COMPANY: Linn
ARTIST: Philip Cave
CATEGORY: CD
COMPOSER: Orlande de Lassus

Product: 691062066020

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Lassus: The Alchemist, Volume 1

Philip Cave

Magnificat

Under the direction of Philip Cave, Magnificat embarks on a three-volume journey exploring the ingenuity of Orlandus Lassus. In this rich collection of Magnificats based on polyphonic models, Lassus - 'The Alchemist' - demonstrates an unsurpassed ability to reimagine existing material in the creation of his own works. This first volume of the series presents Lassus's Magnificats based on madrigals, featuring models by Philippe Verdelot, Cipriano de Rore, and Alessandro Striggio among others. The second album will comprise Lassus's canticles based on motets, and the third will conclude with those inspired by chansons. In celebrating Lassus as 'The Alchemist', Magnificat reveals the creative process and skill he employed in re-working the original music and illuminates a significant repertory that is underrepresented in contemporary liturgical or concert settings.

Gramophone Magazine

March 2024

Editor's Choice

Philippe Verdelot (1470-1552) , Anselmo de Reulx (1495-1560) , Noletto (Nollet) (fl. 1540) , Cipriano de Rore (1516-1565) , Jacquet van Berchem (1505-1565) , Cristobal de Morales (1500-1553) , Orazio Vecchi (1550-1605) , Giovanni Maria Nanino (1544-1607) , Alessandro Striggio der Ältere (1536-1592)

Nanino, G M: Erano i capei d’oro
Rore: Ancor che co'l partire
Rore: Vergine bella
Vecchi: O che vezzosa Aurora
Verdelot: Ultimi mei sospiri

March 2024

These are all very experienced musicians with marvellous voices and a deep understanding of the repertory; and Philip Cave guides them with a thoroughly experienced and musically thoughtful hand.