Treasures of Devotion: European Spiritual Song ca. 1500
The Boston Camerata
Music & Arts/Naxos - 2019
Under the artistic leadership of singer/director Anne Azéma, this CD features a program of miniature masterworks by Josquin des Pres, Heinrich Isaac, Clemens non Papa, Claudin de Sermisy and others in sterling performances.
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Recorded in the magnificent Abbey Church Saint-Pierre & Saint-Paul, Ferrières-en-Gâtinais, France, August 28-September 1, 2017.
Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc. CD-1296 UPC: 017685129629.
CAST
Anne Azéma, voice, hurdy gurdy, direction
Michael Barrett, voice, lute
Daniel Hershey, voice
Joel Frederiksen, voice, lute
Andrew Arceci, viola da gamba
Shira Kammen, vielle, harp
Carol Lewis, viola da gamba
Fabio Accurso, lute
This collection of early Renaissance spiritual pieces (and their related secular songs) were intended not for grand cathedrals or public ceremony, but for personal meditation, private chapels and rooms, family houses and assemblies. Directly inspired by the examples of intricately carved boxwood devotional objects housed at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, these contemporaneous musical works are precise in their craftsmanship, rich in subtle details, and lead us to wonder and to contemplation.
We thank Joel Cohen for his invaluable help concerning this program and David Griesinger for the sound recording.
The CD recording was generously funded by the Boston Camerata CD Fund Donors, led by Kenneth C. Turino, and by other private donors.
Track List
Works by:
Alexander Agricola
Antoine Brumel
Josquin Desprez
Hayne van Ghizeghem
Heinrich Isaac
Arnold Schlick
Ludwig Senfl
Claudin de Sermisy
and others