Alexander Blachly, Pomerium - Guillaume Dufay: Mass for St. Anthony of Padua (1996)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 312 Mb | Total time: 68:37 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Archiv Produktion | 447 772-2 | Recorded: 1995
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 312 Mb | Total time: 68:37 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Archiv Produktion | 447 772-2 | Recorded: 1995
The works of the 15th-century composer Guillaume Dufay are often considered to be where medieval music ends and Renaissance music begins. Yet Dufay sounds quite different from later, better-known Renaissance composers such as Palestrina, Victoria, and Josquin: Dufay's music is less densely scored, with more stratified voice ranges, very complex rhythms, and a somewhat neutral emotional affect. Pomerium, a New York-based choir with extensive experience in Dufay, presents here one of the composer's largest works: a setting of both the ordinary (Kyrie, Gloria, etc.) and the propers (texts specific to the occasion) of the Mass for the feast of St. Anthony of Padua. Pomerium's polished performance makes this a fine addition to the Dufay discography.