Musicae Amantes - Orlando di Lasso - Mon coeur se recommande à vous

[richardrmartineau]

@mudws

I also think that musicologists like to debunk "myths" (it's very in the Zeitgeist) even if they can't actually disprove that the piece was, from instance, from Roland de Lassus. They can only say we found no trace in our current records, we do find it in this XIXth century catalog and there are traits too original for di Lassus' time. I take note, but I would like to hear some skeptics, they are far too few opinions I find on this topic.

[GiachesDeWert]

This setting is pleasant, but simple; the other is harder to appreciate, very elaborate, nothing similar to this. In my opinion is VERY difficult to conceive that Lassus wrote both. Moreover, there was a real trend in XIX for such forgeries, we know about MANY. Famous songs and authors were much printed in XVI cent, and it's unlikely that no trace of this SO appealing one is found across centuries until XIX,while the other, much more elitarian version is found.You would expect just the opposite!

[mudws]

Nicely sung, but it's not Orlando di Lasso--it was written by a 19th-century composer and passed off as Lasso's work.

[zozottine]

@mudws

You are right : it is Roland de Lassus.

More seriously any proof ?

[mudws]

@zozottine : Seriously, this is a well-known forgery by J.B. Weckerlin 1821-1910 who published it for voice and piano in the 1850s in his Echos du temps passé - the 4-part version may be from 1899. If you search for this title and "Weckerlin" you'll find articles showing this, including Daniel R. Melamed, Early Music, 1991. Lassus did write a setting of this poem by Marot, but it was for 5 voices and there's no resemblance in the music. Famous composers attract bogus works!

[JustReynoard]

@mudws : True, Orlando's mon coeur it's written for five voices and it differs from this piece. Nevertheless great rendition.

[omahhum]

Un petit peu trop lent. C'est un chanson d'amour. Il doit fleurit comme une rose au matin.

[kprymusova]

swietna praca! cudownie spiewacie :) czekamy na wiecej utworow!

[rage215]

the best recording of this song on youtube!!

[ivoria1]

Awesome!! I like this very much.

[loulouanthropo]

Prise de son laisse à désirer, cloches pas en rythme ;-)

Sinon, je pense que c'est une excellente interprétation. Bravo.

[NiallMS]

Good, though a pity about the din in the background.