Overview

ALL OF THE MUSIC FROM THIS YEAR'S CHORAL PILGIMAGE 

Josquin, Brumel and Lassus were truly European composers, leaving their origins to work in the top establishments of Aix-en-Provence, Ferrara, Rome and Munich. Their music has a unique sonority which will astound you all - from the depth of expression and fascinating texts of Josquin (prepare yourselves for the surreal nature of Praeter rerum seriem) to the overtly decorative mass movements of Brumel’s Missa Et ecce terraemotus where the 12 parts interweave in extensive imitation and thrilling tracery, culminating in the extraordinary harmonic stillness of Lassus’s Timor et tremor and his gorgeously evocative 10-part setting of Aurora lucis rutilat.

 

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"Two movements from Brumel's 12-voice Mass Et ecce terrae motus scintillate with amazing inner detail." Stephen Pettitt for The Sunday Times. 19th February 2012.

"The disc opens with the most rousing account I have ever heard of [Lassus'] well-known ten-voice Easter motet, Aurora lucis rutilat, which almost had me out of my chair with excitement... This is a thrilling disc." Christopher Price for International Record Review. April 2012.