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Crecquillon Comes Alive Vol. 2!

06/29/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Volume 1 of this extraordinary series of works by the forgotten giant of Renaissance polyphony Thomas Crecquillon would have been enough to accomplish a resurrection from the dead, but this recording rolls away the stone from the tomb further. Volume 2 includes his Missa d'ung petit mot and an assortment of exquisite motets (catch the Alleluias at the end of "Joannes est nomen ejus" if you hadn't levitated out of earshot already). Rich, precise, almost astringent in presentation. Not only does the choir's style serve the music well but it is edifying spiritually, it's the highest sort of evangelism for America's first Anglo-Catholic church. For a change in this group's recordings on Arsis, the miking is just right.A very minor quibble is in the slightly insecure initial pitches by the ensemble. But Ho's vision carries these performers (mostly the best choral students from Boston's universities and conservatories) into total commitment to this repertoire, and you will be carried there too. Not only recommended, but mandated for the student of polyphony."

Superb!

06/29/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"A superb recording of works which are not heard often enough! Pristine and glorious!"