Lassus: The Alchemist, Vol. 2

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Label
Linn Records
Release Date
June 6, 2025
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Orlando di Lasso, Josquin des Prez, Giaches de Wert
    • PERFORMER
      Magnificat, Philip Cave
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 06, 2025
    • UPC
      691062076029
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CKD760
    • LABEL
      Linn Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Praeter rerum seriem

      Composer: Josquin des Prez

      Ensemble: Magnificat

      Conductor: Philip Cave

    2. Magnificat secundi toni Praeter rerum seriem

      Composer: Orlande de Lassus

      Ensemble: Magnificat

      Conductor: Philip Cave

    3. Omnis enim homo

      Composer: Orlande de Lassus

      Ensemble: Magnificat

      Conductor: Philip Cave

    4. Magnificat primi toni Omnis enim homo

      Composer: Orlande de Lassus

      Ensemble: Magnificat

      Conductor: Philip Cave

    5. Memor esto

      Composer: Orlande de Lassus

      Ensemble: Magnificat

      Conductor: Philip Cave

    6. Magnificat secundi toni Memor esto verbi tui

      Composer: Orlande de Lassus

      Ensemble: Magnificat

      Conductor: Philip Cave

    7. Recordare Jesu pie

      Composer: Orlande de Lassus

      Ensemble: Magnificat

      Conductor: Philip Cave

    8. Magnificat septimi toni Recordare Jesu pie

      Composer: Orlande de Lassus

      Ensemble: Magnificat

      Conductor: Philip Cave

    9. Benedicta es, caelorum regina

      Composer: Josquin des Prez

      Ensemble: Magnificat

      Conductor: Philip Cave

    10. Magnificat octavi toni Benedicta es, caelorum regina

      Composer: Orlande de Lassus

      Ensemble: Magnificat

      Conductor: Philip Cave

    11. Omnis homo primum

      Composer: Giaches de Wert

      Ensemble: Magnificat

      Conductor: Philip Cave

    12. Magnificat quinti toni Omnis homo primum

      Composer: Orlande de Lassus

      Ensemble: Magnificat

      Conductor: Philip Cave

    13. Deus in adjutorium meum intende

      Composer: Orlande de Lassus

      Ensemble: Magnificat

      Conductor: Philip Cave

    14. Magnificat septimi toni Deus in adjutorium

      Composer: Orlande de Lassus

      Ensemble: Magnificat

      Conductor: Philip Cave

    15. Aurora lucis rutilat

      Composer: Orlande de Lassus

      Ensemble: Magnificat

      Conductor: Philip Cave

    16. Magnificat octavi toni Aurora lucis rutilat

      Composer: Orlande de Lassus

      Ensemble: Magnificat

      Conductor: Philip Cave


On this, the second volume of Magnificat's three-part project 'Lassus: The Alchemist', the ensemble explores the composer's Magnificat's based on motets. It is remarkable that, of Lassus's thirty-five Magnificat's based on polyphonic models, only eight draw musical inspiration from motets. But if these Magnificat's are relatively few in number, their musical quality and impact are outsized. Whether in Praeter rerum seriem, where he expands Josquin's motet into a formidable 250-bar Magnificat, or Aurora lucis rutilat, where he transforms his own Eastertide motet into a jubilant musical celebration, these works exemplify some of Lassus's finest compositional achievements. Inspired by the lavish musical resources of the ducal chapel in Munich, where Lassus worked from 1557 until his death in 1594, this album brings together voices and instruments in diverse combinations, enhancing the richness and variety of the scoring.