Lassus: Missa super Dixit Joseph & motets
Cinquecento
With just one voice to a part, polyphonic lines are sharply etched and perfectly weighed throughout…an all-male ensemble, their sound is robust and plangent.
Lassus: Missa super Dixit Joseph & motets
Cinquecento
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With just one voice to a part, polyphonic lines are sharply etched and perfectly weighed throughout…an all-male ensemble, their sound is robust and plangent.
About
The six sublime singers of Cinquecento have for seven years now been championing the lesser-known masters of the Austrian court. Now they turn to one of the greats: Lassus. The Missa super Dixit Joseph is based on one of Lassus’ own motets and combines the composer’s characteristic flair for vibrant text-setting with the nascent polychoral style of which he would become an early master.
Glorious performances of the Mass and a diverse range of motets comprise a most satisfying album which culminates with the famous Timor et tremor.
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Awards and reviews
September 2015
With just one voice to a part, polyphonic lines are sharply etched and perfectly weighed throughout…an all-male ensemble, their sound is robust and plangent.
August 2015
[Cinquecento's reading is] finely detailed and vocally sure-footed [with a] secure sense of architecture…close attention is rewarded with deepening appreciation.
26th July 2015
Cinquecento, pure-toned but never over-polished, are willing to take risks, which gives this ethereal music energy and life.
