[ENG] We are proud to present our latest cd, for once not on the Le Bricoleur label, but with Paraty. It is a wonderful construction of thirteenth-century chant from a Cambrai antiphoner, with sampled bells, organ, cornetto and voices. It contains, amongst other music, a six-voiced Magnificat by Jean-Pierre Deleuze, who has taken care of... Continue Reading →
Psallentes live recording of Tenebrae production.
[NL] Op Kwadratuur verscheen een bespreking van de Psallentes cd Lambertus. Een fragmentje: Door de homogene klank van het ensemble en de soepele dictie en ritmiek (met kleine pulsen op basis van de woordaccenten, zonder ostentatieve ritmische figuren te worden) vloeit de muziek spontaan zonder aandachttrekkende uitschieters. Mede hierdoor kan de luisteraar zich gemakkelijker richten... Continue Reading →
[ENG] A new site, Antiphonaries.com, is devoted to research into late medieval chant manuscripts. It will hold 600+ movies in which a fifteenth-century antiphonary from Ghent is shown and discussed page by page. Today, a few dozen movies have been posted. Hundreds to go, so keep track of them via Antiphonaries.com. Nice!
[NL] Na de tiendelige introductie op de muziek van de Middeleeuwen, heeft Hendrik Vanden Abeele voor Amarant nu zijn zinnen gezet op de muziek van de Renaissance. In tien sessies bekijken we hoe de transitie gemaakt werd tussen Middeleeuwen en barok - maar dat klinkt te veel alsof de Renaissance slechts een overgangsperiode was. Kom... Continue Reading →
Psallentes is proud to present the latest addition to the Plainchant Pro Series (label Le Bricoleur). It's number two in the series, but since number three was already available some months ago, this is the third cd in the series. The cd has run a bit late, but here he (she?) is! Highly recommended. Buy... Continue Reading →
New CD release (expected 20 March 2012), with cover artwork by Hilde Vertommen. Available at your CD shop (Harmonia Mundi distribution), or visit http://www.le-bricoleur.com
An antiphon for the Lambertus vespers, and a famous piece of music in Liège. With the voices of Conor Biggs, Peter Maus, Philippe Souvagie, Govaart Haché, Adriaan De Koster, Paul Schils, Sander Le Roy, Pieter Coene and Hendrik Vanden Abeele (artistic direction). The antiphon is part of the office for Lambertus, as made by... Continue Reading →
Chant group Psallentes performs Zelus domus, an antiphon for the Tenebrae matins. With the voices of Peter Maus, Philippe Souvagie, Govaart Haché, Adriaan De Koster, Paul Schils, Sander Le Roy, Pieter Coene and Hendrik Vanden Abeele (artistic direction). The manuscript used is a late thirteenth- or early fourteenth-century Franciscan Antiphoner. Fribourg, Bibliothèque des Cordeliers, 2.... Continue Reading →
Psallentes Oude Muziek 