Music for Easter Sunday mass as it may have been heard at Notre Dame in Paris at the beginning of the 13th century, including the chant propers, a complete cycle for the ordinary in two-part settings in the Leoninus style and three-part organum in the style of Perotin.
Press quotes:
“The singing by these Melbourne based musicians is exquisite throughout. It is beautifully produced with excellent notes ... haunting and evocative ... Highly recommended.”
— Recorder and Early Music
“Les Six are a wonderful group of singers ... and they sing the Mass with a beautiful clarity of tone and a moving profundity.”
— New Englander
Audio preview:
Conductus: Omnia beneficia gaudia generanciadownload
Track Listing:
Conductus: Omnia beneficia gaudia generancia Introit: Resurrexi, et adhuc tecum sum, alleluja Kyrie, fons bonitatis ... eleison Gradual: Hæc dies quam fecit Dominus Alleluja: Pascha nostrum immolatus est Christus Sequence: Victimae paschali laudes Gloria in excelsis Deo Credo in unum Deum Offertory: Terra tremuit Sanctus Motet: Se valours/ Bien me sui / Hic factus est Agnus Dei Communion: Pascha nostrum immolatus est Christus Ite vos Deum laudantes Conductus: Omnia beneficia
Announcing the winner of the 1996 City of Melbourne Song Recital Award, the judges described John Heuzenroeders performance as one which struck them as having a most unusual sense of style a performance you know you will long remember.
Hartley Newnham performs music ranging from Troubadour songs to the avant-garde and jazz. Together with pianist Nicholas Routley, has premiered many new works.