Josquin, the Undead: Laments, Deplorations & Dances of Death Classical Renaissance Glossa

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“… these are accomplished singers. Just listen to the start of Hieronymus Vinders’ O mors inevitabilis to be assured of rock-solid intonation or to Douleur me bat to get a hint of their expressive intentions. Doubtless they do what they do because they can. This disc, however, did leave me more appreciative of Josquin’s music. Like the music of Bach, it is so carefully and cleverly constructed it can withstand almost any treatment.” ***

Tony Way – Limelightmagazine.com.au – 16 February 2022

Performance **** Recording ****

“… The lighter pieces include Petite camusette which is based on a popular song, sung solo first, then surrounded by a delightful jamboree of vocal and instrumental forces. The finest singing on the disc comes in two great laments; Josquin’s Nymphes de bois (on the death of the composer Okeghem), and Appenzeller’s Musae Jovis written on the death of Josquin himself.”

Anthony Pryer – BBC Music magazine – February 2022

“… The suitably resonant recording is very fine, and all sung texts are printed in the booklet in French and with English translations. There is much moving beauty to be experienced here, and if you want to hear Josquin stretched into something that speaks very directly with emotional weight from the past to the present, then this is a strikingly stirring place to linger.”

Dominy Clements – MusicWeb-International.com – 14 January 202

Interpretation: **** Sound quality: **** Repertoire value: **** Booklet: ****

“…Josquin and Graindelavoix - that fits. A great stream of sound unfolds in structurally stable paths, linked to the vocal freedom that is characteristic of the formation. An important contribution to the Josquin year.”

Dr. Matthias Lange – klassik.com – 10 December 2021

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