Gombert: Church Music

 
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NICOLAS GOMBERT
Gombert: Church Music
Henry's Eight

[ Hyperion / CD ]

Release Date: Thursday 1 December 2005

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The Flemish composer Nicolas Gombert is believed to have been a pupil of Josquin; his style of composition is equally assured and yet there are elements of significant innovation. As early as 1556 Gombert was regarded as the absolute model of harmonic and imitative writing, and his general avoidance of rests broke much new ground.

This recording of eight works from his prolific output (some 160 motets alone) includes the monumental eight-part Credo and the extended Salve Regina which uses no fewer than seven separate texts in honour of Mary (hence the subtitle, 'different people pray different things').

Gombert is also famous for having been consigned to the galleys of a trireme after being caught violating a choirboy.

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"This is a very fine disc and now at budget price it is even more of an attractive proposition. Buy it." (MusicWeb Bargain of the Month Dec 2005)

'Hauntingly beautiful music … a most rewarding experience' (Organists' Review)

'This is vocal chamber music of a high order-secure in tuning, varied in sonority and elegant in phrasing' (Early Music)

Tracks:

Credo 8vv [12'35]
Gradual for Easter Day [1'19]
Haec dies quam fecit Dominus 5vv [4'50]
Qui colis Ausoniam 6vv [7'08]
Marian antiphon [2'35]
Salve Regina ('Diversi diversa orant') 4vv [5'58]
O beata Maria 5vv [7'43]
Vae, vae Babylon 4vv [11'27]
Nunc dimittis antiphon [1'34]
Media vita in morte sumus 6vv [5'59]
Lugebat David Absalon 8vv [8'22]