"No lover of Renaissance polyphony should overlook this outstanding début recording" (International Record Review) "a rich and expressive sound … this is a very promising debut disc" (Daily Telegraph)
"Give this disc a hearing and be prepared for a revelation" (Fanfare, USA)
"...thrilling, exhilarating performances." (Classical.net)
The court of Maximilian II—Holy Roman Emperor and undisputed King of much of Europe—offered an unparalleled opportunity for artistic and musical development: ideas and influences could be widely exchanged in a context of amicable rivalry. Here we meet contemporaries of the great Orlandus Lassus: Vaet, Galli, Maessens, who prove that their musical skills admirably rival those of any of the Flemish masters of the period. The centrepiece of the recording is Galli's ethereal Missa Ascendetis post filium, a parody mass based on Vaet's motet.
Music for the Court of Maximilian II
CINQUECENTO
TERRY WEY, JAKOB HUPPMANN countertenor
TORE TOM DENYS, THOMAS KÜNNE tenor
TIM SCOTT WHITELEY baritone
ULFRIED STABER bass