Track Listing

Hyperion CDA 67596

1. Oeil esgar�
2-6. Missa 'Mort m'a priv�'
7. Mort m'a priv� (�5)
8. Caesaris auspiciis
9. Mort m'a priv� (�4)
10. Cur Fernande pater
11. Le monde est tel
12. Praemia pro validis
13. Congratulamini mihi

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Texts and Translations

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Reviews

Recent Reviews of Thomas Crecquillon: Missa 'Mort m'a priv�', motets & chansons (Hyperion CDA 67596)

'a gem of a CD'.

Gramophone (Mary Berrry), October 2006

'A new performance from The Brabant Ensemble directed by Stephen Rice, and an impressive one too'they have performed here a serious service for us and Crecquillon, and I look forward to hearing more from them in the not too distant future, I hope; a fine recording, as well, from Hyperion'.

BBC Radio 3 ' CD Review (Andrew McGregor), 24 June 2006

'The performances are excellent, supported by the well-captured acoustic of the chapel of Merton College, Oxford, the singers negotiate the often highly imitative textures with great fluency. Well-shaped phrasing, good balance and generally subtle dynamic inflexions further contribute to the beauty of the sound.'

International Record Review (Robert Levett), July/August 2006

'The disc's programme is designed to show his musical expression of the grief of Charles V over his wife's death, a reading of the Mass Mort m'a priv� for which the sleeve notes provide compelling evidence. Rice realises this narrative through the rhetoric implicit in the score; his nuanced shaping of line and unexpected dynamic and tempo shifts capitalise on Crecquillon's skill at text-setting. Rice is also adept at sustaining tension through long crescendos, a talent crucial in rendering Crecquillon's sometimes sprawling movements. The ensemble provides the vocal expertise demanded by Rice's approach, sustaining a robust sound and solid intonation through extended lines.'

BBC Music (Berta Joncus), August 2006

‘a real discovery…This CD is a gem. Beautifully sung by fresh, young voices in the peerless acoustics of Merton College, Oxford…There is very little music by Crequillon in the catalogue, He was a European contemporary of Thomas Tallis (who Stephen Rice is an authority on), and his moving, and very fine, sacred music deserves to reach a much wider audience’

http://theovergrownpath.blogspot.com/2006/06/this-be-verse.html

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