Stabat mater - Late Medieval Motets of Penitence & Passion
A new early music group makes its first recording with a disc of penitential music, but it faces stiff competition
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Composer or Director: John Sheppard, William Cornysh, Jean Mouton, Orlande de Lassus, Josquin Desprez, William Pashe, Nicolas Gombert
Label: Quicksilva
Magazine Review Date: 1/2000
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 79
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: CDQS6234
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Ave Maria gemma virginum |
Jean Mouton, Composer
Cantores David Allinson, Conductor Jean Mouton, Composer |
Stabat mater dolorosa/Comme femme desconfortée |
Josquin Desprez, Composer
Cantores David Allinson, Conductor Josquin Desprez, Composer |
Sancta Maria Mater Dei |
William Pashe, Composer
Cantores David Allinson, Conductor William Pashe, Composer |
Stabat mater dolorosa |
Orlande de Lassus, Composer
Cantores David Allinson, Conductor Orlande de Lassus, Composer |
Woefully arrayed |
William Cornysh, Composer
Cantores David Allinson, Conductor William Cornysh, Composer |
Media vita |
John Sheppard, Composer
Cantores David Allinson, Conductor John Sheppard, Composer |
Lugebat David Absalon |
Nicolas Gombert, Composer
Cantores David Allinson, Conductor Nicolas Gombert, Composer |
Author: Fabrice Fitch
Alongside the drama of Cornyshe's setting (here given a committed performance), the other pieces make less of an impact. The Stabat mater settings of Josquin and Lassus are restrained in comparison, Pashe's
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