Antoine de Longueval - Passio Domini nostri (Prima pars)
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Antoine de Longueval (fl. 1498–1525) was a French singer and composer of the Renaissance. A contemporary of Josquin des Prez, he was singing master of the French royal chapel under King Francis I, and was important in the history of the polyphonic setting of the Passion.
Longueval's surviving attributed works consist of two motets, two chansons, and attribution of the famous Passion setting Passio Domini nostri Jesu Christi for four voices. He wrote at least one mass setting, which was documented as being sent to Ferrara, but it either has not survived or has survived anonymously.
Passio Domini nostri is unusual for being a polyphonic setting of much of the Passion text from the Gospel of St. Matthew and the other three Gospels, especially that of St. John, with variation in texture, rhythmic character, scoring, and other musical attributes depending on the speaker and the context. It was enormously influential on Lutheran musicians in Germany throughout the 16th century, and was much imitated. The passion was recorded under the direction of Roger Blanchard and Pierre Poulteau in 1964. Finnish ensemble Kuninkaantien muusikot (Musicians of the King's Road) has performed the Passion as a part of its early passions cycle. The performance took place in Turku Cathedral in 2017, the year of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.
Performers:
La Chapelle des Ducs de Savoie
Vincent Arlettaz (Director)