Album Description
All of the music from the Choral Pilgrimage 2012
Josquin, Brumel and Lassus were truly European composers, leaving their origins to work in the top establishments of Aix-en-Provence, Ferrara, Rome and Munich. Their music has a unique sonority which will astound you all - from the depth of expression and fascinating texts of Josquin (prepare yourselves for the surreal nature of Praeter rerum seriem) to the overtly decorative mass movements of Brumel’s Missa Et ecce terraemotus where the 12 parts interweave in extensive imitation and thrilling tracery, culminating in the extraordinary harmonic stillness of Lassus’s Timor et tremor and his gorgeously evocative 10-part setting of Aurora lucis rutilat.
Artists
The SixteenHarry Christophers
Track Listing
1. Orlande de Lassus (c.1532-1594)
Aurora lucis rutilat
2. Josquin Desprez (c.1452-1521)
Praeter rerum seriem
3. Lassus
Timor et tremor
4. Josquin
Huc me sydereo
5. Antoine Brumel (c.1460-1512-13)
Gloria from Missa Et ecce terraemotus
6. Lassus
Magnificat secondi toni super Praeter rerum seriem
7. Brumel
Sanctus from Missa Et ecce terraemotus
8. Josquin
O virgo prudentissima
9. Lassus
Magnificat octavi toni super Aurora lucis rutilat
TOTAL PLAYING TIME: 61.07
