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You spend a lot of time with choirs—singing in them, conducting them, listening to them—and you gain a profound respect for what it takes to
You wouldn’t expect a disc of Funeral Motets & Deplorations to be as uplifting, looking at this release from Cappella Amsterdam with Josquin Des Prez’s
The disc’s title refers to the fate of the outspoken and for a time widely popular 15th-century friar Girolamo Savonarola, executed in Florence in 1498
Stephen Rice and his Brabant Ensemble have chosen well in bringing attention to the motets of Nicolas Gombert–music that’s unfairly been neglected on disc but
Listeners interested in Renaissance choral music in general and the works of Nicolas Gombert in particular will already be familiar with the two excellent recordings
This program purports to bring together music that “spans the life and reign” of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, written by composers who either were
For more extended comments on Nicolas Gombert’s set of Magnificats, please refer to my review of the Tallis Scholars’ recording of Nos. 1-4 (type Q4371
First, it’s wonderful to have the Tallis Scholars back, doing what they do best–and if you had any concerns that this remarkable Renaissance ensemble had
