Rating: 4/5
Review:
Good, but not one of the best
Mouton was a fine composer and I was glad to discover this
disc of his music; it is a decent recording, but not quite as good as I'd
hoped.
The program is Mouton's lament for the death of Anne de
Bretagne in 1514 and a selection of motets including his most famous, the
sublime Nesciens mater. They are
performed by a variety of musicians – choir both with and without viol consort,
solo voice and viols and in one case by viols alone. It's a good idea and works reasonably well;
the singers and players are all good but there is a slight emotional flatness
and sameness throughout the disc in spite of the variety of arrangements. As a result I don't engage with this as I do
with the Tallis Scholars' superb Mouton disc and even Nesciens mater doesn't
quite glow as it can.
I don't mean to be too critical; this is fine music which is
well performed, but it's just not a disc which really moves me as the very best
do.
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