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I magine an early baroque composer being teleported into the late fifteenth century, absorbing the musical language of his new environment, and bringing to it his particular sensibility: a rather far-fetched analogy, perhaps, but one that gives an impression of Alexander Agricola's startling, mercurial imagination. Quite simply, no other composer of the so-called 'Josquin generation' has as many tricks up his sleeve. A near-contemporary musician once referred to his music as 'crazy and strange': no wonder. Its quirky humour offers a musical equivalent of the paintings of Pieter Brueghel the Elder, in which games and play sometimes conceal a serious purpose, and are sometimes indulged in, quite simply, for their own sakes."
Extract from the commentary by Agricola specialist Fabrice Fitch in the cd booklet.

Alexander Agricola (ca. 1456-1506) was born in Ghent and was not only a contemporary of Josquin Desprez but also one of the most exciting composers of his period. Of the eight Masses by Agricola that have survived, the Missa in myne zyn is the most demanding to perform and the most elaborate, making use of every possible technique to include the thematic material of Agricola's own 3-part song In minen sin. The secular pieces recorded here lend themselves particularly well to the techniques of ornamentation and improvisation that the composer himself suggests. Agricola's writing perfectly suits the one-to-a-part performing style which Capilla Flamenca has championed for years.

Ante Missam
1. In minen sin  |  2:15
2. Sy j'aime mon amy (A. Agricola)   | 0:59
3. Bien soiez venu – Alleluia | Anonyme   | 1:13
4. In mynen zin - Anonyme | 1:47

Ad Missam
5. Gloria, uit de Missa In myne zyn  | 9:12
6. Comme femme desconfortée II  (G. Bonchois) | 2:23
7. Credo, uit de Missa In myne zyn  | 10:17
8. D'ung aultre amer III (J. Ockeghem) | 1:51
9. Sanctus, uitde Missa In myne zyn  | 9:18
10. Tout a par moy II (W. Frye) | 2:54
11. Agnus Dei, uit de Missa In myne zyn | 7:36

Ad vesperam
12. Pater meus agricola est | 6:49
13. Regina coeli | 3:07
 

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Marnix De Cat, altus
Rob Cuppens, altus (in track 11)
Tore Denys, tenor
Lieven Termont, baritonans
Dirk Snellings, bassus
Liam Fennelly, viola da gamba
Thomas Baeté, viola da gamba
Piet Stryckers, viola da gamba

in minen Sin, Alexander Agricola

in minen Sin, Alexander Agricola

D'ung aultre amer III, Alexander Agricola

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Sanctus | Missa In myne zyn, Alexander Agricola

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Fantastic recording of a fascinating mass!
'... Pyrotechnics ... insane difficulty ... palate-cleasing lemon sorbet ...'
Ivan Moody

Source : Gramophone Magazine

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In myne zyn | 5 Diapasons
'... voiçi une occasion à ne pas manquer d'entendre un art 'gothico-baroque' sans équivalent.'
David Fiala
Source : Diapason, décembre 2010

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A taste of the afterlife
'Capilla Flamenca have recorded one of the most complex works in polyphonic history'
Marie Dumont

Source : Flanders Today, 22.09.2010 - www.flanderstoday.eu

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Missa In myne zyn | Chansons | Motets
'Supérieurement chantée, la messe s'anime d'une vie flamboyante ...'
Marc Desmet.
Source : Classica, décembre 2010

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Polyphony online in the USA
'... a delightful video...'
Alex Ross
Source : The Rest is Noise - http://www.therestisnoise.com/2011/01/polyphony-online.html



Alexander Agricola, in myne zyn
'Las lecturas que nos ofrecen los miembros de la Capilla Flamenca de esta extraordinaria pieza son, como en anteriores registros discográficos, de una calidad indiscutible.'
Francisco de Paula Cañas Gálvez

Source : Diverdi, November 2010 - http://www.diverdi.com/portal/detalle.aspx?id=43162



Critic's Choice 2010
Alxander Agricola's Missa In myne zyn, Critic's Choice of the year 2010
Source : Gramophone Magazine

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In myne zyn, Alexander Agricola

Source : De Gelderlander, 16.09.2010

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