An educational programme featuring early music. Musical Europe in the Renaissance.
In this episode, we look at worldly and church music from 15th and 16-century Italy. Motets and masses, mainly by Josquin Desprez, but also by other composers.
The music comes from the 8-part CD-box ‘L’Europe Musicale de la Renaissance’, released in 2013 by the label Ricercar and compiled by Jérôme Lejeune.
Josquin Desprez (ca. 1450-1521)
1. Nymphes des bois
Vox Luminis conducted by Lionel Meunier
2. Illibati dei Virgo a 5
Capella Pratensis conducted by Rebecca Stewart
3. Allégez moy a 6
4. Faulte d’argent a 5
Ensemble Clément Janequin conducted by Dominique Visse
5. La Spagna
Syntagma Amici conducted by Jérémie Papasergio
6. From Missa lesse faire a mi:
– Sanctus
– Agnus Dei
Cappella Pratensis conducted by Rebecca Stewart
Anonymous
7. Giu per la mala vida
Ensemble Daedalus conducted by Roberto Festa
Heinrich Isaac (ca. 1450-1517)
7. Fammi una gratia amore
Capilla Flamenca conducted by Dirk Snellings
(CD: L’Europe Musicale de la Renaissance RIC 106, 2013, CD I)
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (ca. 1460–1517)
8. From Missa papae Marcelli:
– Kyrie
– Agnus Dei
Odhecaton conducted by Paolo da Col
Adriaen Willaert (ca. 1490-1562)
9. Lauda Jerusalem à 8
Capilla Flamenca conducted by Dirk Snellings
(CD: L’Europe Musicale de la Renaissance RIC 106, 2013, CD II)
