A Lammas Ladymass - Anonymous 4 / 13th and 14th Century English Chant and Polyphony / Harmonia Mundi Audio CD / HMU 907222 UPC 093046722227 Anonymous 4 was an American female a cappella quartet, founded in 1986 and based in New York City. Their main performance genre was medieval music, although later they also premiered works by recent composers such as John Tavener and Steve Reich. The name of the group is a pun on the name used to refer to an anonymous English music theorist of the late 13th century, Anonymous IV, who is the principal source on the two famous composers of the Notre Dame school, Léonin and Pérotin. Anonymous 4 performed in cities throughout North America, and were regulars at major international festivals. The 2003–2004 season was their last as a full-time recording and touring ensemble, but they continued to tour and make recordings while pursuing individual projects. The group collaborated with the Chilingirian Quartet on their 2003 album Darkness Into Light and The Mountain Goats on their 2012 album Transcendental Youth as well as with Christopher Tin in 2009 on his album Calling All Dawns, and in 2014 on The Drop That Contained the Sea. The CD 1865, which features songs from the Civil War with Bruce Molsky on guitar, fiddle, banjo, and vocals was their final recording. The ensemble disbanded at the end of the 2015–2016 season. Label: Harmonia Mundi – HMU 907222 Format: CD, Album Country: Europe Released: 1998 Genre: Classical Style: Renaissance, Vocal Tracklist: 1 Antiphon - Que Est Ista 0:54 2 Hymn - O Quam Glorifica 3:27 3 Conductus - Ave Tuos Benedic 2:51 4 Motet - In Odore 1:35 5 Conductus - Salve Mater Salvatoris 3:47 6 Introit - Salve Sancta Parens 3:45 7 Kyrie 2:22 8 Gloria 2:29 9 Gradual - Benedicta Et Venerabilis 4:14 10 Conductus - Ave Gloriosa Mater 2:04 11 Alleluia - Virga Ferax Aaron 3:33 12 Sequence - O Maria Stella Maris 6:24 13 Sequence - O Ceteris Preamabilis 2:51 14 Sequence - O Quam Glorifica 1:30 15 Offertory - Recordare Virgo Mater 4:34 16 Sanctus 2:47 17 Agnus Dei 2:26 18 Communion - Alma Dei Genitrix 0:51 19 Conductus - Salve Mater Salvatoris 3:45 20 Conductus - Paradisi Porta 1:11 21 Dismissal - Ite Missa Est 0:32 22 Sequence - Pangat Melos Grex Devotus 4:51 Design [Booklet] – Leann Davis Alspaugh Edited By – Paul F. Witt Engineer [Recording] – Brad Michel Ensemble – Anonymous 4 Performer – Johanna Maria Rose, Marsha Genensky, Ruth Cunningham Performer, Liner Notes – Susan Hellauer Producer – Robina G. Young
