The latest instalment of works by Josquin des Prés by the Tallis Scholars
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'This is the seventh of nine projected discs in The Tallis Scholars' ongoing endeavour to record the complete Masses of Josquin des Prés. Using just nine singers gives an intimacy to these readings and ensures clear-cut words and sharply delineated vocal lines.
'The vocal balance is sensitively judged, and Gimell's recording – in the chapel of Merton College, Oxford. is lush without being overly splashy.'
Josquin des Prés
Missa Gaudeamus; Missa L'ami Baudichon
Tallis Scholars/Peter Phillips
Gimell CDGIM 050 66:48 mins
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Authors
Freya Parr is BBC Music Magazine's Digital Editor and Staff Writer. She has also written for titles including the Guardian, Circus Journal, Frankie and Suitcase Magazine, and runs The Noiseletter, a fortnightly arts and culture publication. Freya's main areas of interest and research lie in 20th-century and contemporary music.