Transeamus
album by Hilliard Ensemble
Transeamus ("We travel on") is an album by the Hilliard Ensemble recorded in November 2012 and released on the ECM New Series in October 2014—the quartet's final album.
Composition
On this album, the Hilliard Ensemble sings a collection of polyphony from the 15th century, most of them are from anonymous authors, but some of them was written by John Plummer, Walter Lambe, William Cornysh and Sheryngham. Transeamus also includes several ancient carols on a Christmas theme. About the album, David James tells that "This is music that we were born and bred to sing. We started singing many of these pieces as boys in choirs, so singing this music is for us like going home."
Reception
All Music's James Manheim writes, "Even though the music is all but unknown, the group has performed these pieces as a live program with powerful effect in the past." and "This is a fine closing chapter to a remarkable career."
The Guardian gave the album four stars, with Nicholas Kenyon saying of the ensemble, "They have admirably decided to quit while they’re ahead, and take their leave with this subtle, underplayed collection of carols and motets from the English repertory....
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