The Brabant Ensemble, Stephen Rice - Moulu: Missa Alma redemptoris & Missus est Gabriel (2010)
BAND/ARTIST: The Brabant Ensemble, Stephen Rice
- Title: Moulu: Missa Alma redemptoris & Missus est Gabriel
- Year Of Release: 2010
- Label: Hyperion
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) +Booklet
- Total Time: 01:14:39
- Total Size: 268 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Mater floreat
02. Missa Missus est Gabriel angelus: I. Kyrie
03. Missa Missus est Gabriel angelus: II. Gloria
04. Missa Missus est Gabriel angelus: III. Credo
05. Missa Missus est Gabriel angelus: IV. Sanctus & Benedictus
06. Missa Missus est Gabriel angelus: V. Agnus Dei
07. Missus est Gabriel Angelus
08. In pace
09. Missa Alma redemptoris mater (Short Version): I. Kyrie
10. Missa Alma redemptoris mater (Short Version): II. Gloria
11. Missa Alma redemptoris mater (Short Version): III. Credo
12. Missa Alma redemptoris mater (Short Version): IV. Sanctus & Benedictus
13. Missa Alma redemptoris mater (Short Version): V. Agnus Dei
14. Missa Alma redemptoris mater (Long Version): I. Kyrie
15. Missa Alma redemptoris mater (Long Version): V. Agnus Dei
The Brabant Ensemble and Stephen Rice bring another forgotten Renaissance master to the ear of the listening public.
Little is known about the life of the composer Pierre Moulu—he joins the long lists of Renaissance musicians whose lives are all but entirely masked in shadow. Fortunately a number of his works found favour with his contemporaries to the extent that they appear in numerous early manuscripts and prints, and they have attracted the attention of music historians since the earliest days of the discipline in the late nineteenth century. Like much of the large repertory of sixteenth-century polyphony, however, his works have rarely been performed in modern times, and this is the first recording devoted to his music.
Moulu’s most celebrated work is the Missa Alma redemptoris mater, an extraordinary piece that can be sung with or without rests, as the polyphony is composed so as to fit together in two combinations. The short version is recorded here along with two movements from the alternative long version. Stephen Rice’s fascinating and scholarly programme notes fully explain the techniques involved.
Also included is the parody mass Missa Missus est Gabriel angelus, based on a motet by Josquin which is also recorded here. Two contrasting motets by Moulu complete this disc—an important survey of an almost entirely unknown composer, sensitively performed and recorded.
01. Mater floreat
02. Missa Missus est Gabriel angelus: I. Kyrie
03. Missa Missus est Gabriel angelus: II. Gloria
04. Missa Missus est Gabriel angelus: III. Credo
05. Missa Missus est Gabriel angelus: IV. Sanctus & Benedictus
06. Missa Missus est Gabriel angelus: V. Agnus Dei
07. Missus est Gabriel Angelus
08. In pace
09. Missa Alma redemptoris mater (Short Version): I. Kyrie
10. Missa Alma redemptoris mater (Short Version): II. Gloria
11. Missa Alma redemptoris mater (Short Version): III. Credo
12. Missa Alma redemptoris mater (Short Version): IV. Sanctus & Benedictus
13. Missa Alma redemptoris mater (Short Version): V. Agnus Dei
14. Missa Alma redemptoris mater (Long Version): I. Kyrie
15. Missa Alma redemptoris mater (Long Version): V. Agnus Dei
The Brabant Ensemble and Stephen Rice bring another forgotten Renaissance master to the ear of the listening public.
Little is known about the life of the composer Pierre Moulu—he joins the long lists of Renaissance musicians whose lives are all but entirely masked in shadow. Fortunately a number of his works found favour with his contemporaries to the extent that they appear in numerous early manuscripts and prints, and they have attracted the attention of music historians since the earliest days of the discipline in the late nineteenth century. Like much of the large repertory of sixteenth-century polyphony, however, his works have rarely been performed in modern times, and this is the first recording devoted to his music.
Moulu’s most celebrated work is the Missa Alma redemptoris mater, an extraordinary piece that can be sung with or without rests, as the polyphony is composed so as to fit together in two combinations. The short version is recorded here along with two movements from the alternative long version. Stephen Rice’s fascinating and scholarly programme notes fully explain the techniques involved.
Also included is the parody mass Missa Missus est Gabriel angelus, based on a motet by Josquin which is also recorded here. Two contrasting motets by Moulu complete this disc—an important survey of an almost entirely unknown composer, sensitively performed and recorded.
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