Cappella Romana explores the musical legacy of the ancient civilization of Byzantium- caught between Latin West and Islamic East- with majestic ceremonies for the cathedral of Hagia Sophia, triumphant assertions of superiority by Westerners, and fervent prayers for the healing of religious divisions. Fabled Byzantium ended with the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks on 29 May 1453, inspiring the two poignant laments sung here that give Greek and Latin perspectives on the end of a 1,000-year-old empire.
3 Imperial Acclamations for Constantine XI Paleologos
4 Glory, Both Now
5 Kontakion of the Mother of God (Mode Plagal 4)
6 Hierarchial Trisagion
7 Dynamis - Manuel Chrysaphes the Lampadarios
8 Vasilissa Ergo Gaude - Guillaume Dufay
9 Hymn for Great Compline - Manuel Gases the Lampadarios
10 Apostolo Glorioso - Guillaume Dufay
11 Kyrie (Cunctipotens Genitor)
12 Ecclesiae Militantis - Guillaume Dufay
13 Canon in Honor of Thomas Aquinas: Ode 1 - John Plousiadenos
14 Communion Verse - John Plousiadenos
15 Canon for the Council of Florence: Ode 5 - John Plousiadenos
16 Lament for the Fall of Constantinople - Manuel Chrysaphes
17 Lamentatio Sanctae Matris Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae - Guillaume Dufay
Cappella Romana explores the musical legacy of the ancient civilization of Byzantium- caught between Latin West and Islamic East- with majestic ceremonies for the cathedral of Hagia Sophia, triumphant assertions of superiority by Westerners, and fervent prayers for the healing of religious divisions. Fabled Byzantium ended with the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks on 29 May 1453, inspiring the two poignant laments sung here that give Greek and Latin perspectives on the end of a 1,000-year-old empire.
