{"product_id":"amici-cantores-of-milan-puer-natus-est","title":"Amici Cantores Of Milan: Puer Natus Est","description":"Amici Cantores of Milan: Puer Natus Est MUSIC AUDIO CD renaissance choral SEALED \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eType: \u003c\/label\u003e Music \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePlatform: \u003c\/label\u003e Audio CD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/label\u003e Pauline Records (Daughters of St. Paul) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eReleased: \u003c\/label\u003e 1997 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eMedia: \u003c\/label\u003e CD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cshortdescription\u003e\u003c\/shortdescription\u003eAmici Cantores of Milan: Puer Natus Est\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlbum Features\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTitle:\u003cbr\u003eAmici Cantores of Milan: Puer Natus Est\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecord Label:\u003cbr\u003ePauline Records (Daughters of St. Paul)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRelease Year:\u003cbr\u003e1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCat No:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCountry:\u003cbr\u003eUS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGenre:\u003cbr\u003eClassical\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStyle:\u003cbr\u003eSacred polyphony \/ Renaissance choral\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmici Cantores of Milan is a specialist vocal ensemble dedicated to the faithful performance of early sacred music, bringing together a cappella precision, careful attention to textual delivery, and a sensitivity to modal sonority. Rooted in historically informed practice, the choir emphasizes clarity of line and a balanced blend that allows intricate contrapuntal textures to speak with freshness. Their repertory ranges across Renaissance and early Baroque masters while also rescuing lesser‑heard works from the European liturgical tradition, favoring interpretations that suit both concert and church contexts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis release, Puer Natus Est, gathers seasonal and devotional polyphony by figures such as William Byrd, Tomás Luis de Victoria, Palestrina and Orlando di Lasso, among others, and frames these pieces within the spiritual arc of Advent and Christmas observance. The program juxtaposes contemplative motets with more jubilant settings, highlighting the ensemble’s skill at shaping phrases, balancing voices and making the Latin text intelligible without sacrificing musical line. Issued by Pauline Records, the recording presents an intimate acoustic that foregrounds blended sonority and a restrained, reverent interpretive stance appropriate to the repertoire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArtistically the disc contributes to ongoing efforts to revive and reexamine sacred polyphony for contemporary listeners, offering performances that are at once scholarly informed and emotionally direct. Fans of choral craft will appreciate the ensemble’s transparency of texture, its careful tuning and ensemble unity, and the way modal colors and contrapuntal interplay are allowed to breathe. Whether used as contemplative background for liturgy or savored in focused listening, Puer Natus Est stands as a thoughtful, finely wrought addition to recordings of early sacred music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTotal Playing Time: 49:30\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Pauline Records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 1997 Daughters of St. Paul, SIAE, Rome.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.\u003cbr\u003eVerbum Caro Factum Est (Hans Leo Hassler)\u003cbr\u003e2:52\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2.\u003cbr\u003eQuem Vidistis, Pastores? (T. L. de Victoria)\u003cbr\u003e6:15\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3.\u003cbr\u003eChriste, Redemptor Omnium (T. L. de Victoria)\u003cbr\u003e7:45\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4.\u003cbr\u003ePuer Natus Est (William Byrd)\u003cbr\u003e6:33\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5.\u003cbr\u003eHodie Christus Natus Est (Palestrina)\u003cbr\u003e2:40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6.\u003cbr\u003eDomine, Dominus Noster (Orlando di Lasso)\u003cbr\u003e2:50\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7.\u003cbr\u003eLapidabant Stephanum (Orfeo Vecchi)\u003cbr\u003e4:23\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8.\u003cbr\u003eVox in Rama (Giacches de Wert)\u003cbr\u003e3:58\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9.\u003cbr\u003eFelix Namque (William Byrd)\u003cbr\u003e1:28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10.\u003cbr\u003eOmnes de Saba (Jacobus Gallus)\u003cbr\u003e1:55\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11.\u003cbr\u003eMagi Viderunt Stellam (T. 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