Jacob Obrecht: Missa Grecorum & Motets cover

Jacob Obrecht: Missa Grecorum & Motets

Composer
Released

Jacob Obrecht’s Missa Graecorum is a bit of a mystery; no one is quite sure where it got its name or the cantus firmus melody on which it’s based. This is, in fact, the world premiere recording of that work; the disc also includes the first-ever recording of his motet O beata Basili. Other material is more familiar, notably the Salve regina setting that opens the program. As always, the Brabant Ensemble sets the standard for choral blend and intonation.

Rick Anderson

Recommended by

Suggestions
Meraviglia D’amore: Love Songs From 17th Century Italy cover

Meraviglia D’amore: Love Songs From 17th Century Italy

Private Musicke, Pierre Pitzl, Marco Beasley
Mexican Baroque cover

Mexican Baroque

Chanticleer Sinfonia, Ignacio De Jerúsalem, Joseph Jennings
Josquin in Poland cover

Josquin in Poland

Bartosz Izbicki, Jerycho & Bartosz Izbicki, Jerycho
Arvo Pärt: Adam's Lament cover

Arvo Pärt: Adam's Lament

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Sinfonietta Riga, Latvian Radio Choir, Vox Clamantis, Tõnu Kaljuste
Evensong Live 2019: Anthems and Canticles cover

Evensong Live 2019: Anthems and Canticles

Stephen Cleobury, King's College Choir of Cambridge
Music for the 100 Years’ War cover

Music for the 100 Years’ War

Andrew Kirkman, Binchois Consort
c.1300-c.2000 cover

c.1300-c.2000

Jeremy Denk
MacMillan: One Equal Music cover

MacMillan: One Equal Music

Elysian Singers of London, Sam Laughton