Antoine Gosswin: Selected Works
Le Miroir de Musique, Baptiste Romain
Ricercar RIC450
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The album opens with a silvery string rendition of Ist keiner hie, der spricht zu mir which in a Beecham-esque Catch-22 one can only enjoy for its sounds and textures since there is no translation in the booklet. Its a generous and atmospheric acoustic and in the instrumental rendition of the Kyrie from Missa ferialis the addition of the harp adds an impressive depth of colour. Mass movements are interspersed through this programme, with both Kyries performed instrumentally (with translation!) Listen for splendid colours from the winds of the 'alta capella' in Missa Cognovi Domine. It was, however, the motets which caught my attention, Laetatus sum in particular. Le miroir de musique find grandness in the big blocks of homophonic texture yet still allow for attractive string flourishes to shine through.
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For the full text of this review please see Gramophone magazine (October 2023)
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