Orlande De Lassus (1532? - 1594)
First broadcast from 20051205 to 20051209.
7 episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20051205 | Donald Macleod steps back in time to 16th century mainland Europe, to explore the life and musical world of one of the most prolific and widely-admired musicians of the age - Orlande de Lassus. His guide is the distinguished musicologist and conductor Jeremy Summerly. Timor et tremor Choir of New College Oxford Edward Higginbottom Magnificat Super Aurora Lucis Rutilat Pro Cantione Antiqua Bruna Turner (director) Missa BellAmfitritaltera Oxford Camerata Jeremy Summerly (conductor) Three songs: Lucescit jam o socii Un jeune moine est sorti du couvent Chi chilichi Ensemble Clément Janequin Dominique Visse (director). | |
| 02 | 20051206 | Lassus was an extraordinarily well-travelled composer. He was born in Mons in Belgium, and subsequently visited Fontainebleu, Mantua, Milan, Naples, Florence, Rome, possibly England, Antwerp, before settling for the last 30 years of his life in Munich. Donald Macleod and Jeremy Summerly discuss the extent of Lassus' travels, and his remarkable skill with language, something Lassus exploited in his career. Motet Vinum Bonum Missa ad Imitationem Vinum Bonum - excerpt - (Kyrie and Gloria) Ex Cathedra His Majesty's Sagbutts and Cornetts Jeffrey Skidmore (director) Missa Susanne un jour Oxford Camerata Jeremy Summerly (conductor) Toutes les nuicts que sans vous... Delphine Collot (soprano) Ricercar Consort Phillippe Pierlot (director). | |
| 04 | 20051208 | Donald Macleod and Jeremy Summerly discuss the blossoming Renaissance interest in the poetry of the classical authors, and how composers looked to them for works to set. But Lassus also looked to contemporary authors, and ultimately was to produce significant works drawn from sources ancient and modern. Dulces exuviae - Dido's Lament Huelgas-Ensemble Paul van Nevel (director) Lagrime di San Pietro Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb (soprano) Mary Nichols, Cathy Cass (alto) Joseph Cornwell, Andrew King (tenor) Richard Wistreich (bass) The Consort of Musicke Anthony Rooley (director). | |
| 05 LAST | 20051209 | Donald Macleod concludes his series of conversations with Jeremy Summerly about the music of Lassus by trying to piece together the kind of character Lassus actually was, and the nature of the legacy he left. Motet for Trinity - Alleluia, laus et Gloria Choir of Trinity College Cambridge Richard Marlow (director) Infelix ego Oxford Camerata Jeremy Summerly (conductor) Ich weiss mir ein meidlein hübsch und fein Lautten Compagney Lamentations of Jeremiah (for Good Friday) Ensemble Européen de la Chapelle Royale Philippe Herreweghe (director) Agnus Dei; Communio (Lux Aeterna) - from Requiem (Missa pro defunctis) Hilliard Ensemble. | |
| 05 LAST | 20051209 | Donald Macleod concludes his series of conversations with Jeremy Summerly about the music of Lassus by trying to piece together the kind of character Lassus actually was, and the nature of the legacy he left. Motet for Trinity - Alleluia, laus et Gloria Choir of Trinity College Cambridge Richard Marlow (director) Infelix ego Oxford Camerata Jeremy Summerly (conductor) Ich weiss mir ein meidlein hübsch und fein Lautten Compagney Lamentations of Jeremiah (for Good Friday) Ensemble Européen de la Chapelle Royale Philippe Herreweghe (director) Agnus Dei; Communio (Lux Aeterna) - from Requiem (Missa pro defunctis) Hilliard Ensemble. | |
| 20051207 | One of the many remarkable aspects of the work of Lassus was the range of the texts which he set, and in some cases, the radical nature of the music to which the composer set them. Donald Macleod and Jeremy Summerly continue their exploration of this unique composer with some of his most remarkable and richly coloured works. Prophetiae Sibyllarum Hilliard Ensemble Penitential Psalm No 7, Psalm 143 Henry's Eight Motet: Salve regina Choir of New College Oxford Edward Higginbottom (director). | ||
| Orlande De Lassus (1532? - 1594) | 20051208 | 4/5. Donald Macleod and Jeremy Summerly discuss the blossoming Renaissance interest in the poetry of the classical authors, and how composers looked to them for works to set. But Lassus also looked to contemporary authors, and ultimately was to produce significant works drawn from sources ancient and modern. Dulces exuviae - Didos Lament Huelgas-Ensemble Paul van Nevel (director) Lagrime di San Pietro Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb (soprano) Mary Nichols, Cathy Cass (alto) Joseph Cornwell, Andrew King (tenor) Richard Wistreich (bass) The Consort of Musicke Anthony Rooley (director). |