RCA
Renaissance - The Music Of Josquin Desprez / King's Singers
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Details
- Artist
- Renaissance, Var, Renaissance, Var
- Format
- CD
- Label
- RCA
- Released
- Jul 20, 2012
- Catalog #
- RCA 61814
- UPC
- 090266181421
About
This program of five motets and sixteen chansons is presented as a collection of the composer's six-part works. In fact, besides its acknowledged omission of Praeter rerum seriem, it ignores ten more six-part motets in the Smijers edition, of which The New Grove works-list downgrades four to the doubtful category (the others have more or less claim to authenticity, a big debate among Josquin scholars). On the other hand, only nine of the chansons are six-voice pieces, and one of those is doubtful.
The King's Singers, who have recently moved to their new label, offer music more rarefied than their usual popular collections, demonstrating an affinity with other Oxbridge graduates who currently dominate the English early-music scene. The six male voices are nicely balanced, as usual, and their idiomatic interpretations are quite satisfactory. The five-voiced lament for Ockeghem and the four-voiced Mille regretz are among the more familiar items, while O virgo prudentissima seems to be a first recording. The sound is clear, the notes by David Fallows are useful, and texts come with translation. This is a good addition to the Josquin shelf, hardly too crowded anyway.
-- J. F. Weber, FANFARE [5/1994]
The King's Singers, who have recently moved to their new label, offer music more rarefied than their usual popular collections, demonstrating an affinity with other Oxbridge graduates who currently dominate the English early-music scene. The six male voices are nicely balanced, as usual, and their idiomatic interpretations are quite satisfactory. The five-voiced lament for Ockeghem and the four-voiced Mille regretz are among the more familiar items, while O virgo prudentissima seems to be a first recording. The sound is clear, the notes by David Fallows are useful, and texts come with translation. This is a good addition to the Josquin shelf, hardly too crowded anyway.
-- J. F. Weber, FANFARE [5/1994]
Tracklist 21 tracks
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1 Benedicta es, caelorum regina 06:15
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Benedicta es, caelorum regina
- Duration
- 06:15
- Composer
- Josquin des Prez
- Ensemble
- The King's Singers
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2 Vous l'arez, s'il vous plaist a 6 01:41
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Vous l'arez, s'il vous plaist a 6
- Duration
- 01:41
- Composer
- Josquin des Prez
- Ensemble
- The King's Singers
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3 Vous ne l'aurez pas 01:43
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Vous ne l'aurez pas
- Duration
- 01:43
- Composer
- Josquin des Prez
- Ensemble
- The King's Singers
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4 A la mort - Monstra te esse matrem 01:35
- Track
- 4
- Title
- A la mort - Monstra te esse matrem
- Duration
- 01:35
- Composer
- Josquin des Prez
- Ensemble
- The King's Singers
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5 O virgo virginum 05:59
- Track
- 5
- Title
- O virgo virginum
- Duration
- 05:59
- Composer
- Josquin des Prez
- Ensemble
- The King's Singers
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6 Nymphes, nappes 03:05
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Nymphes, nappes
- Duration
- 03:05
- Composer
- Josquin des Prez
- Ensemble
- The King's Singers
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7 A l'ombre d'ung buissonet, 01:35
- Track
- 7
- Title
- A l'ombre d'ung buissonet,
- Duration
- 01:35
- Composer
- Josquin des Prez
- Ensemble
- The King's Singers
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8 Regretz sans fin a 6 06:47
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Regretz sans fin a 6
- Duration
- 06:47
- Composer
- Josquin des Prez
- Ensemble
- The King's Singers
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9 Allegez moy a 6 01:20
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Allegez moy a 6
- Duration
- 01:20
- Composer
- Josquin des Prez
- Ensemble
- The King's Singers
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10 Absolve quaesumus 03:41
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Absolve quaesumus
- Duration
- 03:41
- Composer
- Josquin des Prez
- Ensemble
- The King's Singers
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11 Pour souhaitter 01:37
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Pour souhaitter
- Duration
- 01:37
- Composer
- Josquin des Prez
- Ensemble
- The King's Singers
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12 Millet regretz a 4 01:48
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Millet regretz a 4
- Duration
- 01:48
- Composer
- Josquin des Prez
- Ensemble
- The King's Singers
-
13 Se congie prens 03:05
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Se congie prens
- Duration
- 03:05
- Composer
- Josquin des Prez
- Ensemble
- The King's Singers
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14 Ce povre - Pauper sum ego 01:31
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Ce povre - Pauper sum ego
- Duration
- 01:31
- Composer
- Josquin des Prez
- Ensemble
- The King's Singers
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15 Virgo prudentissima a 4 08:04
- Track
- 15
- Title
- Virgo prudentissima a 4
- Duration
- 08:04
- Composer
- Josquin des Prez
- Ensemble
- The King's Singers
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16 Petite camusette 15:05
- Track
- 16
- Title
- Petite camusette
- Duration
- 15:05
- Composer
- Josquin des Prez
- Ensemble
- The King's Singers
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17 Nymphes des bois a 5 01:31
- Track
- 17
- Title
- Nymphes des bois a 5
- Duration
- 01:31
- Composer
- Josquin des Prez
- Ensemble
- The King's Singers
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18 A l'ombre d'ung buissonet, 01:48
- Track
- 18
- Title
- A l'ombre d'ung buissonet,
- Duration
- 01:48
- Composer
- Josquin des Prez
- Ensemble
- The King's Singers
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19 Basies moy 01:33
- Track
- 19
- Title
- Basies moy
- Duration
- 01:33
- Composer
- Josquin des Prez
- Ensemble
- The King's Singers
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20 Basies moy 04:45
- Track
- 20
- Title
- Basies moy
- Duration
- 04:45
- Composer
- Josquin des Prez
- Ensemble
- The King's Singers
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21 Pater noster 04:37
- Track
- 21
- Title
- Pater noster
- Duration
- 04:37
- Composer
- Josquin des Prez
- Ensemble
- The King's Singers