Josquin Desprez, Tallis Scholars - Josquin des Pr?s: Missa Pange Lingua; Missa La Sol Fa Re Mi
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Artist: Josquin Desprez, Tallis ScholarsEdition: Music CD
Format: Import, Original recording reissued
CD Release Date: 2001-06-12
Music Label: Gimell UK
Soundtracks:
- Pange Lingua
- Missa Pange Lingua: Kyrie
- Missa Pange Lingua: Gloria
- Missa Pange Lingua: Credo
- Missa Pange Lingua: Sanctus & Benedictus
- Missa Pange Lingua: Agnus Dei I, II & III
- Missa La Sol Fa Re Mi: Kyrie
- Missa La Sol Fa Re Mi: Gloria
- Missa La Sol Fa Re Mi: Credo
- Missa La Sol Fa Re Mi: Sanctus & Benedictus
- Missa La Sol Fa Re Mi: Agnus Dei I, II & III
Free Music Notes for Josquin des Pr?s: Missa Pange Lingua; Missa La Sol Fa Re Mi
Free Music Review: Josquin at his absolute best
Hit: 5 Stars
This recording is truly outstanding in every sense of the word. Without any doubt, Josquin Desprez is the greatest composer of the Renaissance. He is also one of the greatest composers - and artists - of all time. The Tallis Scholars treat his masses with uncompromising clarity and simplicity (see also their equally excellent rendition of Josquin's two L'homme arme masses at the Gimell label). Every voice is harmoniously integrated. Every word is infused with passion. Emphasis, tempo and polyphonic contrast is perfect. As far as I am able to judge, the engineering is appropriate and flawless for both the Pange lingua and the La Sol Fa Re Mi masses.
Missa La Sol Fa Re Mi is a work distinguished by its self-reflective mysticism and almost unbelievable economy of expression. The logical progression of its cyclical form is simply one of the greatest achievements of polyphony and "symphonic" integration (long before the symphonic form was even invented!). Everyone who praises Bach as the "greatest polyphonist" ought to listen to Josquin, as sung by the Tallis Scholars, the King's Singers, or Voices of Ascension. Where Bach sometimes becomes "heavy" and "roundabout", Josquin's polyphony always remains fresh and alive. Internal tensions in Josquin's music are always balaced by visions of heavenly harmony. I find his works constantly energizing, healing and inspiring. They are also a stimulant of the higher order for the analytical mind; this is the very consummation of polyphony itself.
If you are new to Renaissance music, or to Josquin, this is the place to start. Music is unlikely to reach greater heights.
If you already love Josquin, or Renaissance music, this is a recording you just can't be without.
I would finally like to recommend a less known recording of the same composer: "Renaissance: Josquin Desprez" by the King's Singers (RCA Victor Red Seal). The motet "O virgo virginum" and the famous "Pater noster/Ave Maria" are here rendered with exceptional beauty and fire.
Josquin des Pr?s: Missa Pange Lingua; Missa La Sol Fa Re Mi Poster
This disc is very much a mixed bag. The Tallis Scholars give Josquin's great Pange lingua Mass a rather pedestrian reading: all the variations Josquin works on the plainchant hymn tune are audible, but the balances are off (Phillips has transposed the music up to suit his sopranos and altos); some key rhythmic relationships were misread; and the singers sound yet again as if they'd rather be doing Palestrina. Something happened during the recording sessions, though, because their Missa "la sol fa re mi" is stunning. The titular theme (A-G-F-D-E) of this inspired Mass is present throughout, run forward, backward, and upside-down by Josquin with ingenuity and beauty. The Tallis Scholars capture all the music's inspiration and spirituality in a performance that, quite frankly, seems touched by the Divine. --Matthew WestphalClassical Music CDs
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