Ensemble Clément Janequin and Dominique Visse Sing Le Jeune
Sacred works by Le Jeune.
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COMPOSERS: Le Jeune
LABELS: Harmonia Mundi
ALBUM TITLE: Le Jeune
WORKS: Missa Ad placitum; Tristitia obsedit me; Benedicite Dominum; Magnificat
PERFORMER: Ensemble Clément Janequin; Dominique Visse (countertenor)
CATALOGUE NO: HMA 1951607 (1997)
Le Jeune’s plangent sacred works are superbly realised here. The vocal ensemble’s pungent, reedy sound is delicately embroidered (unusually) with lutes, viols and organ. Kate Bolton-Porciatti