Machaut’s masterpiece, Messe de Nostre Dame, is presented here in this new recording by Bjorn Schmelzer and Graindelavoix. Guillaume de Machaut is the first-known composer...

Machaut’s masterpiece, Messe de Nostre Dame, is presented here in this new recording by Bjorn Schmelzer and Graindelavoix. Guillaume de Machaut is the first-known composer to pen an integral mass cycle. His music was a staple at Reims Cathedral in the fourteenth century. This work is performed by an all-male ensemble.