Renaissance - Josquin

Renaissance

Music of Josquin Desprez
King's Singers
RCA "Red Seal" 61814

Contents:

1. Benedicta es, celorum regina
2. Vous l'arez, s'il vous plaist
3. Vous ne l'arez pas
4. A la mort
5. O virgo virginum
6. Nymphes nappées
7. En l'ombre d'ung buissonet
8. Regretz sans fin
9. Allegez moy, doulce plaisant brunette
10. Absolve quaesumus, Domine
11. Pour souhaitter
12. Mille regretz
13. Si congié prens
14. Ce povre mendiant
15. O virgo prudentissima
16. Petite camusette
17. Nymphes des bois
18. A l'ombre d'ung buissonet
19. Baisez moy, ma doulce amye (canon, version 1)
20. Baisez moy, ma doulce amye (canon, version 2)
21. Pater noster / Ave Maria

Performers: David Hurley (countertenor), Alastair Hume (countertenor), Robert Chilcott (tenor), Bruce Russell (baritone), Simon Carrington (baritone), Stephen Connolly (bass)

Playing time: 70'

Recording date: September 1992 (Dorset)

Reviewed in:
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.): 17/5- (May/June 1994)

This ensemble performs a wide range of vocal music, including 20th century popular songs, Romantic part-songs, contemporary avant-garde, etc. Here, they perform a program strictly of music by Josquin, both sacred & secular.

Another Renaissance program:

English Renaissance

King's Singers
RCA "Red Seal" 68004

And a broader program containing some early music:

Christmas

King's Singers
Signum "Two" 502

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