Quintus Horatius Flaccus, commonly known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (Octavian). Between the tenth and twelfth centuries, Horace’s carmina were sung in monasteries, preserving the voice of classical poetry within medieval culture.

In this recording, Stefano Albarello revives fourteen of those odes, reconstructed from ancient neumatic notation, together with a unique melody from Terence’s Eunuchus.

“Vocem cum cithara dedit” reveals a forgotten world where Latin verse, rhythm, and melody merged – the living echo of antiquity resonating through the Middle Ages.

Contents:

Quintus Horatius Flaccus - Carmina
1. Carm. I.5 Quis multa gracilis te puer in rosa
2. Carm. III.13 O fons Bandusiae splendidior vitro
3. Carm. III.9 Donec gratus eram tibi
4. Carm. I.1 Maecenas atavis edite regibus
5. Carm. I.15 Pastor cum traheret per freta navibus
6. Carm. I.24 Quis desiderio sit pudor aut modus
7. Carm. II.2 Nullus argento color est avaris
8. Carm. I.33 Albi ne doleas plus nimio memor
9. Carm. I.23 Vitas inuleo me similis Chloe
10. Carm. I.3 Sic te diva potens Cypri
11. Carm. I.9 Vides ut alta stet nive candidum
12. Carm. I.22 Integer vitae scelerisque purus
13. Carm. III.12 Miserarum est neque amori dare ludum neque dulci
14. Carm. IV.11 Est mihi nonum superantis annum

Publius Terentius Afer - Eunuchus
15. Eun II.3 Occidi neque virgo est usquam