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Utopia Ensemble

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A Major Achievement! Unveiling the Full Scope of a Little-Known Talent from the Late Netherlandish SchoolAbout 10 years younger than Lassus and Le Jeune, and about 10 years older than G. Gabrieli and Marenzio. Born in the late Renaissance era in what is now southwestern Belgium, in a region where the French-speaking and Dutch-speaking areas bordered each other. While Pfernauts (pronounced Puvrnauge in French) works have been sporadically included on many early music albums, making him by no means a complete unknown, this is likely the first time an entire album has been dedicated almost exclusively to this composer. Active primarily in Bruges and Antwerpand particularly involved in the thriving music publishing scene in Antwerpmany of his works were printed and circulated, leaving behind a substantial body of chansons (secular songs) with French lyrics and sacred works with Latin lyrics. Spa