Senfl

"Senfl was a pupil of Isaac at the court of Maximillian ... Senfl may well have. considered his motets to be both sacred and secular; that may be why the booklet texts are headed a 'Liedtexte'. The boundaries at that time between sacred and secular could be very indistinct ... The voices are always beautifully blended and intonation is wonderfully reliable ... The outstanding German vocal group 'Singer Pur' which consist of six voices with the three instrumentalists of Ensemble Leones, offer more colour than Fretwork and Daniels. They perform together with a lovely balance, as in the opening track Sancta Maria Virgo, and sometimes the instruments, a viola d'arco, a bass-Gamba and a lute, play alone, as in Das lang".

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"Editor's choice: Ludwig Senfl's discography has always been reasonably healthy, for all that his is hardly a household name. But unlike most recordings currently on offer, this one is evenly divided between sacred and secular ... Singer Pur match their usual high standard, with immaculate balance, clarity and, in Claudia Reinhard, a soprano whose timbre and control of phrasing are especially pleasing. They are joined by the bowed and plucked strings of Ensemble Leones, whose viols are characteristically astringent ... Senfl is a particularly endearing figure who undoubtedly deserves to be better known; this is an ideal introduction".