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Lassus: The Alchemist, Vol. 2

$29.99

Details

Composer
Orlando di Lasso, Josquin des Prez, Giaches de Wert
Artist
Magnificat, Philip Cave
Format
CD
Label
Linn Records
Released
Jun 06, 2025
Catalog #
CKD760
UPC
691062076029

About

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.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Praeter rerum seriem 07:05
    Track
    1
    Title
    Praeter rerum seriem
    Duration
    07:05
    Composer
    Josquin des Prez
    Ensemble
    Magnificat
    Conductor
    Philip Cave
  3. 2 Magnificat secundi toni Praeter rerum seriem 11:58
    Track
    2
    Title
    Magnificat secundi toni Praeter rerum seriem
    Duration
    11:58
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Magnificat
    Conductor
    Philip Cave
  4. 3 Omnis enim homo 02:11
    Track
    3
    Title
    Omnis enim homo
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Magnificat
    Conductor
    Philip Cave
  5. 4 Magnificat primi toni Omnis enim homo 08:05
    Track
    4
    Title
    Magnificat primi toni Omnis enim homo
    Duration
    08:05
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Magnificat
    Conductor
    Philip Cave
  6. 5 Memor esto 02:36
    Track
    5
    Title
    Memor esto
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Magnificat
    Conductor
    Philip Cave
  7. 6 Magnificat secundi toni Memor esto verbi tui 08:34
    Track
    6
    Title
    Magnificat secundi toni Memor esto verbi tui
    Duration
    08:34
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Magnificat
    Conductor
    Philip Cave
  8. 7 Recordare Jesu pie 03:43
    Track
    7
    Title
    Recordare Jesu pie
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Magnificat
    Conductor
    Philip Cave
  9. 8 Magnificat septimi toni Recordare Jesu pie 09:46
    Track
    8
    Title
    Magnificat septimi toni Recordare Jesu pie
    Duration
    09:46
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Magnificat
    Conductor
    Philip Cave
  10. Disc 2
  11. 1 Benedicta es, caelorum regina 07:04
    Track
    1
    Title
    Benedicta es, caelorum regina
    Duration
    07:04
    Composer
    Josquin des Prez
    Ensemble
    Magnificat
    Conductor
    Philip Cave
  12. 2 Magnificat octavi toni Benedicta es, caelorum regina 09:41
    Track
    2
    Title
    Magnificat octavi toni Benedicta es, caelorum regina
    Duration
    09:41
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Magnificat
    Conductor
    Philip Cave
  13. 3 Omnis homo primum 02:26
    Track
    3
    Title
    Omnis homo primum
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Giaches de Wert
    Ensemble
    Magnificat
    Conductor
    Philip Cave
  14. 4 Magnificat quinti toni Omnis homo primum 08:14
    Track
    4
    Title
    Magnificat quinti toni Omnis homo primum
    Duration
    08:14
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Magnificat
    Conductor
    Philip Cave
  15. 5 Deus in adjutorium meum intende 02:27
    Track
    5
    Title
    Deus in adjutorium meum intende
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Magnificat
    Conductor
    Philip Cave
  16. 6 Magnificat septimi toni Deus in adjutorium 06:41
    Track
    6
    Title
    Magnificat septimi toni Deus in adjutorium
    Duration
    06:41
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Magnificat
    Conductor
    Philip Cave
  17. 7 Aurora lucis rutilat 03:57
    Track
    7
    Title
    Aurora lucis rutilat
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Magnificat
    Conductor
    Philip Cave
  18. 8 Magnificat octavi toni Aurora lucis rutilat 07:25
    Track
    8
    Title
    Magnificat octavi toni Aurora lucis rutilat
    Duration
    07:25
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Magnificat
    Conductor
    Philip Cave