Performers: Annelies Coene, Laurence Orlowski, Dominique Verkinderen, Graeme Curry, Vincent Darras, Catherine Joussellin, Bouke Lettinga, Betty van den Berghe, Jean-François Barrès, Josep Benet, Hervé Lamy, Angus Smith, Richard Wilson, Renaud Machart, Frits Vanhulle, Laurent Bajou, Pieter Coene, Kees Jan de Koning, Jean-Louis Paya
Playing time: 56'
Recording date: May 1986;
Rel.: 1986 (LP, Cass.), 1987 (CD), 2001 (HMX)
Excerpts:
[3] Harmonia mundi HMX 290 8016.20 Musique
de la Renaissance Music - L'Europe Musicale au XVe et XVIe
siècles
[3] Harmonia Mundi "Century" HMX
290 8170 [CD] A History of Music, vol. 8: Messes et Motets de
la Renaissance (1500-1600 / Renaissance Masses and Motets (1500-1600)
- Musique sacrée de la Renaissance / Renaissance Sacred
Music
Reviewed in:
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.): 11/3- (january/february 1988)
The performance is by a moderate-sized mixed choir. This is the best selection of Josquin's motets available on one recording. The Miserere is one of Josquin's finest compositions.
Some other recordings featuring motet selections, or smaller works as opposed to masses:
For a much longer listing of recordings including Josquin in one way or another, see the developing Josquin discography.
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Todd M. McComb