Rating: 5/5
Review:
A vey fine recording
I like this disc
very much. I tried it because of Brumel’s mass, but it is the
setting of the Requiem by Engarandus Juvenis which is the real star
of the programme.
I had never heard of
Juvenis, and I am slightly relieved to discover that he is largely
unknown elsewhere, too. The Staffarda Codex is the only source of
his work and I am very glad that Daltrocanto have taken the trouble
to seek out his Requiem and record it. Sung with countertenors in
the top line, it has a fine, grave resonance and it is a lovely work
of genuine beauty and solemnity which captured me from the start.
Brumel’s mass A
l’ombre d’ung buissonet is a much less substantial work. I love
his Missa Et ecce terrae motus but have never really enjoyed much of
Brumel’s other work and this doesn’t do a lot to change that.
This time sopranos take the top lines which adds to a slightly
insubstantial feel and for me the mass doesn’t add up to a lot.
Daltrocanto’s
performance is excellent, with impeccable tuning and balance, a
lovely sense of line and a beautiful, warm overall sound. It’s
very nicely recorded, too, and in spite of my slight reservations
about the Brumel mass, this disc is well worth it for the Juvenis
Requiem alone. I can recommend it very warmly.
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