Tenebrae
Album by Carlo Gesualdo & The Hilliard Ensemble
Tenebrae is a collection of Tenebrae responsories by Italian composer Carlo Gesualdo, composed in 1611. The music exemplifies late-Renaissance sacred polyphony transformed by Gesualdo's striking chromaticism, abrupt harmonic shifts and intimate expressive textures, representing a late-career exploration that pushed the boundaries of contrapuntal language and foreshadowed later developments in expressive chromatic harmony.
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Disc 1
- 1.Feria V “In Coena Domini”: In I Nocturno, Responsorium 14:22
- 2.Feria V “In Coena Domini”: In I Nocturno, Responsorium 24:23
- 3.Feria V “In Coena Domini”: In I Nocturno, Responsorium 36:56
- 4.Feria V “In Coena Domini”: In II Nocturno, Responsorium 43:31
- 5.Feria V “In Coena Domini”: In II Nocturno, Responsorium 52:34
- 6.Feria V “In Coena Domini”: In II Nocturno, Responsorium 64:36
- 7.Feria V “In Coena Domini”: In III Nocturno, Responsorium 74:45
- 8.Feria V “In Coena Domini”: In III Nocturno, Responsorium 82:51
- 9.Feria V “In Coena Domini”: In III Nocturno, Responsorium 94:55
- 10.Feria VI “In Parasceve”: In I Nocturno, Responsorium 13:30
- 11.Feria VI “In Parasceve”: In I Nocturno, Responsorium 22:58
- 12.Feria VI “In Parasceve”: In I Nocturno, Responsorium 34:51
- 13.Feria VI “In Parasceve”: In II Nocturno, Responsorium 43:09
- 14.Feria VI “In Parasceve”: In II Nocturno, Responsorium 54:39
- 15.Feria VI “In Parasceve”: In II Nocturno, Responsorium 66:36
- 16.Feria VI “In Parasceve”: In III Nocturno, Responsorium 72:14
- 17.Feria VI “In Parasceve”: In III Nocturno, Responsorium 83:32
- 18.Feria VI “In Parasceve”: In III Nocturno, Responsorium 96:12
Disc 2
- 2.Sabbato Sancto: In I Nocturno: Responsorium 13:17
- 3.Sabbato Sancto: In I Nocturno: Responsorium 23:08
- 4.Sabbato Sancto: In I Nocturno: Responsorium 34:23
- 5.Sabbato Sancto: In II Nocturno: Responsorium 43:04
- 6.Sabbato Sancto: In II Nocturno: Responsorium 53:41
- 7.Sabbato Sancto: In II Nocturno: Responsorium 65:09
- 8.Sabbato Sancto: In III Nocturno: Responsorium 71:57
- 9.Sabbato Sancto: In III Nocturno: Responsorium 83:42
- 10.Sabbato Sancto: In III Nocturno: Responsorium 94:37
- 11.Benedictus4:56
- 12.Miserere9:05







