Josquin: Masses – review

Tallis Scholars/Phillips(Gimell)The Tallis Scholars' association with Josquin des Prés (c 1450-1521), whose identity remains mysterious despite exhaustive scholarly digging, dates back to the late 80s when their Pange lingua disc won a Gramophone Record of the Year award. In the fifth in their Josquin cycle, they reach the Missa de Beata Virgine – probably a late work, widely performed in the composer's life time and surviving in an astonishing 69 sources – and the earlier, more serene Ave ...

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