Les Cris De Paris: Chansons De Janequin & Sermisy

This collection, the first in an important series of recordings of 16th-century French vocal music, covers the wild range of ground in this repertoire: the zany onomatopoetic soundscapes of the title track, the sober courtly love poetry of “Secourez-moy,” the racy wordplay of “O beau tétin,” and much more. However piquant the texts get, the Ensemble Clément Janequin — a seminal interpreter of this genre — is committed to going all the way, capable of both rustic realism and cool polish when either is called for.