Connu des spécialistes en musique ancienne, Arcadelt n’a cependant pas encore la place qu’il mérite dans l’histoire de la musique mais ce magnifique coffret est l’occasion idéale de réhabiliter son oeuvre exceptionnelle.
Ondanks de bekendheid die Arcadelt geniet bij specialisten van oude muziek, kreeg hij nog niet de plaats in de muziekgeschiedenis die hij verdient. Deze prachtige uitgave is de ideale gelegenheid om zijn uitzonderlijke werk in ere te herstellen.
Choir & Organ (May, 2019)
Fans of Jacques Arcadelt may immerse themselves happily in this beautifully recorded three-CD box comprising a disc each from Chœur de Chambre de Namur (Motetti), Cappella Mediterranea (Madrigali) and Doulce Mémoire (Chansons), recorded in 2018 to mark the 450th anniversary of the composer’s death. An excellent booklet accompanies this delightful collection, and the programming plays to the strengths of each ensemble. The two secular CDs are especially lovely, although it’s good that a composer from Namur is memorialised by a local choir. For more Italian madrigals sung by Italians, here’s Vieni, dolce Imeneo, a glowing anthology of works by the Flemish master Cipriano de Rore, from La Compagnia del Madrigali. Illuminating …
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