Blue Heron & Scott Metcalfe - Johannes Ockeghem: Complete Songs, Vol. 2 (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 355 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 183 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:19:23
Classical, Choral | Label: Blue Heron Renaissance Choir
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 355 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 183 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:19:23
Classical, Choral | Label: Blue Heron Renaissance Choir
Johannes Ockeghem (c. 1420-1497) was one of the most celebrated musicians of the fifteenth century and one of the greatest composers of all time. He was every bit the equal of J.S. Bach in contrapuntal technique and profound expressivity, and like Bach able to combine the most rigorous intellectual structure with a beguiling sensuality. His two dozen songs set French lyric poetry in the courtly forms of his era—rondeau, virelai, and ballade—to exquisitely crafted polyphony in which all voices are granted equally beautiful and compelling melodies.