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Perhaps it's an example of a characteristically Dutch sense of humor to have a group called the Gents performing music by the Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal, the court composers of sixteenth century England. But when the group gets down to the music, it's all business. The Gents are not an English but a Dutch ensemble, formed of veterans of one of Holland's top boys' choirs. They have put together an exceptionally fine program that gets into the meat of the English tradition without giving it the layers of reverence that the music can take on when done by English cathedral choirs who have been at it for centuries. As would a day of music heard by Henry VIII or Elizabeth I, the program mixes sacred polyphony with a few madrigals, organ pieces, and viol works -- and in so doing illuminates the ways in which these traditions shaped each other. The inclusion of a work like Robert White's comparatively little-heard Christe, qui lux es et dies, a version for viols of an originally vocal sacred piece, shows how the viol consort tradition was rooted in sacred polyphonic art. But the real beauties of the album reside in the vocal performances themselves. The Gents have a sound both precise and lush. Just 16 strong, they deliver plenty of power in the two big works by Alfonso Ferrabosco I (tracks 12 and 15), an Italian transplant who worked in an imposing style of Catholic music that was, over time, replaced under Anglican influence by simpler textures. More transparent music, in English, is done equally well; sample the psalm settings by Thomas Weelkes, tracks 2 and 4, for examples. The only source of complaint here is the skimpy booklet, which skims over the material and provides no texts at all -- but despite their non-English origins, the Gents articulate the words of the English-language pieces well enough that most listeners will understand them. This is an excellent introduction to English sacred music of the sixteenth century, covering a broad chronological sweep.
© TiVo
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Anonymous, Lyricist - Peter Dijkstra, Conductor, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Robert Parsons, Composer - The Gents, Ensemble, MainArtist
2006 Channel Classics Records 2006 Channel Classics Records
Anonymous, Lyricist - Peter Dijkstra, Conductor, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Thomas Weelkes, Composer - The Gents, Ensemble, MainArtist
2006 Channel Classics Records 2006 Channel Classics Records
Anonymous, Lyricist - Peter Dijkstra, Conductor, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - William BYRD, Composer - The Gents, Ensemble, MainArtist
2006 Channel Classics Records 2006 Channel Classics Records
Anonymous, Lyricist - Peter Dijkstra, Conductor, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Thomas Weelkes, Composer - The Gents, Ensemble, MainArtist
2006 Channel Classics Records 2006 Channel Classics Records
Anonymous, Lyricist - Peter Dijkstra, Conductor, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - William Cornysh, Composer - The Gents, Ensemble, MainArtist
2006 Channel Classics Records 2006 Channel Classics Records
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Robert White, Composer - Diapente Viol Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist
2006 Channel Classics Records 2006 Channel Classics Records
Anonymous, Lyricist - Peter Dijkstra, Conductor, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Robert White, Composer - The Gents, Ensemble, MainArtist
2006 Channel Classics Records 2006 Channel Classics Records
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Diapente Viol Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist - Anthony Holborne, Composer
2006 Channel Classics Records 2006 Channel Classics Records
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Diapente Viol Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist - Anthony Holborne, Composer
2006 Channel Classics Records 2006 Channel Classics Records
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Diapente Viol Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist - Anthony Holborne, Composer
2006 Channel Classics Records 2006 Channel Classics Records
Anonymous, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - John Bennet, Composer - Diapente Viol Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist - Benjamin Bakker, Soloist, MainArtist
2006 Channel Classics Records 2006 Channel Classics Records
Anonymous, Lyricist - Peter Dijkstra, Conductor, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Alfonso Ferrabosco, Composer - The Gents, Ensemble, MainArtist
2006 Channel Classics Records 2006 Channel Classics Records
Anonymous, Lyricist - Peter Dijkstra, Conductor, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - The Gents, Ensemble, MainArtist - Alfonso Ferrabosco Jr., Composer
2006 Channel Classics Records 2006 Channel Classics Records
Anonymous, Lyricist - Peter Dijkstra, Conductor, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Thomas Tomkins, Composer - The Gents, Ensemble, MainArtist
2006 Channel Classics Records 2006 Channel Classics Records
Anonymous, Lyricist - Peter Dijkstra, Conductor, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Alfonso Ferrabosco, Composer - The Gents, Ensemble, MainArtist
2006 Channel Classics Records 2006 Channel Classics Records
Anonymous, Lyricist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Diapente Viol Consort, Ensemble, MainArtist - Niec van der Meulen, Soloist, MainArtist - Robert Kuizenga, Soloist, MainArtist - Edward Johnson, Composer
2006 Channel Classics Records 2006 Channel Classics Records
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - William BYRD, Composer - Siebe Henstra, MainArtist
2006 Channel Classics Records 2006 Channel Classics Records
Anonymous, Lyricist - Thomas Tallis, Composer - Peter Dijkstra, Conductor, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - The Gents, Ensemble, MainArtist
2006 Channel Classics Records 2006 Channel Classics Records
Anonymous, Lyricist - Peter Dijkstra, Conductor, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Robert Parsons, Composer - The Gents, Ensemble, MainArtist
2006 Channel Classics Records 2006 Channel Classics Records
Anonymous, Lyricist - Thomas Tallis, Composer - Peter Dijkstra, Conductor, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - The Gents, Ensemble, MainArtist
2006 Channel Classics Records 2006 Channel Classics Records
Chronique
Perhaps it's an example of a characteristically Dutch sense of humor to have a group called the Gents performing music by the Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal, the court composers of sixteenth century England. But when the group gets down to the music, it's all business. The Gents are not an English but a Dutch ensemble, formed of veterans of one of Holland's top boys' choirs. They have put together an exceptionally fine program that gets into the meat of the English tradition without giving it the layers of reverence that the music can take on when done by English cathedral choirs who have been at it for centuries. As would a day of music heard by Henry VIII or Elizabeth I, the program mixes sacred polyphony with a few madrigals, organ pieces, and viol works -- and in so doing illuminates the ways in which these traditions shaped each other. The inclusion of a work like Robert White's comparatively little-heard Christe, qui lux es et dies, a version for viols of an originally vocal sacred piece, shows how the viol consort tradition was rooted in sacred polyphonic art. But the real beauties of the album reside in the vocal performances themselves. The Gents have a sound both precise and lush. Just 16 strong, they deliver plenty of power in the two big works by Alfonso Ferrabosco I (tracks 12 and 15), an Italian transplant who worked in an imposing style of Catholic music that was, over time, replaced under Anglican influence by simpler textures. More transparent music, in English, is done equally well; sample the psalm settings by Thomas Weelkes, tracks 2 and 4, for examples. The only source of complaint here is the skimpy booklet, which skims over the material and provides no texts at all -- but despite their non-English origins, the Gents articulate the words of the English-language pieces well enough that most listeners will understand them. This is an excellent introduction to English sacred music of the sixteenth century, covering a broad chronological sweep.
© TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 20 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 01:15:20
- 1 Livret Numérique
- Artistes principaux : The Gents Peter Dijkstra
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : Channel Classics
- Genre : Classique
2006 Channel Classics Records 2006 Channel Classics Records
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