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The two settings of the Catholic requiem mass recorded here are the earliest polyphonic versions to survive; an earlier version by Dufay was lost. Both masses are appropriately somber. There is some question about the authenticity and completeness of Ockeghem's Requiem, described in the annotations for this Dutch release, but most of the music is unmistakably Ockeghem's, with fearsomely independent lines with spiky rhythmic diminutions appearing out of nowhere, considerable contrapuntal complexity in spots, and a certain stark quality. It uses the paraphrase technique, borrowing melodies from requiem chants and expanding on them in a polyphonic texture. The Requiem by Pierre de la Rue, a generation younger, is a good deal more regular, with points of imitation and an orderly addition and subtraction of voices generally. Parts of it are written in a very low register, and both this and the sinewy counterpoint of Ockeghem's mass are nicely brought out by the performance of the Dutch group Cappella Pratensis, with its eight male voices, all adults. There's no question that the English cathedral style can have wonderful results in a cappella Renaissance choral music, even in that of the Fleming Josquin, but somehow the more muscular approach works very well indeed for these particular works. Another attraction is the fine Super Audio sound from the Dutch label Challenge, achieved in the perfectly suitable Church of Vieusart in Belgium. Strongly recommended.
© TiVo
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Cappella Pratensis, MainArtist - Johannes Ockeghem, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Stratton Bull, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Cappella Pratensis, MainArtist - Johannes Ockeghem, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Stratton Bull, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Pierre de La Rue, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Cappella Pratensis, MainArtist - Stratton Bull, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Pierre de La Rue, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Cappella Pratensis, MainArtist - Stratton Bull, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2012 Cappella Pratensis 2012 Cappella Pratensis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Pierre de La Rue, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Cappella Pratensis, MainArtist - Stratton Bull, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2012 Cappella Pratensis 2012 Cappella Pratensis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Pierre de La Rue, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Cappella Pratensis, MainArtist - Stratton Bull, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2012 Cappella Pratensis 2012 Cappella Pratensis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Pierre de La Rue, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Cappella Pratensis, MainArtist - Stratton Bull, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2012 Cappella Pratensis 2012 Cappella Pratensis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Pierre de La Rue, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Cappella Pratensis, MainArtist - Stratton Bull, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2012 Cappella Pratensis 2012 Cappella Pratensis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Pierre de La Rue, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Cappella Pratensis, MainArtist - Stratton Bull, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
2012 Cappella Pratensis 2012 Cappella Pratensis
Album review
The two settings of the Catholic requiem mass recorded here are the earliest polyphonic versions to survive; an earlier version by Dufay was lost. Both masses are appropriately somber. There is some question about the authenticity and completeness of Ockeghem's Requiem, described in the annotations for this Dutch release, but most of the music is unmistakably Ockeghem's, with fearsomely independent lines with spiky rhythmic diminutions appearing out of nowhere, considerable contrapuntal complexity in spots, and a certain stark quality. It uses the paraphrase technique, borrowing melodies from requiem chants and expanding on them in a polyphonic texture. The Requiem by Pierre de la Rue, a generation younger, is a good deal more regular, with points of imitation and an orderly addition and subtraction of voices generally. Parts of it are written in a very low register, and both this and the sinewy counterpoint of Ockeghem's mass are nicely brought out by the performance of the Dutch group Cappella Pratensis, with its eight male voices, all adults. There's no question that the English cathedral style can have wonderful results in a cappella Renaissance choral music, even in that of the Fleming Josquin, but somehow the more muscular approach works very well indeed for these particular works. Another attraction is the fine Super Audio sound from the Dutch label Challenge, achieved in the perfectly suitable Church of Vieusart in Belgium. Strongly recommended.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:06
- Main artists: Cappella Pratensis
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Cappella Pratensis
- Genre: Classical
2012 Cappella Pratensis 2012 Cappella Pratensis
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