The Brabant Ensemble, Stephen Rice - Lassus: Prophetiae Sibyllarum & Missa Amor ecco colei (2011) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Ia. Prologue
02. Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Ib. Sibylla Persica
03. Prophetiae Sibyllarum: II. Sibylla Libyca
04. Prophetiae Sibyllarum: III. Sibylla Delphica
05. Prophetiae Sibyllarum: IV. Sibylla Cimmeria
06. Prophetiae Sibyllarum: V. Sibylla Samia
07. Prophetiae Sibyllarum: VI. Sibylla Cumana
08. Prophetiae Sibyllarum: VII. Sibylla Hellespontica
09. Prophetiae Sibyllarum: VIII. Sibylla Phrygia
10. Prophetiae Sibyllarum: IX. Sibylla Europaea
11. Prophetiae Sibyllarum: X. Sibylla Tiburtina
12. Prophetiae Sibyllarum: XI. Sibylla Erythraea
13. Prophetiae Sibyllarum: XII. Sibylla Agrippa
14. Magnificat Quant'in mille anni il ciel
15. Iustorum animae
16. Deficiat in dolore vita mea
17. Tristis est anima mea
18. Missa Amor ecco colei: I. Kyrie
19. Missa Amor ecco colei: II. Gloria
20. Missa Amor ecco colei: III. Credo
21. Missa Amor ecco colei: IV. Sanctus & Benedictus
22. Missa Amor ecco colei: V. Agnus Dei

Orlande de Lassus was an undisputed master of all the vocal genres of the late Renaissance, from German Lied to Latin Mass. He was extraordinarily prolific, and this recording features the glorious polyphony of the Missa Amor ecco colei and Prophetiae Sibyllarum, one of his most celebrated works. With the latter’s extreme chromaticism and constant modulation, Lassus stretched the compositional boundaries of the time to produce one of the most important and advanced works to come from the sixteenth century.

With their immaculate and instinctive performance style, Stephen Rice and The Brabant Ensemble prove the perfect advocates for this challenging music. The ensemble’s mellifluous phrasing and luminous tone breath life into these complex and beautiful works.

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