Pierre de Manchicourt: EMS 5 October

[doversoul1]

Lucie Skeaping and conductor Stephen Rice explore the music of the Franco-Flemish composer Pierre de Manchicourt, who died 450 years ago today.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04k7zf3

Here is a sample. It may be that no one knows how this music sounded 400 odd years ago but this sounds very good to me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpQhMf1hTbc

Huelgas Ensemble
Director : Paul Van Nevel

[ardcarp]

..and another sample from his Missa Veni Sancte Spiritus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvmRs8mWGeY

Stephen Rice has recorded some Manchicourt on Hyperion with The Brabants.

[Black Swan]

Listening now. I have the Brabant Ensemble recordings. I am very fond of what I have heard.

[Guest]

A revelation. Such dark harmonies.
And the Huelgas Ensemble one of my favourites.