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The incredible Josquin des Prés is played more and more every week. Renaissance music has gained a renewed interest in the wake of the baroque wave. As a contemporary of Leonardo da Vinci, the Franco-Flemish composer enjoyed a similar reputation and was described as the “genius of the century”. As a great master of the emerging polyphony, he left behind a large number of vocal works, particularly motets for Marian devotions.
Recorded in various churches across Italy, this album by the Ensemble Cantica Symphonica conducted by Giuseppe Maletto features a selection of motets dedicated to the Virgin, sometimes enhanced by instrumental accompaniment in unison with the voices. The Stabat Mater for 5 Voices which opens the programme is well-constructed. The work features a lot of major thirds, an interval which sounds great to our ears today but which sounded dissonant to those of his contemporaries. It is hardly surprising that they are used to express Mary’s pain from witnessing her son nailed to the cross.
The work alternates with instrumental pieces which originate from popular music. This gives it a varied feel while at the same time informing listeners of the sources of inspiration that were available to the composer. Many sacred pieces are in fact directly derived from popular songs sung by the believers who filled the churches at the time. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Stabat Mater (Josquin des Prés)
Josquin des Près, Composer - Cantica Symphonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - Giuseppe Maletto, Conductor
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Bergerette savoyenne (Josquin des Prés)
Josquin des Près, Composer - Cantica Symphonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - Giuseppe Maletto, Conductor
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Ave Maria, gratia plena, virgo serena (Josquin des Prés)
Josquin des Près, Composer - Cantica Symphonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - Giuseppe Maletto, Conductor
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La Bernardina (Josquin des Prés)
Josquin des Près, Composer - Cantica Symphonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - Giuseppe Maletto, Conductor
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Ecce tu pulchra es (Josquin des Prés)
Josquin des Près, Composer - Marco Scavazza, Artist - Cantica Symphonia, Ensemble - Gianluca Ferrarini, Artist - Laura Fabris, Artist, MainArtist - Giuseppe Maletto, Conductor
(C) 2020 Glossa (P) 2020 Glossa
De tous biens plaine for 4 Voices (Josquin des Prés)
Josquin des Près, Composer - Cantica Symphonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - Giuseppe Maletto, Conductor
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Salve Regina for 5 Voices (Josquin des Prés)
Josquin des Près, Composer - Cantica Symphonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - Giuseppe Maletto, Conductor
(C) 2020 Glossa (P) 2020 Glossa
Entré je suis en grant pensée for 4 Voices (Josquin des Prés)
Josquin des Près, Composer - Cantica Symphonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - Giuseppe Maletto, Conductor
(C) 2020 Glossa (P) 2020 Glossa
Benedicta es, cælorum regina (Josquin des Prés)
Josquin des Près, Composer - Marco Scavazza, Artist - Matteo Bellotto, Artist - Cantica Symphonia, Ensemble - Giuseppe Maletto, Conductor - Massimo Altieri, Artist, MainArtist
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Fortuna desperata (Josquin des Prés)
Josquin des Près, Composer - Cantica Symphonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - Giuseppe Maletto, Conductor
(C) 2020 Glossa (P) 2020 Glossa
Vultum tuum deprecabuntur (Josquin des Prés)
Josquin des Près, Composer - Marco Scavazza, Artist - Cantica Symphonia, Ensemble - Gianluca Ferrarini, Artist - Laura Fabris, Artist, MainArtist - Giuseppe Maletto, Conductor
(C) 2020 Glossa (P) 2020 Glossa
Josquin des Près, Composer - Marco Scavazza, Artist - Cantica Symphonia, Ensemble - Gianluca Ferrarini, Artist - Laura Fabris, Artist, MainArtist - Giuseppe Maletto, Conductor
(C) 2020 Glossa (P) 2020 Glossa
Josquin des Près, Composer - Marco Scavazza, Artist - Cantica Symphonia, Ensemble - Gianluca Ferrarini, Artist - Laura Fabris, Artist, MainArtist - Giuseppe Maletto, Conductor
(C) 2020 Glossa (P) 2020 Glossa
Josquin des Près, Composer - Marco Scavazza, Artist - Cantica Symphonia, Ensemble - Gianluca Ferrarini, Artist - Laura Fabris, Artist, MainArtist - Giuseppe Maletto, Conductor
(C) 2020 Glossa (P) 2020 Glossa
Josquin des Près, Composer - Marco Scavazza, Artist - Cantica Symphonia, Ensemble - Gianluca Ferrarini, Artist - Laura Fabris, Artist, MainArtist - Giuseppe Maletto, Conductor
(C) 2020 Glossa (P) 2020 Glossa
Josquin des Près, Composer - Marco Scavazza, Artist - Cantica Symphonia, Ensemble - Gianluca Ferrarini, Artist - Laura Fabris, Artist, MainArtist - Giuseppe Maletto, Conductor
(C) 2020 Glossa (P) 2020 Glossa
Josquin des Près, Composer - Marco Scavazza, Artist - Cantica Symphonia, Ensemble - Gianluca Ferrarini, Artist - Laura Fabris, Artist, MainArtist - Giuseppe Maletto, Conductor
(C) 2020 Glossa (P) 2020 Glossa
Nymphes, nappés - Circumdederunt me (Josquin des Prés)
Josquin des Près, Composer - Cantica Symphonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - Giuseppe Maletto, Conductor
(C) 2020 Glossa (P) 2020 Glossa
Album review
The incredible Josquin des Prés is played more and more every week. Renaissance music has gained a renewed interest in the wake of the baroque wave. As a contemporary of Leonardo da Vinci, the Franco-Flemish composer enjoyed a similar reputation and was described as the “genius of the century”. As a great master of the emerging polyphony, he left behind a large number of vocal works, particularly motets for Marian devotions.
Recorded in various churches across Italy, this album by the Ensemble Cantica Symphonica conducted by Giuseppe Maletto features a selection of motets dedicated to the Virgin, sometimes enhanced by instrumental accompaniment in unison with the voices. The Stabat Mater for 5 Voices which opens the programme is well-constructed. The work features a lot of major thirds, an interval which sounds great to our ears today but which sounded dissonant to those of his contemporaries. It is hardly surprising that they are used to express Mary’s pain from witnessing her son nailed to the cross.
The work alternates with instrumental pieces which originate from popular music. This gives it a varied feel while at the same time informing listeners of the sources of inspiration that were available to the composer. Many sacred pieces are in fact directly derived from popular songs sung by the believers who filled the churches at the time. © François Hudry/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:40
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Cantica Symphonia
- Composer: Josquin des Prés
- Label: Glossa
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2020 Glossa (P) 2020 Glossa
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