The Origin of Fire - Music and Visions of Hildegard von Bingen

Editors’ Notes This vocal quartet planned to call it quits with their second album of music devoted primarily to the medieval chants of 12th-century nun Hildegard von Bingen. Eventually, the group carried on—and even found a place for itself in the realm of contemporary music, by recording Pulitzer Prize winner David Lang’s Love Fail. But this set of beguiling music has remained a tentpole of Anonymous 4’s discography, thanks to the beautiful singing on highlights like “O ignis spiritus paracliti” and “O felix anima.”