Josquin - Who He?
Choral director Jeremy Summerly and Donald Macleod go in search of that elusive master of the Renaissance, Josquin des Prez. Today, the scant facts known about the composer's life.
In the company of choral director Jeremy Summerly, Donald Macleod goes in search of that elusive Renaissance master, Josquin des Prez. Today, the scant facts of the composer's life.
Among the few things definitively known about Josquin are the date and place of his death - the 27th of August, 1521, in the northern French town of Cond茅-sur-l'Escaut. The beginning of his life, as with much of what happened during its course, is shrouded in mystery. The occasional glimpses we get of Josquin through court records and the like paint a picture of a supremely talented, highly respected, well travelled and quite possibly rather difficult man whose dedication to his art went hand in hand with a canny appreciation of his own worth.
El grillo
The Hilliard Ensemble
Paul Hillier, director
Illibata Dei Virgo nutrix
The Clerks' Group
Edward Wickham, director
Ora pro nobis (Vultum tuum deprecabuntur)
Orlando Consort
Domine, non secundum
The Clerk's Group
Edward Wickham, director
Miserere mei, Deus
De Labyrintho
Walter Testolin, director
Pater Noster - Ave Maria
The King's Singers
Produced by Chris Barstow.
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Josquin des Prez
El Grillo
Ensemble: The Hilliard Ensemble. Director: Paul Hilliard.- EMI : CDC-7 49209-2.
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Josquin des Prez
Illibata Dei Virgo nutrix
Choir: The Clerks. Director: Edward Wickham.- GAUDEAMUS CDGAM361.
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Josquin des Prez
Vultum tuum deprecabuntur: Ora pro nobis
Ensemble: Orlando Consort.- ARCHIV : 463-473 2.
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Josquin des Prez
Domine, non secundum
Choir: The Clerks. Director: Edward Wickham.- GAUDEAMUS CDGAM361.
- GAUDEAMUS.
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Josquin des Prez
Miserere mei, Deus
Ensemble: De Labyrintho. Conductor: Walter Testolin.- STRADIVARIUS : STR-33674.
- Stradivarius.
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Josquin des Prez
Pater noster and Ave Maria for 6 voices
Performer: The King鈥檚 Singers.- RCA 09026 618142.
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