Josquin And Art

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2021

Josquin And Netherlandish Art

20210830

Donald Macleod and art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon visit the National Gallery in London to build a picture of music and art in Josquin's age.

The humanist Cosimo Bartoli described Josquin as the Michelangelo of Music. A master of polyphonic choral writing, Josquin was as widely admired in his own lifetime as posthumously. While Josquin was a dominant force in music, the Franco-Flemish area with which he's associated, also produced some remarkable painters, who, like Josquin and his fellow composers, exported their style, technical accomplishments and influence across Europe. In a series to mark the 500th anniversary of Josquin's death, Donald Macleod visits the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square with art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon, to build a picture of Josquin's music and the places he lived and worked, which also stimulated painters to produce equally outstanding Art. To accompany the series the paintings they discuss can be viewed on the Radio 3 website.

Considering his standing, it's surprisingly difficult to map Josquin's life. His birthdate was possibly 1450 or perhaps 1455 and it's thought he was a choirboy at the collegiate church of St. G退ry in Cambrai. Documents show he died in 1521, by which time he was probably in his seventies. He spent his last years as provost of the Collegiate church of Notre Dame in Cond退 sur l'Escaut, a town near Saint Quentin, right on the border with what's now Belgium. In between times, Josquin may have had an association with the royal courts of King Ren退 in Aix-en-Provence and Louis XI of France, before working for the influential Sforza family in Milan and becoming the first maestro di cappella for Ercole d'Este in Ferrara.

Today Donald Macleod considers Josquin's roots, and the paintings of Jan van Eyck, and other Northern Renaissance artists with Andrew Graham-Dixon at the National Gallery. The paintings they mention are on the Radio 3 website.

Ave Maria

2021

Music And Art In Josquin's Age: Branching Out

20210831

Donald Macleod is back at the National Gallery with Andrew Graham-Dixon to consider how Josquin and the painters of Northern Europe were extending their influence.

Considering his fame, it's surprisingly difficult to map Josquin's life. His birthdate was possibly 1450 or perhaps 1455 and it's thought he was a choirboy at the collegiate church of St. G退ry in Cambrai. Documents show he died in 1521, by which time he was probably in his seventies. He spent his last years as provost of the Collegiate church of Notre Dame in Cond退 sur l'Escaut, a town near Saint Quentin, right on the border with what's now Belgium. In between times, Josquin may have had an association with the royal courts of King Ren退 in Aix-en-Provence and Louis XI of France, before working for the influential Sforza family in Milan and becoming the first maestro di cappella for Ercole d'Este in Ferrara.

As Josquin progresses from church musician to employment at a royal establishment, Donald Macleod and Andrew Graham-Dixon return to the National Gallery to see how painters from Northern Europe were extending their spheres of influence. The paintings they talk about are available on the Radio 3 website.

La Bernardina

Cantica Symphonia

Giuseppe Maletto, director

Guillaume se va chaufer

Capilla Flamenca

O bone et dulcissime Jesu

La Chapelle Royale

Philippe Herreweghe, director

Illibata dei virgo nutrix

The Clerks

Edward Wickham, director

Memor esto verbi tui, `Psalm 118`

Bremen Weser-Renaissance

Manfred Cordes, director

Que vous madame

Taverner Consort

Andrew Parrott, director

Petite camusette

Baises moy ma doulce'amye

Dominique Visse, counter-tenor

Ensemble Cl退ment Janequin

Donald Macleod and Andrew Graham-Dixon build a picture of music and art in Josquin's age.

2021

Josquin And Art In Northern Italy

20210901

Once more at the National Gallery, to see two works by Leonardo da Vinci, Donald Macleod and art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon line up information on Josquin and Leonardo da Vinci, who were both employees of the ruling Sforza family. The paintings can be viewed on the Radio 3 website.

Considering his fame, it's surprisingly difficult to map Josquin's life. His birthdate was possibly 1450 or perhaps 1455 and it's thought he was a choirboy at the collegiate church of St. G退ry in Cambrai. Documents show he died in 1521, by which time he was probably in his seventies. He spent his last years as provost of the Collegiate church of Notre Dame in Cond退 sur l'Escaut, a town near Saint Quentin, right on the border with what's now Belgium. In between times, Josquin may have had an association with the royal courts of King Ren退 in Aix-en Provence and Louis XI of France, before working for the influential Sforza family in Milan and becoming the first maestro di cappella for Ercole d'Este in Ferrara.

Arriving in Italy, it seems Josquin was employed by Cardinal Ascanio Sforza, a man of considerable influence. Music was evidently generously funded and flourishing in Milan in the 1480s, but how were other branches of the Arts faring?

Adieu mes amours

Piffaro

Tu solus qui facis mirabilia

The Clerks Group

Edward Wickham, director

Fama malum

Alamire

David Skinner, director

Vultum tuum deprecabuntur

Intermerata virgo

Ora pro nobis virgo

Cantica Symphonia

Giuseppe Maletto, director

Qui velatus facie fuisti

Sei voci

Bernard Fabre-Garrus, director

Missa L'homme arme super voces musicales

Sanctus

Cut Circle

Jesse Rodin, director

Donald Macleod and Andrew Graham-Dixon build a picture of music and art in Josquin's time

2021

Josquin And Art In Rome

20210902

Donald Macleod and art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon return to London's National Gallery to look at the work of artists active in the time when Josquin sang in the papal chapel.

Josquin appears in papal records as a singer in the choir from June 1489. He would have sung in the Sistine Chapel around forty times a year, surrounded by friezes commissioned by some of the leading artists of the period. The paintings mentioned in the programme can be seen online on the Radio 3 website.

Missa fortuna

Cut Circle

Jesse Rodin, director

Alma Redemptoris mater / Ave regina

Siglo d'Oro

Patrick Allies, director

Missa l'homme arm退 (sexti toni)

Gloria

Oxford Camerata

Jeremy Summerly, director

Missa La sol fa re mi

Credo

The Tallis Scholars

Peter Phillips, director

Domine non secundum peccata

Chanticleer

Joseph H Jennings, director

Stabat Mater a 5

Cantica Symphonia

Giuseppe Maletto, director

Donald Macleod and Andrew Graham-Dixon build a picture of music and art in Josquin's time.

2021

05 LAST

Josquin And Art In Ferrara

20210903

Donald Macleod and art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon are back in the National Gallery to look at the work of Cosimo Tura, an artist in Ferrara, where Josquin was Maestro di Cappella.

Considering his fame, it's surprisingly difficult to map Josquin's life. His birthdate was possibly 1450 or perhaps 1455 and it's thought he was a choirboy at the collegiate church of St. G退ry in Cambrai. Documents show he died in 1521, by which time he was probably in his seventies. He spent his last years as provost of the Collegiate church of Notre Dame in Cond退 sur l'Escaut, a town near Saint Quentin, right on the border with what's now Belgium. In between times, Josquin may have had an association with the royal courts of King Ren退 in Aix-en Provence and Louis XI of France, before working for the influential Sforza family in Milan and becoming the first maestro di cappella for Ercole d'Este in Ferrara.

The court at Ferrara had a strong reputation for the excellence of its court musicians, and as a leading and highly influential musician, Josquin was highly sought after, but where did art fit in? The paintings Donald and Andrew mention can be seen on the Radio 3 website.

El grillo

The Hilliard Ensemble

Paul Hillier, director

Inviolata, integra et casta es

Orlando Consort

Virgo salutiferi genitrix a 5

Bremen-Weser Renaissance

Manfred Cordes, director

Missa Hercules Dux Ferriae

Sanctus and Benedictus

The Tallis Scholars

Peter Phillips, director

Praeter rerum serium

Alamire

David Skinner, director

Miserere mei Deus secundum

La Chapelle Royale

Philippe Herreweghe, director

Donald Macleod and Andrew Graham-Dixon put Josquin's music into context with painting.

Episodes

Series	Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Comments
2021	01	Josquin And Netherlandish Art	20210830	Donald Macleod and art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon visit the National Gallery in London to build a picture of music and art in Josquin's age. The humanist Cosimo Bartoli described Josquin as the Michelangelo of Music. A master of polyphonic choral writing, Josquin was as widely admired in his own lifetime as posthumously. While Josquin was a dominant force in music, the Franco-Flemish area with which he's associated, also produced some remarkable painters, who, like Josquin and his fellow composers, exported their style, technical accomplishments and influence across Europe. In a series to mark the 500th anniversary of Josquin's death, Donald Macleod visits the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square with art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon, to build a picture of Josquin's music and the places he lived and worked, which also stimulated painters to produce equally outstanding Art. To accompany the series the paintings they discuss can be viewed on the Radio 3 website. Considering his standing, it's surprisingly difficult to map Josquin's life. His birthdate was possibly 1450 or perhaps 1455 and it's thought he was a choirboy at the collegiate church of St. G退ry in Cambrai. Documents show he died in 1521, by which time he was probably in his seventies. He spent his last years as provost of the Collegiate church of Notre Dame in Cond退 sur l'Escaut, a town near Saint Quentin, right on the border with what's now Belgium. In between times, Josquin may have had an association with the royal courts of King Ren退 in Aix-en-Provence and Louis XI of France, before working for the influential Sforza family in Milan and becoming the first maestro di cappella for Ercole d'Este in Ferrara. Today Donald Macleod considers Josquin's roots, and the paintings of Jan van Eyck, and other Northern Renaissance artists with Andrew Graham-Dixon at the National Gallery. The paintings they mention are on the Radio 3 website. Ave Maria
2021	02	Music And Art In Josquin's Age: Branching Out	20210831	Donald Macleod is back at the National Gallery with Andrew Graham-Dixon to consider how Josquin and the painters of Northern Europe were extending their influence. The humanist Cosimo Bartoli described Josquin as the Michelangelo of Music. A master of polyphonic choral writing, Josquin was as widely admired in his own lifetime as posthumously. While Josquin was a dominant force in music, the Franco-Flemish area with which he's associated, also produced some remarkable painters, who, like Josquin and his fellow composers, exported their style, technical accomplishments and influence across Europe. In a series to mark the 500th anniversary of Josquin's death, Donald Macleod visits the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square with art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon, to build a picture of Josquin's music and the places he lived and worked, which also stimulated painters to produce equally outstanding Art. To accompany the series the paintings they discuss can be viewed on the Radio 3 website. Considering his fame, it's surprisingly difficult to map Josquin's life. His birthdate was possibly 1450 or perhaps 1455 and it's thought he was a choirboy at the collegiate church of St. G退ry in Cambrai. Documents show he died in 1521, by which time he was probably in his seventies. He spent his last years as provost of the Collegiate church of Notre Dame in Cond退 sur l'Escaut, a town near Saint Quentin, right on the border with what's now Belgium. In between times, Josquin may have had an association with the royal courts of King Ren退 in Aix-en-Provence and Louis XI of France, before working for the influential Sforza family in Milan and becoming the first maestro di cappella for Ercole d'Este in Ferrara. As Josquin progresses from church musician to employment at a royal establishment, Donald Macleod and Andrew Graham-Dixon return to the National Gallery to see how painters from Northern Europe were extending their spheres of influence. The paintings they talk about are available on the Radio 3 website. La Bernardina Cantica Symphonia Giuseppe Maletto, director Guillaume se va chaufer Capilla Flamenca O bone et dulcissime Jesu La Chapelle Royale Philippe Herreweghe, director Illibata dei virgo nutrix The Clerks Edward Wickham, director Memor esto verbi tui, `Psalm 118` Bremen Weser-Renaissance Manfred Cordes, director Que vous madame Taverner Consort Andrew Parrott, director Petite camusette Baises moy ma doulce'amye Dominique Visse, counter-tenor Ensemble Cl退ment Janequin Donald Macleod and Andrew Graham-Dixon build a picture of music and art in Josquin's age.
2021	03	Josquin And Art In Northern Italy	20210901	Once more at the National Gallery, to see two works by Leonardo da Vinci, Donald Macleod and art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon line up information on Josquin and Leonardo da Vinci, who were both employees of the ruling Sforza family. The paintings can be viewed on the Radio 3 website. The humanist Cosimo Bartoli described Josquin as the Michelangelo of Music. A master of polyphonic choral writing, Josquin was as widely admired in his own lifetime as posthumously. While Josquin was a dominant force in music, the Franco-Flemish area with which he's associated, also produced some remarkable painters, who, like Josquin and his fellow composers, exported their style, technical accomplishments and influence across Europe. In a series to mark the 500th anniversary of Josquin's death, Donald Macleod visits the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square with art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon, to build a picture of Josquin's music and the places he lived and worked, which also stimulated painters to produce equally outstanding Art. To accompany the series the paintings they discuss can be viewed on the Radio 3 website. Considering his fame, it's surprisingly difficult to map Josquin's life. His birthdate was possibly 1450 or perhaps 1455 and it's thought he was a choirboy at the collegiate church of St. G退ry in Cambrai. Documents show he died in 1521, by which time he was probably in his seventies. He spent his last years as provost of the Collegiate church of Notre Dame in Cond退 sur l'Escaut, a town near Saint Quentin, right on the border with what's now Belgium. In between times, Josquin may have had an association with the royal courts of King Ren退 in Aix-en Provence and Louis XI of France, before working for the influential Sforza family in Milan and becoming the first maestro di cappella for Ercole d'Este in Ferrara. Arriving in Italy, it seems Josquin was employed by Cardinal Ascanio Sforza, a man of considerable influence. Music was evidently generously funded and flourishing in Milan in the 1480s, but how were other branches of the Arts faring? Adieu mes amours Piffaro Tu solus qui facis mirabilia The Clerks Group Edward Wickham, director Fama malum Alamire David Skinner, director Vultum tuum deprecabuntur Intermerata virgo Ora pro nobis virgo Cantica Symphonia Giuseppe Maletto, director Qui velatus facie fuisti Sei voci Bernard Fabre-Garrus, director Missa L'homme arme super voces musicales Sanctus Cut Circle Jesse Rodin, director Donald Macleod and Andrew Graham-Dixon build a picture of music and art in Josquin's time
2021	04	Josquin And Art In Rome	20210902	Donald Macleod and art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon return to London's National Gallery to look at the work of artists active in the time when Josquin sang in the papal chapel. The humanist Cosimo Bartoli described Josquin as the Michelangelo of Music. A master of polyphonic choral writing, Josquin was as widely admired in his own lifetime as posthumously. While Josquin was a dominant force in music, the Franco-Flemish area with which he's associated, also produced some remarkable painters, who, like Josquin and his fellow composers, exported their style, technical accomplishments and influence across Europe. In a series to mark the 500th anniversary of Josquin's death, Donald Macleod visits the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square with art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon, to build a picture of Josquin's music and the places he lived and worked, which also stimulated painters to produce equally outstanding Art. To accompany the series the paintings they discuss can be viewed on the Radio 3 website. Considering his fame, it's surprisingly difficult to map Josquin's life. His birthdate was possibly 1450 or perhaps 1455 and it's thought he was a choirboy at the collegiate church of St. G退ry in Cambrai. Documents show he died in 1521, by which time he was probably in his seventies. He spent his last years as provost of the Collegiate church of Notre Dame in Cond退 sur l'Escaut, a town near Saint Quentin, right on the border with what's now Belgium. In between times, Josquin may have had an association with the royal courts of King Ren退 in Aix-en-Provence and Louis XI of France, before working for the influential Sforza family in Milan and becoming the first maestro di cappella for Ercole d'Este in Ferrara. Josquin appears in papal records as a singer in the choir from June 1489. He would have sung in the Sistine Chapel around forty times a year, surrounded by friezes commissioned by some of the leading artists of the period. The paintings mentioned in the programme can be seen online on the Radio 3 website. Missa fortuna Cut Circle Jesse Rodin, director Alma Redemptoris mater / Ave regina Siglo d'Oro Patrick Allies, director Missa l'homme arm退 (sexti toni) Gloria Oxford Camerata Jeremy Summerly, director Missa La sol fa re mi Credo The Tallis Scholars Peter Phillips, director Domine non secundum peccata Chanticleer Joseph H Jennings, director Stabat Mater a 5 Cantica Symphonia Giuseppe Maletto, director Donald Macleod and Andrew Graham-Dixon build a picture of music and art in Josquin's time.
2021	05 LAST	Josquin And Art In Ferrara	20210903	Donald Macleod and art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon are back in the National Gallery to look at the work of Cosimo Tura, an artist in Ferrara, where Josquin was Maestro di Cappella. The humanist Cosimo Bartoli described Josquin as the Michelangelo of Music. A master of polyphonic choral writing, Josquin was as widely admired in his own lifetime as posthumously. While Josquin was a dominant force in music, the Franco-Flemish area with which he's associated, also produced some remarkable painters, who, like Josquin and his fellow composers, exported their style, technical accomplishments and influence across Europe. In a series to mark the 500th anniversary of Josquin's death, Donald Macleod visits the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square with art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon, to build a picture of Josquin's music and the places he lived and worked, which also stimulated painters to produce equally outstanding Art. To accompany the series the paintings they discuss can be viewed on the Radio 3 website. Considering his fame, it's surprisingly difficult to map Josquin's life. His birthdate was possibly 1450 or perhaps 1455 and it's thought he was a choirboy at the collegiate church of St. G退ry in Cambrai. Documents show he died in 1521, by which time he was probably in his seventies. He spent his last years as provost of the Collegiate church of Notre Dame in Cond退 sur l'Escaut, a town near Saint Quentin, right on the border with what's now Belgium. In between times, Josquin may have had an association with the royal courts of King Ren退 in Aix-en Provence and Louis XI of France, before working for the influential Sforza family in Milan and becoming the first maestro di cappella for Ercole d'Este in Ferrara. The court at Ferrara had a strong reputation for the excellence of its court musicians, and as a leading and highly influential musician, Josquin was highly sought after, but where did art fit in? The paintings Donald and Andrew mention can be seen on the Radio 3 website. El grillo The Hilliard Ensemble Paul Hillier, director Inviolata, integra et casta es Orlando Consort Virgo salutiferi genitrix a 5 Bremen-Weser Renaissance Manfred Cordes, director Missa Hercules Dux Ferriae Sanctus and Benedictus The Tallis Scholars Peter Phillips, director Praeter rerum serium Alamire David Skinner, director Miserere mei Deus secundum La Chapelle Royale Philippe Herreweghe, director Donald Macleod and Andrew Graham-Dixon put Josquin's music into context with painting.