"La Déploration de Johannes Ockeghem" de Josquin Desprez

[frannarf10]

Lindo, maravilhoso, de uma emoção gigantesca.

[memelvin1]

This performance makes me think of the funeral music from the film "Doctor Zhivago".

[Crisarquipais]

18 valores: para a simplicidade condizente com a beleza e solenidade do texto e para o facto de este estar em Português.

Cumps

[jasmithers]

Thank you for posting this.

However, I must say there are better versions of this piece available. The Hilliard Ensemble have done a good job on their CD "Josquin: Motets & chansons," without the overabundance of vibrato apparent in the version posted here. The crown jewel, though, is the version by the Orlando Consort, on their magnificent CD "Josquin Deprez: Motets." Listen to the version on that CD, with the bass cranked up, and I would be surprised if you aren't moved to tears.

[iaintro]

thank you for this wonderful recording

[SkullOfBlueDiamonds]

very sad and beautiful

[DrRondds]

As beautiful as it was 512 years ago. So beautiful.

[NiallMS]

Beautiful yes but sad. Probably one of the saddest pieces of music in the entire repetoire.

A man tearing his heart out with grief!

[legrandchene]

Poème de Jean Molinet, écrit à l'occasion de la mort de Jean Ockeghem le 6 février 1497

Nimphes des bois, deesses des fontaines

Chantres expers de toutes nations

Changés vos voix tant cleres et haultaines

En cris tranchans et lamentations

Car Atropos tres terrible satrape

Vostr' Ockeghem a trappé en sa trappe

Vray tresorier de musique et chef d'oeuvre

Dot (1) , elegant de corps et point trappé (2)

Dont grant domaige est que la terre coeuvre.

[legrandchene]

Accoutrés vous d'habits de doeul,

Josquin, Brumel, Pierchon, Compere,

Et plourez grosses larmes d'oeil

Perdu avez vostre bon pere,

Requiescat in pace. Amen.

(1) dot = beau

(2) trappé = trapu

[christianvs1]

Fabulous josquin!! BUT, rather too much vibrato in the baritone voice!!! he needs to support that voice more...!

[BesACB]

Splendid piece!

[headshotband13]

dieses Lied ist das erste , was eine Semantik zum text aufweist und es ist einfach wunderschön..

[AlainNaigeon]

Are you sure about the date ("escrita em 1495"), since Ockeghem died in 1497 ?

[Hybriss]

It's 1497, you are right.

[jprmp]

Thank you very much for your note. The correct date is, indeed, 1497. I ha already change the legend.

:-))

[ritaxmix]

amazing poem, journey man.

[meriomeri]

So amazingly beautiful.

[mindernickel]

Eu prefiro a versão gravada pelo Orlando Consort, mas obrigada pela tradução em português.

[AlainNaigeon]

I wouldn't say Josquin is my preferred renaissance composer, but this piece is a jewel, it moves me everytime I listen to it !

[socaltrumpet83]

I heard this today in my counterpoint class for the first time. I've heard other works by Josquin, but this one really hit me. Just beautiful singing and a brilliant composition. It may be hard to follow a bilingual motet since we're dealing 4 of the 5 voices are singing in French, and the Cantus Firmus in Latin(and with the exclusion of the end, this is a very polyphonic piece), but regardless of that, there's some amazingly beautiful music happening. Also the bass part is really cool

[JourneymanAlto]

Put on the clothes of mourning,

Josquin, Pierre de la Rue, Brumel, Compère,

And weep great tears from your eyes,

For you have lost your good father.

May they rest in peace.

Amen.

[JourneymanAlto]

Wood-nymphs, goddesses of the fountains,

Skilled singers of every nation,

Turn your voices, so clear and lofty,

To piercing cries and lamentation

Because Atropos, terrible satrap,

Has caught your Ockeghem in her trap,

The true treasurer of music and master,

Learned, handsome and by no means stout.

It is a source of great sorrow that the earth must cover him.

[gstlb]

A very moving piece, wonderfully performed. Thank you.

[astrolabio36]

All'inizio non ci vuole quel b su ee. Josquin ha indicato un b su ff nel Superius.... uuuufffff