COMPOSERS: Lorenzani
LABELS: Naxos
WORKS: Antienne à la vierge; Motet pour l’élévation; Motet pour tous les temps; Litanies à la vierge; Dialogue entre Jésus et l’âme; Motet pour les confesseurs
PERFORMER: Le Concert Spirituel/Hervé Niquet
CATALOGUE NO: 8.553648
Paolo Lorenzani (1640-1713), like Lully, was Italian turned Francophile. These motets, a delightful find, overlay Italian vitality with a strong French accent – literally in the performers’ pronunciation of the Latin texts, and stylistically as voices and instruments alternate and echo in colourful variety. George Pratt
Lorenzani
Paolo Lorenzani (1640-1713), like Lully, was Italian turned Francophile. These motets, a delightful find, overlay Italian vitality with a strong French accent – literally in the performers’ pronunciation of the Latin texts, and stylistically as voices and instruments alternate and echo in colourful variety. George Pratt
Our rating
5
Published: January 20, 2012 at 3:13 pm