Manchicourt (c1510-1564): Missa Cuidez vous que Dieu nous faille
Track Listing | Reviews
Track Listing
Hyperion CDA 67604
1. Regina caeli 6vv [4'04]
2. Cuidez vous que Dieu nous faille JEAN RICHAFORT (c1480–after 1547) 5vv [2'07]
3. Peccantem me quotidie 4vv [7'08]
Missa Cuidez vous que Dieu nous faille 5/6vv [31'32]
4. Kyrie 1 [4'07]
5. Gloria 1 [5'47]
6. Credo 1 [9'51]
7. Sanctus and Benedictus [6'25]
8. Agnus Dei [5'20]
9. Osculetur me 6vv [6'16]
10. Ne reminiscaris, Domine 4vv [5'24]
11. Magnificat secundi toni 4/5vv [10'52]
Reviews
'The music is typical of the high Renaissance, influenced by Josquin and close to the style of Gombert; the Brabant performances all have a wonderful fluency and rhythmic clarity'(The Guardian)
'Recorded at Merton College, Oxford by eager, fresh young voices, singing full throatedly with a forward impetus, it has made for delightful listening. Recommended strongly'
(Musical Pointers)
“From the ecstatic opening bars of the Regina caeli, which begins the recital, to the more austere grandeur of Manchicourt’s only setting of the Magnificat, with which it closes, there is not a less than thrilling moment on the whole disc. Non-experts will scarcely be aware of the hyper-refined contrapuntal techniques, daring use of dissonance and cross-relations, interspersed with passages of telling homophony; they will simply be swept along by the sheer aural brilliance of Manchicourt’s polyphony.
With only two previous recordings to its name, The Brabant Ensemble has already established itself as perhaps England’s most accomplished interpreter of Renaissance sacred music. Its intelligent phrasing, purity of vocal production and well-judged use of pause and inflexion are simply astonishing. Its vivid presentation of Manchicourt’s shimmering, flamboyant polyphony is as moving as it is intellectually stimulating.”
(International Record Review, April 2007)
“Recordings of this 16th-century composer are few and far between. But far from being simply a disc for avid collectors and library-fillers, the Brabant Ensemble under Stephen Rice make Manchicourt’s case with skill and verve, showing him to have been something of a master in exploring musical emotions and exploiting dramatic build-ups.”
(Editors Choice, Gramophone, June 2007)