Desprez, Dufay, Ockeghem and more:EML 19 March

[doversoul1]

Elin Manahan Thomas introduces a concert of Renaissance polyphony given by the vocal group Cut Circle recorded at last year's Regensburg Early Music Festival in Germany, with music by Josquin, Dufay and Busnois.

Josquin Desprez (~1440-1521): Virgo prudentissima
Antoine Busnois (ca.1430-1492): Quant vous me ferez
Guillaume Dufay (~1397-1474)/Josquin: Hymnus-Ave maris stella
Dufay: Missa Ecce ancilla Domini
Johannes Ockeghem (~1410-~1497): Aultre Venus
Josquin Desprez: Christe fili dei, motet No. 7 from 'Vultum tuum deprecabuntur'
Antoine Busnois: Terrible dame

Cut Circle
Jesse Rodin (director).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08jfcxh

A new group to me. I look forward to hearing the programme.

[DracoM]

THX.

[ardcarp]

This is a favourite period of music for me, and I just love the so-called Burgundian style. Sadly I've just switched off. May try the rest later. I think the group, with scholarly intent, was producing a deliberately uncultivated sound. This all became a bit unrelieved after half an hour. Am I being unfair?

[doversoul1]

This is a favourite period of music for me, and I just love the so-called Burgundian style. Sadly I've just switched off. May try the rest later. I think the group, with scholarly intent, was producing a deliberately uncultivated sound. This all became a bit unrelieved after half an hour. Am I being unfair?

In my ignorance, I just thought they did things differently over there. You seem to have lasted longer than I did.

[BBMmk2]

Many thanks DS1! Favourite composers of mine too!