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Hercules Dux Ferrarie


Reviews (5)


MusicWeb international

2020 November

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John Quinn (musikanmelder)

2020 November

"With this release Peter Phillips and The Tallis Scholars bring to an end their nine-disc survey of all the Mass settings by Josquin des Prés. They've recorded all 18 of the masses, plus the Missa Da pacem, long attributed to Josquin but now accepted as the work of Noel Bauldeweyn ... Wonderful music which provides a lovely end ... to this series of Josquin discs. Throughout the three Mass settings the singing of The Tallis Scholars is flawless in every respect".


MusicWeb international

2020 October

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Brian Wilson (musikanmelder)

2020 October

"Recommended: All good things must come to an end, and this ninth release in the Tallis Scholars' series of recordings of the Masses of Josquin is it ... Wherever they are bound, I shall continue to follow their progress with great interest. Meanwhile, this final shot in their Josquin locker may well be joining my choice of Recordings of the Year ... the crowning achievement of a superb cycle".


The observer

d. 7. Nov. 2020

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Fiona Maddocks

d. 7. Nov. 2020

"The Tallis Scholars and their director, Peter Phillips, have reached the end of an enterprise begun in 1986: to record all 18 masses by the French Renaissance composer Josquin des Prez (c1450/1455-1521), just ahead of his 500th anniversary year. This ninth and final release (Gimmell), recorded in the chapel of Merton College, Oxford, brings together three dating from early middle age reckoned to be his greatest works: Missa Hercules Dux Ferrarie, written for Duke Ercole I d'Este of Ferrara and making musical play of his name; Missa D'ung aultre amer, short and dense in comparison, and Missa Faysant regretz ... As always with the Tallis Scholars, it's immaculately sung. All told, a mighty achievement".


BBC music magazine

2020 Christmas

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Kate Bolton-Porciatti

2020 Christmas

"Phillips's reading of the Ferrarese work is fluid and supple, and there's a gentle momentum even in the more contemplative sections ... The Scholars' sound is lean and clear: every strand of the musical web is beautifully illuminated, and the text is carved with a sculptural sharpness ... A mesmerising final chapter to this unforgettable musical odyssey".


The gramophone

2020 November

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Edward Breen

2020 November

"Editor's choice: Who better to navigate such extraordinary music than the masters of tranquillity and clarity themselves, The Tallis Scholars? Their exacting style delineates the distinctive sound world of each Mass while maintaining a consistent sonic beauty ... This glossily perfect performance [of Missa Faysant regretz] pings with relish and crackles with energy. A superb end to a magnificent cycle of recordings".