An educational programme featuring early music. On 27 August 1621, the composer Josquin des Prez died in Condé-sur-l’Escaut in Hainaut. This year marks the 500th anniversary of his death. We will commemorate this with a seven-part series on his life and works. Today’s episode is the fourth part. In this part, we will be listening to two early masses by Josquin.
Josquin Des Prez door Granger
Josquin Lebloitte dit Desprez (approx. 1450–1521)
1. Missa L’ami Baudichon
– Kyrie
– Gloria
– Credo
– Sanctus
– Agnus Dei
The Tallis Scholars olv Peter Phillips
(CD: Josquin Masses – Gaudeamus – L’ami Baudichon. Gimell CDGIM 050, 2019)
Robert Morton (approx. 1430–1479)
2. N’aray je jamais mieulx que j’ai
Els Janssens-Vanmunster, soprano. Ensemble Leones conducted by Marc Lewon
(CD: Straight from the heart – The chansonnier cordiforme. Naxos 8.573325, 2016)
Josquin Lebloitte dit Desprez
3. Missa N’aray je jamais (Missa di dadi)
– Kyrie
– Gloria
– Agnus Dei
The Tallis Scholars conducted by Peter Phillips
(CD: Josquin Masses – Di dadi – Une mousse de Biscaye. Gimell CDGIM 048, 2016)
Additional:
4. La Bernardina
Cantica Symphonia conducted by Giuseppe Maletto
(CD: “Stabat Mater – Marian motets and instrumental songs”. Glossa GCD P31909, 2020)
On photo: fragment of Josquin’s Missa di Dadi/the Dice Mass (source: Houghton Library)
