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Renaissance Am Rhein / Singer Pur
Oehms Classics

Renaissance Am Rhein / Singer Pur

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Composer
DE CLEVE PEVERNAGE HAGIUS P
Artist
Singer Pur
Format
CD
Label
Oehms Classics
Released
Nov 16, 2010
Catalog #
OC820
UPC
4260034868205

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RENAISSANCE AM RHEIN • Singer Pur Ens • OEHMS OC 820 (66:39 Text and Translation)


Music of JEAN DE LATRE, ZANGIUS, PEVERNAGE, HAGIUS, PEUDARGENT, JOHANNES DE CLEVE, LASSUS, MANGON, CASTRO, ANON


The occasion for this recorded program was an exhibit in Bonn (just concluded) devoted to the art and culture of the Renaissance as it flourished in the lower Rhineland, from Liège and Aachen to Cologne, Düsseldorf, and Cleves. The program mixes seven Latin-texted works, some with unfamiliar texts, with eight secular songs in German or French. The works are mostly obscure, but certainly one of the most obscure is O Dee cunctipotens by Martin Peudargent (active at the court of Cleves), which the notes describe as “one of the few works [of his] that has not been released on CD.” Since I couldn’t find his name in any record catalog before this, this seemed strange, but it turns out that a full SACD of his music appeared on an obscure German label a couple of years ago. Petit Jean de Latre, who served in Liège, had a whole LP devoted to his sixth book of chansons ( Fanfare 7:4), but none of his three selections here duplicate that program. These composers are poorly represented on discs, nothing here being duplicated. Such names as Konrad Hagius and Johannes de Cleve are totally obscure. Even the single Lassus motet seems to be a first recording.


Singer Pur, graduates of the Regensburg choir school (with a soprano added), have been recording regularly. This is one of their more imaginative programs, interesting for its variety, the rarity of the selections, and the special occasion that resulted in its production. Pevernage’s Salve Regina is interesting for its alternation between the solemn chant setting and polyphony, considerably more than simply intoning the first phrase in chant. Lassus’s meditation on death, O mors quam amara , is exquisite. The program ends on a lighter note with two German songs, hard to appreciate fully in the German dialect without English (only the Latin texts are translated into German). The Bonn museum exhibit focused on art and culture as well as music, emphasizing the distinct character of the Renaissance in northern climes, inconsistent with the familiar Italian models. This program will not duplicate anything in your collection.


FANFARE: J. F. Weber

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 Qualis est dilecta mea 05:30
    Track
    1
    Title
    Qualis est dilecta mea
    Duration
    05:30
    Composer
    Petit Jean De Latre
    Ensemble
    Singer Pur
  2. 2 Tota pulchra es 02:46
    Track
    2
    Title
    Tota pulchra es
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Nikolaus Zangius
    Ensemble
    Singer Pur
  3. 3 Laudes Vespertinae: Salve Regina 08:56
    Track
    3
    Title
    Laudes Vespertinae: Salve Regina
    Duration
    08:56
    Composer
    Andreas Pevernage
    Ensemble
    Singer Pur
  4. 4 Oh Herr dein ohr mit gnaden 03:14
    Track
    4
    Title
    Oh Herr dein ohr mit gnaden
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Konrad Hagius
    Ensemble
    Singer Pur
  5. 5 Liber primus cantionum: O Dee cunctiparens 08:26
    Track
    5
    Title
    Liber primus cantionum: O Dee cunctiparens
    Duration
    08:26
    Composer
    Martin Peudargent
    Ensemble
    Singer Pur
  6. 6 Mirabilia testimonia tua, Domine 03:58
    Track
    6
    Title
    Mirabilia testimonia tua, Domine
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Johannes de Cleve
    Ensemble
    Singer Pur
  7. 7 Es wel uns Gott genedig sein 02:55
    Track
    7
    Title
    Es wel uns Gott genedig sein
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Johannes de Cleve
    Ensemble
    Singer Pur
  8. 8 Aachen Choirbook II: O Mors, quam amara 05:00
    Track
    8
    Title
    Aachen Choirbook II: O Mors, quam amara
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Singer Pur
  9. 9 In craticula te Deum non negavi 03:33
    Track
    9
    Title
    In craticula te Deum non negavi
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Johannes Mangon
    Ensemble
    Singer Pur
  10. 10 Comme la rose 02:01
    Track
    10
    Title
    Comme la rose
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Petit Jean De Latre
    Ensemble
    Singer Pur
  11. 11 Sacrae cantiones: Hactenus a longo praestolor 04:30
    Track
    11
    Title
    Sacrae cantiones: Hactenus a longo praestolor
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Jean de Castro
    Ensemble
    Singer Pur
  12. 12 Vien doux Hymenee 04:20
    Track
    12
    Title
    Vien doux Hymenee
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Jean de Castro
    Ensemble
    Singer Pur
  13. 13 Etliche schöne teutsche geistliche und weltliche Lieder: Ein Einfalt zu dem Pfarrherr sprach 02:34
    Track
    13
    Title
    Etliche schöne teutsche geistliche und weltliche Lieder: Ein Einfalt zu dem Pfarrherr sprach
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Nikolaus Zangius
    Ensemble
    Singer Pur
  14. 14 Liederbuch des Arnt von Aich: Ein pauer gab seim son ein weib 02:58
    Track
    14
    Title
    Liederbuch des Arnt von Aich: Ein pauer gab seim son ein weib
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Singer Pur
  15. 15 Si seulle estois 04:11
    Track
    15
    Title
    Si seulle estois
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Petit Jean De Latre
    Ensemble
    Singer Pur