Cappella Mariana; Vojtech Semerad
Release Date: 24 June 2022
Label: Passacaille
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5425004841247
Description
Tonrroutt, Thauranth, Tauront, Taurath, Torenth; few composers have had their names mangled by scribes so badly as the protagonist of this recording.
The identity of the composer behind these variants has long remained shrouded in mystery.
It is known that a certain Johannes Tourout was cantor in the chapel of Emperor Frederick III of Habsburg. The composer must have been very popular in Central Europe: a large number of his works can be found in important manuscripts from that region.
Given the stupendous craftsmanship evident in his compositions, it is surprising that modern musicians have not paid greater attention to them.
Cappella Mariana is a vocal ensemble specializing in medieval and Renaissance polyphony and the vocal repertoire of Early Baroque.
Cappella Mariana was founded in 2008 as one of the few local ensembles focussing on the interpretation of high vocal polyphony, especially from Italian, Flemish, and English Renaissance.
Vojt 283;ch Semerád is a graduate of the Prague Conservatory, Charles Uiversity in Prague (Choir Conducting) and Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse in Paris. As a soloist and chamber musician he has appeared at prestigious venues and festivals around Europe.
"Cappella Mariana has a wonderful team of four expert singers and three instrumentalists, with sonorities organically entwined, sweetly tuned and blended, and offering rare delights as they unveil the sinuous elegance of Tourout's late 15th -century polyphony." - Choir & Organ
"outstanding performances of music by an unjustly neglected master. This disc is a substantial addition to the catalogue of renaissance music. A recording of other music by Tourout would be most welcome." – MusicWeb International
Tracklisting
Christophe Coin; Orquesta Barroca De Sevilla
Oxalys
P. Phalesius
Markus Schafer; Zvi Meniker
Oxalys
Christophe Coin; Jean-Luc Ayroles; Jan Willem Jansen
Federica Bianchi
Phaedrus
Cappella Mariana, Vojtech Semerad
Cappella Mariana; Vojtech Semerád
