Although well known and highly regarded in his lifetime and in the years following his death in 1596, the music of Philippe Rogier is largely known (especially to English audiences) through one motet alone, Laboravi in gemitu meo. But there is much to explore in this genuinely underrated composer. Philippe Rogier was one of a long line of Flemish composers who worked at the Spanish court. The high regard that the musically astute Philip II held for Rogier was not misplaced, because he is one of the most fascinating and rewarding composers of the late sixteenth century: extraordinarily versatile, capable of plumbing the emotional depths in his penitential works (of which there are many) as well as exalting the heights in his festive music. The main work on this disc includes the parody mass Missa Ego sum qui sum, based on a motet by Gombert. It must rank as one of the finest settings of the Mass ordinary of the late sixteenth century, dazzling in its invention and sheer beauty. Gombert had been one of the most influential composers of the post-Josquin period, developing a style of composition based on continuous imitation and almost relentless expressivity with an extraordinarily high level of dissonance. Rogier’s Mass seems to be a tribute to this style. Two twelve-part accompanied motets are recorded here, pointing to a well-developed polychoral tradition at the Spanish court. The remaining motets on this recording represent different facets of the composer: desperate cries in the pentitential works and sheer exuberance in Cantantibus organis, a motet in honour of St Cecilia. The much admired choir of King’s College London and their director David Trendell appear in their Hyperion debut.

• Wykonawca Various Artists
• Data premiery 2010-01-01
• Nośnik CD

Although well known and highly regarded in his lifetime and in the years following his death in 1596, the music of Philippe Rogier is largely known (especially to English audiences) through one motet alone, Laboravi in gemitu meo. But there is much to explore in this genuinely underrated composer. Philippe Rogier was one of a long line of Flemish composers who worked at the Spanish court. The high regard that the musically astute Philip II held for Rogier was not misplaced, because he is one of the most fascinating and rewarding composers of the late sixteenth century: extraordinarily versatile, capable of plumbing the emotional depths in his penitential works (of which there are many) as well as exalting the heights in his festive music. The main work on this disc includes the parody mass Missa Ego sum qui sum, based on a motet by Gombert. It must rank as one of the finest settings of the Mass ordinary of the late sixteenth century, dazzling in its invention and sheer beauty. Gombert had been one of the most influential composers of the post-Josquin period, developing a style of composition based on continuous imitation and almost relentless expressivity with an extraordinarily high level of dissonance. Rogier’s Mass seems to be a tribute to this style. Two twelve-part accompanied motets are recorded here, pointing to a well-developed polychoral tradition at the Spanish court. The remaining motets on this recording represent different facets of the composer: desperate cries in the pentitential works and sheer exuberance in Cantantibus organis, a motet in honour of St Cecilia. The much admired choir of King’s College London and their director David Trendell appear in their Hyperion debut.

• Wykonawca Various Artists
• Data premiery 2010-01-01
• Nośnik CD

„Sensational countertenor Franco Fagioli. ... his sound is sweet yet full, and his suave, macho manner makes believable Jason's devastating effect on women. We are living in a new golden age of countertenor singing, and Fagioli is one reason why.“ This is the Chicago Tribune’s description of the debut in spring, 2010 of Franco Fagioli, the countertenor from Argentina.Born in 1981 in San Miguel de Tucumán, Fagioli first began studying piano at the music institute in his home town and then went on to study voice at the Academy of Art of the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aries. He soon decided to pursue a career as a countertenor. Winning first prize at the renowned Bertelsmann “New Voices” competition in 2003 marked the beginning of his international career. On the CD “Canzone e Cantate” Franco Fagioli shows the extraordinarily broad spectrum of his expressive possibilities, ranging from a warm cantabile soprano via heart-rending, sobbing passages to acrobatic coloratura. He is accompanied by Luca Pianca, Marco Frezzato and Jörg Halubek, who are also heard in solo roles in the instrumental sections.

• Wykonawca Fagioli Franco
• Data premiery 2010-11-01
• Nośnik CD