Messe de Notre Dame (Guillaume de Machaut)/ Ensemble Organum (Marcel Peres)

Messe de Notre Dame (Guillaume de Machaut)/ Ensemble Organum (Marcel Peres) | Gregorian Chant | The only extant Medieval polyphonic mass

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	Messe de Notre Dame (Guillaume de Machaut)/ Ensemble Organum (Marcel Peres) Gregorian Chant Harmonia Mundi Fr., 1997 average customer review:based on 12 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Wonderful

I recently started collecting pre-classical masses by the key composers of the times and this recording is as transporting, deeply mystical, and finished a mass as I've yet experienced - It's among a handful of favorite recordings that I can enjoy without reservation.

The only extant Medieval polyphonic mass

I have a passion for Medieval and Renaissance music, esp. because they influenced so many modern composers like Webern (another passion of mine). The two traditions lay far apart in time, but, musicologically they touch upon common themes of rhythm and counterpoint. Webern wrote his dissertation on Heinrich Isaac. Personally, this mass of Machaut actually sounds "medieval" as opposed to truly Renaissance, and, what's more, it is polyphonic, which is usually pushed into the Renaissance bag-o-tricks. It is very spiritual at times and features quiet daring variations in following the cantus firmus.

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