Palestrina: Missa Hodie Christus natus est; Stabat Mater; Lasus: Missa Bell' Amfitrit' altera
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 1993-01-01
Music Label: Naxos
Soundtracks:
- Kyrie
- Gloria
- Credo
- Sanctus
- Agnus Dei
- Kyrie
- Gloria
- Credo
- Sanctus
- Agnus Dei
Music reviews of Palestrina: Missa Hodie Christus natus est; Stabat Mater; Lasus: Missa Bell' Amfitrit' altera
Music Review: An excellent CD at any price
Rating: 5 Stars
The coupling of the three works on this recordings does an excellent job of further helping to explode the old myth that Palestrina is more notable for his masses, whereas Lassus' is more notable for his motets.
The motet, Stabat Mater, is widely admired as one of Palestrinas finest works. It is a superb example of Renaissance polyphony, massive yet flowing, and always fitting the meaning of the words. The setting builds to a marvellous conclusion on the words to "the glory of Paradise."
Palestrina used some of his motets to provide the cantus firmus of his masses. Such a motet and mass, derived from the Magnificat antiphon of Christmas, are sung on this disc in a performance, which is possibly the finest version currently on record, making this an essential Palestrina recording. Tempi and phrasing are superlative throughout making it a great pleasure to listen to.
Wonderful though the Palestrina is, the second mass here may be even more strikingly beautiful - although that is entirely a matter of taste. Coupled here is one of Orlando Lassus's finest masses. A composition of exquisite beauty, the Lassus Missa Bell' Amfitrit Altera makes for revelatory listening. Dedicated to Venice (the title's "other Amphitrite" refers to the Greek goddess of the sea), it is one of three great masses for double choir composed by Lassus in succession around 1580. Summerly has a genuine feel for the music of Lassus and this and his other all-Lassus recording on Naxos are some of the finest recordings of this composer's music currently available.
The early music magazine Goldberg generously praised this CD saying: 'While all of this music has been recorded several times recently, this disc is competitive with the best.' I wholly agree, for this recording easily surpasses many full-priced competition from far better known rivals. Goldberg further awards this their prestigious five star rating - something that few recording achieve, and to be able to obtain this from Naxos makes it a ridiculous bargain.
This has to be one of the hidden gems of the Naxos catalogue.
General CDs
- Styles > Classical
- Featured Composers, A-Z > ( L ) > Lassus, Orlando di(Lasso) > All Works by Lassus
- ( M ) > Mendelssohn, Felix
- Historical Periods > Renaissance (c.1450-1600) > Sacred & Religious
- Instruments > Keyboard > General
- Opera & Vocal > General
- Historical Periods > Renaissance (c.1450-1600)
- Vocal Non-Opera > Masses
- Motets
- Mendelssohn, Felix - Works by Mendelssohn
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