The year 2021 will mark the 500th anniversary of the birth of Philippe de Monte. This Flemish Renaissance master was one of the greatest composers of his generation. He held the prestigious position of Hofkapellmeister to the Imperial Court for thirty-five years, first in Vienna and then in Prague. He composed more music than any other composer during the second half of the sixteenth century, producing close to eight hundred works; these included secular and sacred madrigals; forty chansons, forty masses, two hundred and fifty motets, and a handful of other sacred works. His compositions were published and distributed in all the important musical centres of Europe; contemporary records show that they were performed from Lisbon to Danzig and from Naples to Dublin. Whilst he was much appreciated within contemporary professional circles throughout his career, the attention paid to him by musicologists and his resultant appreciation by today's music lovers is not at all in proportion to the great reputation he enjoyed during his lifetime. This selection of madrigals, motets and chansons is a contribution to the restoration of his much-merited fame.

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Work(s)~S'io odo alcun felice, elieto amante / Amor, che sol de i cor leggiadri ha cura / S'io odo alcun felice, e lieto amante
Sortez regretz et allegez mon cÃ¦ur
Poi ch'el mio largo pianto
OimÃ¨, che belle lacrime fur quelle
O triste ennuy, o fortune meschante
Domine Jesu Christe
Ombra son io, sepolto in queste pene
grand' amour que mon las cÃ¦r vous porte
Work(s)~Se tropp'alto desir mi pung'il core / O beata colei, ch'al fin puo dire
Adoramus te Christe
Di dÃ in dÃ vo cangiando il viso e 'l pelo
Quando da gl'occhi del divin mio sole
Giunto m'Ã Amor fra belle et crude braccia
Alma ben nata se mi duol e dolse
Io son si vago de li miei sospiri
Se voi per me sentiste quel ch'io sento

UPC: 4250128520041
Label: Ramee
Release Date: 4.23.21
Format: CD

Monte / Ratas Del Viejo Mundo - Madrigals And Chansons (CD)