Bestel

T his is the definitive recording, in some sense, of music by Jean de Castro (c.1540-c.1600), released in conjunction with a ground-breaking complete edition of his work. Part of the idea is to provide perspective on his work by including related music from other sources. Unattributed items are by de Castro.
Castro was of the last generation of great Renaissance polyphonists, and has a career outline closely resembling Lassus. He was probably the second most prominent polyphonist from the Low Countries, former headquarters of European polyphonic development, after Lassus. Later, political problems forced him to leave and take up posts in France and then Germany.
Among his large and varied output, his most stimulating work includes 3-part arrangements of works for larger forces by other composers of the era.
This enhanced CD has audio and video elements. Video tracks will only play on a PC.

Recording date: February, 2000 (Leuven)
Passacaille 931

Part 1
1. Lumen ad revelationem / Gregorian chant | 03:39
2. Ave maris stella (organ) / Jean de Castro | 03:40
3. Ave maris stella / Gregorian chant | 05:04
4. Ave maris stella (organ) / Jean de Castro | 03:15
5. Mors tua, mors Christi / Alexander Utendal | 04:45
6. Ricercar primo toni (organ) / Adriaan Willaert | 04:15
7. Caro mea vere est cibus / Jean de Castro | 05:40  

Part 2
8. Vita de la mia vita / Jean de Castro | 02:57
9. La cortesia / Orlandus Lassus | 01:25
10. Si le ciel / Jean de Castro | 03:09
11. Qui dulci semper / Jean de Castro | 02:40    
12. Qui dulci semper (alta capella) / Jean de Castro | 02:45
13. Dessus le marché d'Arras / Orlandus Lassus | 01:37
14. Anchor che col partire / Jean de Castro | 02:23
15. Anchor che col partire (harpsichord) / Jean de Castro | 02:26
16. Nunca mucho costo poco / Giaches de Wert | 01:08
17. La Parque avait desjà / Jean de Castro | 03:03
18. Stirpis loannes Fiescorum | 05:21

Bestel

Capilla Flamenca - More Maiorum - Piffaro - Trigon
Margot Kalse (soprano, director: Trigon-Project), Jos Somsen (soprano), Penny Turner (soprano), Idiko Hajnal (soprano), Midori Suzuki (soprano), Ayumi Aoki (soprano), Annelies Coene (soprano), Patrizia Hardt (solo soprano), Els Spanhove (soprano); Wim Diepenhorst (organ); Bart Demuyt (director: Capilla Flamenca, artistic director: De Castro project), Hedvig Eriksson (solo soprano), Marnix De Cat (countertenor), Stratton Bull (countertenor), Jan Van Elsacker (solo tenor), Christopher Kale (tenor), Lieven Termont (solo baritone), Jasper Schweppe (baritone), Paul Mertens (bass), Dirk Snellings (bass, artistic director: Capilla Flamenca); Joan Kimball (shawm, director: Piffaro), Robert Wiemken (dulcian, director: Piffaro), Adam Gilbert (shawm), Rotem Gilbert (shawm), Tom Zajac (sackbut); Peter Van Heyghen (recorder, director: More Maiorum), Anette Sichelschmidt (violins), Simen Van Mechelen (sackbut), Paulina Van Laarhoven (viols), Michèle Vandenbroucque (dulcian), Jan Van Outryve (lute), Kris Verhelst (harpsichord)

Mors tua, mors Christi - A. Utendal

Jean De Castro, sacred & secular Works
All of the line-crossings and interactings soon become quite bewildering, forcing one constantly to flip pages in the 'Who's-doing-what-to- whose-with-which' mode. Well, one can hardly complain of monotony here! And, truth to tell, all of these performers are excellent.
Bron : Barker in FANFARE - February 2001 - http://www.passacaille.be/Reviews.aspx?ID=16



Jean De Castro
Die durchweg jungen Ensembles, treffen ideal die Balance zwischen Konstruktion und Affekt, Verstand und Gefühl. Eine erstklassige Auf- nahmetechnik und ein wunderschön gestaltetes Booklet runden den positiven Gesamteindruck ab.
Bron : Susanne Stöhr in Klassik Heute - Februar 2001 - http://www.passacaille.be/Reviews.aspx?ID=20



Renaissance repertories

Bron : Janice Brooks in Early Music - nov 2001 - http://em.oxfordjournals.org/content/XXIX/4/661.extract



Diapason YYYY
On peut aussi écouter cet album comme la démonstration de l'intensité et de la qualité de la pratique des musiques anciennes en flandres, aujourd'hui.

Bron : Philippe Vendrix, Diapason nr. 542, december 2006, p. 80