Lupus Hellinck – Missa Surrexit pastor bonus

Johannes Lupi – Motets

The Brabant Ensemble; Stephen Rice, conductor

Hyperion CD A68304

Lupus Hellinck (1493-1541)  isn’t a household name among mid-Renaissance composers. Based on a new recording of his Missa Surrexit pastor bonus, Hellinck’s work deserves wider currency. Despite having several pieces attributed to him that were actually…

LAMENTATIONS FOR HOLY SATURDAY

Stop whatever you’re doing and spend the next few minutes surrendered! Soak your spirit  in the haunting sound of these harmonious voices, singing a prayer of lament. 

Here’s the English translation of what is being sung in Latin:

Here begins the prayer of the Prophet Jeremiah. Remember O Lord what has befallen us: look and see how we are scorned. Our inheritance has been handed to strangers, our houses to foreigners. We are like orphans, without a father; our mothers are like widows. The water we drink we must pay for, our kindling we obtain at a price. We are led away, our necks under the yoke; we are weary, yet are given no rest. We have put ourselves into the hands of Egypt and the Assyrians to have our fill of bread. Our fathers sinned and are no more, but we bear the burden of their wickedness. Slaves have become our masters and there is no one to deliver us from them.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, turn to the Lord your God

(via LALO: 3 Piano Trios – Leonore Piano Trio – Hyperion - Audiophile Audition)

"Rosenfield’s cello certainly makes points while Horton’s arpeggios later shimmer in aquatic sonorities...Lalo’s gift for melody certainly rises to the occasion for the Andante con moto, wherein violinist Nabarro shines...Horton’s superlative keyboard playing here more than suggests that the Franck Piano Quintet should occupy the Leonore’s next effort...Why these trios do not appear more often in concert remains the Sphinx’s very own riddle." - 4 STARS

Early Music in Weill Recital Hall - Carnegie Hall

The Orlando Consort performs at Carnegie Hall tonight! "This Scepter'd Isle: A Musical Guide to Early English History, 1199–1547".

(via Music, the food of love…presented by the Madison Symphony Orchestra | Events | Overture Center)

This Friday through Sunday, Alina Ibragimova performs "Music, The Food of Love" with the Madison Symphony Orchestra!

Coming out this Friday on Hyperion Records!

"Scarlatti. Piano Sonatas" - Angela Hewitt - http://amzn.to/1UKCLF1

"Roth. A Time to Dance" - Jeffrey Skidmore, Ex Cathedra -http://amzn.to/209mF9t

"Rozycki. Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2" - Jonathan Plowright, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz - http://amzn.to/1nGTe2a

Marc-André Hamelin - Wednesday, January 20, 2016 | Carnegie Hall