphael: "The Deposition", 1507

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