Monte Motets, Madrigals and Chansons
A recording that is curiously less than the sum of its very fine parts
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Composer or Director: Philippus de Monte
Genre:
Vocal
Label: Claves
Magazine Review Date: 6/2008
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 51
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
Catalogue Number: 502712

Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Hodie dilectissimi omnium sanctotum |
Philippus de Monte, Composer
Laurent Gendre, Zedlau Orlando Ensemble Philippus de Monte, Composer |
Beati qui habitant |
Philippus de Monte, Composer
Laurent Gendre, Zedlau Orlando Ensemble Philippus de Monte, Composer |
Quare tristis es, anima mea |
Philippus de Monte, Composer
Laurent Gendre, Zedlau Orlando Ensemble Philippus de Monte, Composer |
Hodie nobis caelorum Rex |
Philippus de Monte, Composer
Laurent Gendre, Zedlau Orlando Ensemble Philippus de Monte, Composer |
Ogni mio ben crudel |
Philippus de Monte, Composer
Laurent Gendre, Zedlau Orlando Ensemble Philippus de Monte, Composer |
Son questio i chiari lumi |
Philippus de Monte, Composer
Laurent Gendre, Zedlau Orlando Ensemble Philippus de Monte, Composer |
Lasso, ben so |
Philippus de Monte, Composer
Laurent Gendre, Zedlau Orlando Ensemble Philippus de Monte, Composer |
Anima dolorosa |
Philippus de Monte, Composer
Laurent Gendre, Zedlau Orlando Ensemble Philippus de Monte, Composer |
Que me servent mes vers |
Philippus de Monte, Composer
Laurent Gendre, Zedlau Orlando Ensemble Philippus de Monte, Composer |
Bon jour mon cœur |
Philippus de Monte, Composer
Laurent Gendre, Zedlau Orlando Ensemble Philippus de Monte, Composer |
(Le) grand amour |
Philippus de Monte, Composer
Laurent Gendre, Zedlau Orlando Ensemble Philippus de Monte, Composer |
Comme la tourterelle |
Philippus de Monte, Composer
Laurent Gendre, Zedlau Orlando Ensemble Philippus de Monte, Composer |
Gaudent in caelis |
Philippus de Monte, Composer
Laurent Gendre, Zedlau Orlando Ensemble Philippus de Monte, Composer |
Filliae Jerusalem |
Philippus de Monte, Composer
Laurent Gendre, Zedlau Orlando Ensemble Philippus de Monte, Composer |
Benedictio et claritas |
Philippus de Monte, Composer
Laurent Gendre, Zedlau Orlando Ensemble Philippus de Monte, Composer |
Author: Fabrice Fitch
So there is much that’s very satisfying here, and Ensemble Orlando’s sense of ensemble is pleasing, its tone light, fresh and supple. But perhaps a few larger-scale pieces would have cast de Monte in a more grateful light: of the 17 tracks recorded here, only Hodie dilectissimi exceeds the five-minute mark, and all the others bar one are under four. Indeed, weighing in at just over 50 minutes, and sporting a packaging that begs several questions, the disc gives the curious impression of having been salvaged from a rather more ambitious project.
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