The Vox Cantoris ensemble performs an unpublished Saint Matthew Passion miraculously discovered among the very first French printed music in 1534, composed by Claudin de Sermisy, the greatest French Renaissance master of music.
This liturgical passion offers a remarkable narration of the last hours of the Christ, alternating plain chant and polyphony, without any intervention other than the human voice in all its richness.
Vox Cantoris
Raphael Mas – Superius
Jean-Christophe Candau – Conductor & Director
Herve Lamy – Tenor & Evangeliste (Passion)
Luc Terrieux – Tenor
Frederic Bourreau – Bass
Jean-Marc Vie – Bass
PS. Tracks 2-6 are united as one piece in this album download, while the booklet inlay divides it up into separate tracks. This is how Psalmus delivered the DSD audio.
Tracklist
Please note that the below previews are loaded as 44.1 kHz / 16 bit.Total time: 01:10:49
Additional information
| Label | |
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| SKU | PSAL030 |
| Qualities | DSD 512 fs, DSD 256 fs, DSD 128 fs, DSD 64 fs, DXD 24 Bit, FLAC 192 kHz, FLAC 96 kHz |
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| Analog to Digital Converter | Grimm Audio AD1 at DSD 64fs |
| Artistic Direction | Marian Van Hemel |
| Mastering Engineer | Marian Van Hemel |
| Notes | An Original DSD (Direct Stream Digital) Recording |
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| Recording Engineer | Marian Van Hemel |
| Recording Location | Saint Pierre de La Reole in Gironde, France during November 2014 |
| Release Date | June 9, 2021 |
Press reviews
La Nef
These polyphonies are of the highest beauty. They are typical of Sermisy in their clarity and the efforts made to keep the text understandable.
It takes all the craft of a truly great composer to manage in such a way diversifying a musical discourse, subject to such a tight constraint. The transparent sound record leaves voices very expressive.
Diapason
The six singers gather in a carnal sound, that wonderfully restores the sensuality and clarity of the tones.
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