Cinquecento
The name of the vocal ensemble Cinquecento refers to the 16th century in Italian, and true to the name, Cinquecento has focused on the music of that time. The group has pursued a special focus on the court vocal ensembles of the period.
Cinquecento was formed in 2004. It has been based in Vienna, but its five members -- Achim Schulz, Terry Wey, Tim Scott Whiteley, Tore Tom Denys, and Ulfried Staber -- all come from different countries (Austria, Belgium, England, Germany, and Switzerland). This is not a coincidence but reflects an ideal of the European courts of the time, which would seek to employ the best musicians they could, regardless of nationality. Cinquecento quickly gained recognition for its vocal talents and for its unique programming, which examined lesser-known works of the 16th century and focused closely on the music of individual courts. Cinquecento's repertory has been mostly drawn from music between 1450 and 1610 but has lately expanded to include contemporary music after several composers expressed interest in writing for the group. Just three years after its founding, the ensemble was signed to the Hyperion label and has remained on that roster, issuing about one album a year.
Cinquecento has performed all over Europe, as well as in North America and South Korea. The group built its repertory in the 2000s decade as artists-in-residence at the Church of St. Rochus and Sebastian in Vienna, performing a new polyphonic setting of the mass each week. The group's albums have won major awards, including the Diapason d'Or and the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik, and have earned several Gramophone award nominations. Many have contained performances of neglected music from the Hapsburg court and its many close relatives around Europe, for example, Philipp Schöndorff, a Flemish employee of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II. In 2019, Cinquecento issued a recording on Hyperion of Palestrina's Lamentations. The group remained active through the COVID-19 pandemic, issuing albums devoted to the composers Johannes van Cleve, Heinrich Isaac, Jacob Regnart, and, in 2023, Ludwig Daser. By that time, Cinquecento's recording catalog comprised some 15 items.
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Daser: Missa Pater noster & Other Works
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 6 oct. 2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Palestrina: Lamentations for Easter II
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 nov. 2019
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Isaac: Missa Wohlauff gut Gsell von hinnen & Other Works
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 28 mai 2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Regnart: Missa Christ ist erstanden & Other Works
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 oct. 2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Willaert: Missa Mente tota & Motets
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 juin 2010
4 étoiles Classica5 de Diapason24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Johannes de Cleve: Missa Rex Babylonis & Other Works
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 26 juin 2020
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Lassus: Missa super Dixit Joseph & Motets
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 28 juin 2015
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Amorosi pensieri: Songs for the Habsburg Court of the 1500s
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 juin 2014
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Philipp Schoendorff: The Complete Works
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 11 mai 2011
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Jean Guyot: Te Deum laudamus & Other Sacred Music
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 28 avr. 2017
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Richafort: Requiem & Other Sacred Music
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 27 juil. 2012
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Vaet: Missa Ego flos campi & Other Sacred Music
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 mars 2009
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Philippe de Monte: Missa Ultimi miei sospiri & Other Sacred Music
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 mai 2008
4 étoiles du Monde de la Musique24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Isaac: Missa Wohlauff gut Gsell von hinnen & Other Works
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 28 mai 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Daser: Missa Pater noster: IV. Sanctus: a. Sanctus
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 22 sept. 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Daser: Missa Pater noster & Other Works
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 6 oct. 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Padovano: Missa Domine a lingua dolosa: Vb. Agnus Dei II
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 29 mars 2024
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Richafort: Requiem & Other Sacred Music
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 27 juil. 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Regnart: Missa Christ ist erstanden & Other Works
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 oct. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Lassus: Missa super Dixit Joseph & Motets
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 28 juin 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Vaet: Missa Ego flos campi & Other Sacred Music
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 mars 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo