This was potentially an exciting release, because the Choralis Constantinus is one of those legendary anthologies which has been little recorded. However, I think it is disappointing. The singing is a bit generic, there’s no sense of individual personalities in the voices, they don’t sound inspired. To compound things the sound quality is no more than OK.
One problem is the size of the outfit - here’s a pic of Ensemble Cantissimo.
Dear Monsieur, I had same problem whit generic or overdone by Dorothee Mields on vocal soprano duty, by Basevi Codex, this uspet me the voice is sometime ackward but since Im fair play, The program of the CD
Basevi Codex Music as the Court of Margaret of Austria. This messire you should avoid .
But if you want to hear a solid release try the new fresh taste of Melancolia Ensemble, Musica Temprana. Adrian Rodriguez Van Der Spoel, you yes you watching while get this actual composer called Adrian Rodriguez van der Spoel, whit a list of anonymous yet fascinating repertory of fairly obscur composer to my knowledge, only knowing one called Pedro De Escobar ( my favorite Dealer) of polyphony of this foggy spanish era 15th century, what about the other , well wait up Im keeping them ostage for later one
Yes so spill it out Deprofundis: Johannes Urrede (one of the law strong then physic if you like the Johannes of renaissance there is a lot to explore , I win win name. = john = Jean. Garci Sanchez de Badajoz, Juan Ponce, even a mexica anonyms this is nice hey and El canto De la Sibille ''versus Sybile Prophete anonymous 15 century mundo bene, Listen Mandryka this album is for you!
Tha about it and lastly what do you guys in EMC like or not the Gesualdo Six Ensemble, I real like there releases of Tallis Jeremiah Lament and Gesualdo Tenebrae Responsoria, very good , and folks stop saying studd like english or brittish ensemble are too square in rendition or performance, as predictable and square, I find this ensemble marvelous , splendid, genius.
