In 1515, Franco-Flemish composer Cipriano de Rore was born. He was one of the very first madrigalists of his time. His music stood at the crossroads of Franco-Flemish and Italian influences. Four hundred and sixty-five years later, Ricercar label was born. To celebrate this double birthday, the label has brought together various recordings devoted to de Rore (as well as a handful of his contemporaries like Cabezo, Bovicelli, Gabrieli and Bassano) by its top artists, including Cappella Mediterranea and the Chœur de chambre de Namur, Clematis, L’Achéron, Vox Luminis and Doulce Mémoire, and Bernard Foccroulle. With all this talent, it is sure to be a birthday unlike any other!
Released in 2015 by Ricercar. 67 minutes.
“This programme pays homage to the success of de Rore’s music in the decades after his death, but it also contains some very fine examples of the genre that most defined his work: the madrigal. In addition to the essential Ancor che col partire in its original version for four voices, there is also the delightful Io canterei d’amore, where the melody only allows for a single voice to be sung, while the others are entrusted to the instruments. The text is by Petrarch, a poet that Cipriano frequently turned to.”
Jérôme Lejeune
