Outposts of Progress: Renaissance Polyphony      Outposts of Progre...      Gombert: Missa Tempore paschali; Magnificat octavi toni Damian O'Keefe, Gabriel Crouch, ... Hyperion UK, 1997 Astonishing Ear Opener + Great Easter Mass at transition from medieval to baroque We tend to think of Renaissance composers as purveyors of smooth, consonant, somewhat soporific music. Well... It turns out not to be the case. Modern editors edit out the crashing dissonances found in much Renaissance music under the guise of "musica ficta," allowing cross-relations only at ...             Willaert: Missa Christus Resurgens, Magnificat Sexti Toni, etc / Summerly, Oxford Camerata Jean Richafort, Adrian Willaert, ... Naxos, 1999 Willaert was born in what is now the Netherlands c.1490 and spent 35 years as music director at St. Mark's in Venice, where he taught the first generation of Italian composers who regularly obtained that position after him (A. Gabrieli et al.). It was common in his time to base a Mass on a preexisting melody, or even a preexisting short polyphonic work used as a framework for much amplification. ...             Josquin Desprez: Salve regina; In te Domini speravi Josquin Desprez, Andrew Lawrence-King, ... Capitol, 1993 Missa Ave maris stella The major work on this generously filled disc is Josquin's Missa Ave maris stella - one of his most inspired masses, and performed beautifully here by Andrew Parrott and the Taverner Consort and Choir. Also included are three fine motets and half a dozen chansons.             Clemens Non Papa: Missa Pastores quidnam vidistis Clemens non Papa (Jacob Clement), Peter Phillips, ... Gimell UK, 2001 Adoration --Clemens non Papa-- Jacobus Clemens, typically called 'non Papa', is one of the best Netherlandish contrapuntalists. Born in 1510, his life is a bit of a mystery. Even the date of his death is uncertain, probably about 1556. We don't even know for certain why he was called 'non Papa' -- it ...             Josquin Desprez: Motets & Chansons Josquin Desprez, Paul Hillier, ... EMI Classics, 1997 Splendid + Beautiful music. Other reviewers have pretty much said it all-- all I can add is-- if you don't like James's voice, then don't listen to Hilliard. David James is to the Hilliard Ensemble what The Edge is to U2. ;)             Josquin Desprez: Missa Gaudeamus/Motets Josquin Desprez, A Sei Voci, ... Astree, 1997 The Most Beautiful piece of music I've ever heard. Josquin Desprez was one of the most accomplished composers of his day, of a musical movement known as the "Netherlanders". But you don't have to know that to undestand the beauty and power of this work. If you've just happened to stumble on this, then BUY IT NOW. You will not regret having this ...             Pierre de la Rue: Missa Cum iocunditate Pierre de la Rue, Hilliard Ensemble EMI Classics Imports, 2000 Serene and peaceful but never dull! Pierre de la Rue flourished between about 1485 and 1510. He spent several years at the Imperial Court in Spain, but he was more permanently associated with towns which today belong to the Netherlands and Belgium: ΄s Hertogenbosch, Mechelen and Kortrijk. He belonged to the highly esteemed ...             Isaac: Virgo Prudentissima; Battaglia Gregorian Chant, Heinrich Isaac, ... Christophorus, 1999             Obrecht: Missa Maria Zart Jacob Obrecht, Tallis Scholars, ... Gimell UK, 2001 Absolute masterpiece + beautiful music, beautifully sung + A landmark recording of the sphinx amongst Obrecht's masses When I saw the earlier review which called this "mediocre" I had to write my opinion that this is an absolute treasure. Yes, you have to have learned the Latin of the mass so you can follow every word of the singing. Yes, this is the most drawn-out setting of the text of any mass you've ever ...             Cipriano de Rore: Missa Praeter rerum seriem Josquin Desprez, Cipriano de Rore, ... Gimell UK, 2001 Beyond the order of this world... + There are better out there... --Cipriano de Rore-- Peter Philips describes Cipriano de Rore (1515-1565) as a true successor to the great composer Josquin des Pres. He was a great composer of madrigals, a great predecessor to Monteverdi, and also composed widely in the area of sacred and liturgical music. De Rore studied in ...             Josquin des Prés: Missa Pange Lingua; Missa La Sol Fa Re Mi Josquin Desprez, Tallis Scholars Gimell UK, 2001 Michael tierra + Josquin at his absolute best + Josquin- Divine performance + Beautiful music... + FAMOUS BELGIANS             Josquin Desprez: Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae Eneas Dupre, Josquin Desprez, ... Astree, 1997             Brumel: Missa "Et ecce terrae motus" Antoine Brumel, Paul van Nevel, ... Sony, 1991 Another revelation from Paul van Nevel + Awesome!!! + Exciting recording of two vary different works + Worthwhile rendition of a beautiful piece             Nicolas Gombert: Eight-Part Credo; Motets Damian O'Keeffe, Gabriel Crouch, ... Hyperion UK, 1996 Expert renditions of complex works + Excellent Renaissance Liturgical Music The Franco-Flemish composer Nicolas Gombert is still not very well known. But this is changing. There are quite a few great recordings of his works, and this is one of them. This recording collects some of Gombert's relatively small-scale compositions, including his best known work - Lugebat ...             Josquin Desprez: Missa de Beata Virgine; Motets a la Vierge Josquin Desprez, A Sei Voci Astree, 1996 Absolutely Beautiful + Brings me to tears I became acquainted with Desprez' 'Missa de Beata Virgine' after singing it with my choral group. I found it so stunningly beautiful that I had to have a recording of it, and I found two: this one, and another by Theater of Voices, with Hillier as director. Both are lovely, but this one is by far ...          products you might be interested in        toavi.com    web we recommend Astonishing Ear Opener randomly chosen book: Behind the Stories