Since the ninth century, the routes to Santiago de Compostela leading to the sanctuary of St. James have attracted countless pilgrims and exercised a potent mystique. What has achieved less attention is the music originally sung during the services in honor of the saint. Marcel Pérès’s in-depth study of the Codex Calixtinus, preserved at the Cathedral of Santiago, has led to a reconstruction of the musical gems contained in the rare twelfth-century manuscript. This recording attests to the multiple stylistic influences encountered on the pilgrimage.
This week we offer Ensemble Organum, led by Marcel Pérès in Compostela: Ad vesperas Sancti Iacobi; Harmonia Mundi HMO 890531.
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