Philippe Rogier was the last of his line, a Franco-Flemish composer serving the Spanish throne in the waning days of the Renaissance. Although the switch from Renaissance styling to Baroque composition would happen a bit slower in Spain than elsewhere in continental Europe, for some reason no more composers came down from the low countries to continue this honored practice once Rogier's assistant Géry de Ghersem tossed off this mortal coil in the year 1630. De Gershem left only one work, and Rogier only 51, so one wouldn't ...
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Philippe Rogier was the last of his line, a Franco-Flemish composer serving the Spanish throne in the waning days of the Renaissance. Although the switch from Renaissance styling to Baroque composition would happen a bit slower in Spain than elsewhere in continental Europe, for some reason no more composers came down from the low countries to continue this honored practice once Rogier's assistant Géry de Ghersem tossed off this mortal coil in the year 1630. De Gershem left only one work, and Rogier only 51, so one wouldn't think that opportunities to mess this music up would be numerous. However, given the need for transparency of texture and clear delivery of entrances, there aren't many choirs that sing this particular literature to perfection. Enter Magnificat -- the English vocal group, not to be confused with the same named ensemble based in San Francisco -- under its leader Philip Cave; they have tamed the beast that is Spanish Renaissance music with a Franco-Flemish accent. The Linn Records disc...
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