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EAN: 0028945493121 Label: Gimell UK Manufacturer: Gimell UK Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Gimell UK Release Date: November 11, 1997 Studio: Gimell UK Editorial Review: Amazon.com: The Tallis Scholars first brought the music of 16th-century Spanish composer Alonso Lobo to wide public attention with their recording of Victoria's Requiem: the last item on that disc was Lobo's powerful motet Versa est in luctum, written for the funeral of Philip II in 1598. That motet has become quite popular, having been recorded half a dozen times since; now Gimell has released an entire CD devoted to Lobo. Versa est is here again (in an even better performance), along with several other fine motets and the Missa Maria Magdalene, a gleaming six-voice Mass based on an Easter motet by Lobo's teacher, Guerrero. --Matthew Westphal Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A very nice find among Renaissance liturgical musicThe other reviewers give a far better appreciation of the technical merits of the Tallis Scholars' interpretation and other fine points of this recording. Speaking as the peripetatic (sic) amateur who pokes his nose into some of the dustier corners of world music, I find this an excellent find off the beaten trail. It is richer than the medieval plainchant and purer, and more inspiring than the more elaborate baroque and classical works. A very decent find for the roaming listener. Rating:  - Typical Tallis scholars...Alonso Lobo was held in the highest regard as a composer in his time - he was considered to be one of the finest composers of his time (a sentiment shared, incidentally, by fellow composer Victoria). His output is of extremely high quality. It displays a wide range of extremely potent emotion; that range is represented on this recording. The Mass is a brilliant piece (brilliant, I mean, in color) - the sonority is bright and joyful. The Kyrie is beautiful, marked by soaring lines. The music displays ... Read More Rating: - inventive music of the spanish renaissanceThis is a recording of music by Alonso Lobo; not to be mistaken for Duarte Lobo. Alonso Lobo was the pupil of Francisco Guerrero, one of the most famous composers of the Spanish renaissance. This disc features Lobo's Missa Maria Magdalene; which was modeled after Guerrero's Motet about Mary Magdalene (also included). The motet and mass are both very compelling and beautiful. Guerrero's motet itself is enchanting in its sheer beauty. Male and female voices interplay in recounting ... Read More |
