January 1996

The Tallis Scholars: Obrecht’s Missa Maria Zart

The latest project by the Tallis Scholars is a performance of the Missa Maria zart by Jacob Obrecht. Peter Phillips will again join us to place this vast religious tapestry into context—a panorama of sound, which, at 70 minutes with huge vocal leaps and rich sonorities stands as a hidden masterpiece of the Renaissance.

Composer: Jacob Obrecht (1457/8–1505)

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Robert White and The Tallis Scholars

Peter Phillips, director of the Tallis Scholars joins us this week to describe his ongoing exploration into Tudor Church music with one of the most original and moving composers working in the early years of Queen Elizabeth, Robert White.

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The Rise of European Music, With Fr. Jerome Weber

This new volume from Cambridge University press and written by Reinhard Strohm will receive a "review-in-music" from early music critic for Fanfare Magazine, Fr. Jerome Weber.

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Dufay at Utrecht, Part 1 (1996): Pomerium, Project Ars Nova

The Holland Festival of Early Music this year celebrated the composer who helped usher in the Renaissance: Guillaume Dufay. We will hear sacred and secular works performed by Pomerium and the Project Ars Nova.

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A Performance-Eye View, Part 2

We are joined once again by Ted Libbey of NPR's Performance Today and author of The NPR Guide to Building a Classical CD Collection to share more early music recordings that would have been in the book (if there was enough space!!).

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