Gudmundsson - The Gospel of Mary
£14.20
In stock - available for despatch within 1 working day
Despatch Information
This despatch estimate is based on information from both our own stock and the UK supplier's stock.
If ordering multiple items, we will aim to send everything together so the longest despatch estimate will apply to the complete order.
If you would rather receive certain items more quickly, please place them on a separate order.
If any unexpected delays occur, we will keep you informed of progress via email and not allow other items on the order to be held up.
If you would prefer to receive everything together regardless of any delay, please let us know via email.
Pre-orders will be despatched as close as possible to the release date.
Label: Dacapo
Cat No: 8224736
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 5th May 2023
Contents
Artists
Berit Norbakken (soprano)Schola Cantorum
Arhus Sinfonietta
Conductor
Hordur AkelssonWorks
The Gospel of MaryArtists
Berit Norbakken (soprano)Schola Cantorum
Arhus Sinfonietta
Conductor
Hordur AkelssonAbout
Hugi Guðmundsson (b. 1977) is an Icelandic composer based in Copenhagen. This album is his debut for Dacapo Records, presenting the oratorio The Gospel of Mary.
The oratorio is primarily based on the non-canonical text from a fifth-century papyrus codex popularly known as the Gospel of Mary about Mary Magdalene, which turned up in 1896.
The text presents a radical interpretation of Jesus’s teachings and positions Mary Magdalene as an Apostle with a close relationship to Jesus.
Guðmundsson and his librettists Niels Brunse and Nila Parly leaned into the feminist interpretation of the text, which establishes Mary’s importance and authority among the disciples, and tells a story about how women were part of the birth of Christianity, but have been toned down.
Guðmundsson’s setting of the Gospel of Mary follows the Baroque tradition of interspersing dramatisations of the Gospel text with movements that comment upon it. The words of Mary are given to the solo soprano, while the male characters are given to the chorus.
The oratorio also includes three chorales with original texts and five instrumental meditations.
Error on this page? Let us know here
Need more information on this product? Click here