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Collegium Vocale Gent
Groupb. 1970 · Ghent, Belgium, Belgium
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Bio
Collegium Vocale Gent is a Belgian vocal ensemble founded in 1970 by conductor Philippe Herreweghe. Based in Ghent, the group specializes in historically informed performances of Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical repertoire, often collaborating with period-instrument orchestras. The ensemble is renowned for its clear, transparent sound and meticulous attention to textual and musical detail. It has recorded extensively for labels such as Harmonia Mundi and Virgin Classics, contributing landmark interpretations of works by Bach, Monteverdi, and other major composers of the 16th–18th centuries.
Popular tracks
- 13:47
Hail! bright Cecilia, Z. 328: II. Hail! Bright Cecilia!
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- 28:10
Rejoice in the Lord alway, Z. 49
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- 32:27
Hail! bright Cecilia, Z. 328: VIII. Wondrous Machine!
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- 44:10
Hail! bright Cecilia, Z. 328: III. Hark! hark! Each Tree
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- 53:09
Remember not, Lord, our offences, Z. 50
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- 69:43
Hail! bright Cecilia, Z. 328: I. Symphony (Maestoso) - Canzona (Allegro - Adagio - Allegro - Grave)
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- 74:37
Welcome to all the Pleasures, Z. 339: III. Here the Deities approve
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- 85:14
Hail! bright Cecilia, Z. 328: VI. Thou tun'st this World
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- 95:05
Bach, JS: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Pt. 2: No. 10, Sinfonia
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- 102:21
Hail! bright Cecilia, Z. 328: V. Soul of the World!
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- 113:15
Hail! bright Cecilia, Z. 328: VII. With that sublime Celestial Lay
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- 124:20
Hail! bright Cecilia, Z. 328: IV. 'Tis Nature's Voice
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Albums
Purcell: Funeral Sentences & Hail! Bright Cecilia
Album · 1993
Soli Deo Gloria
Album · 2021
Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra, BB 123, Sz.116 / Dvorák: Symphony No.8 in G Major, Op.88, B.163 / Debussy: Nocturnes, L. 91 / Haydn: Symphony No.44 in E Minor, Hob.I:44 -"Mourning"
Album · 2018
Purcell: Funeral Sentences
Album · 2002
Monteverdi: Vespro della beata Vergine
Album · 2007
Gilles: Messe des Morts / Corrette: Carillon des Morts
Album · 1981
Gubaidulina: The Canticle of the Sun, Preludes for Violoncello Solo & In Croce
Album · 2009
Early Music Log: J.S Bach
Album · 2023