Credits:

Lionel Meunier

Description:

[Two Masterpieces by Lassus, One of the Greatest Composers of the 16th Century, Performed in Mixed-Voice and Male-Voice A Cappella]This album pairs two works by Lassusone of the most important polyphonic composers of the 16th centuryin which he set to music the verses (Requiem) recited during memorial services for the deceased. Lassus hailed from the Southern Netherlands (present-day Belgium), a region that produced many talented singers and composers active in courts and religious institutions throughout Europe. He served for many years at the court of the Duke of Bavariaone of Germanys most powerful rulersand left behind numerous masterpieces while making frequent visits to Italy. While there are many examples of different musical settings for the same textsuch as in Masses and psalm settingsonly these two works are known to be set to the text of the Requiem. Bringing together an elite ense