Pierre de la Rue: Missa Cum iocunditate

Pierre de la Rue: Missa Cum iocunditate

On this CD:

1. Gaude virgo mater, motet for 4 voices
Composed by Pierre LaRue
Performed by Hilliard Ensemble

2. Vexilla regis / Passio Domini
Composed by Pierre LaRue
Performed by Hilliard Ensemble

3. Plorer, gemier/Requiem
Composed by Pierre LaRue
Performed by Hilliard Ensemble

4. Considera Israel, motet for 4 voices
Composed by Pierre LaRue
Performed by Hilliard Ensemble

5. Missa Cum iucunditate, for 4 voices
Composed by Pierre LaRue
Performed by Hilliard Ensemble

6. O Salutaris Hostia
Composed by Pierre LaRue
Performed by Hilliard Ensemble

7. Ave Regina caelorum
Composed by Pierre LaRue
Performed by Hilliard Ensemble

8. Delicta juventutis, motet for 4 voices
Composed by Pierre LaRue
Performed by Hilliard Ensemble

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Pierre de la Rue really deserves a place alongside Josquin des Prez at the top of the Renaissance pantheon. His gentle "cum iocunditate" Mass rings ingenious changes on a simple five-note theme (G-E-G-A-G). Gramophone magazine has slammed this disc more than once for dull, uninvolving singing; don't believe it--the Hilliard Ensemble gives the Mass an elegant, engaging performance. (Their performance of the motets is dull, but never mind that--the Mass is more than worth the price.) --Matthew Westphal

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Pierre de la Rue: Missa Cum iocunditate

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