The Renaissance Singers, Rore - Descendi in hortum meum

[HuskyLover812]

One of those people is my choir teacher!!! :) She showed us this video.

[angryjalapeno]

I can barely hear the men; are they all castrated?

[SrKAtaide]

Excelentíssimo. Mui bem feito.

[revolutionszwiebel]

Merci! Très bien!!

[unagondolaunremo]

bravi, well done

[drivem42]

Thank you for listening!

[spilloacuto]

I mean: "live video of Josquin" FROM YOU... :)

[spilloacuto]

Hi, I'm from Italy, and (unfortunately) I'm not a musician, but of course a big music lover.

I listen to this music mainly from CD's, but I was lucky enough to attend two concerts of the Tallis Scholars in Cremona (northern Italy), and it was amazing.

No live video of Josquin here on YouTube? :)

[markdavinobenza]

Ah. Yes, I very much like the Tallis Scholars.

There might be some josquin clips on youtube, but none from RS yet.

[spilloacuto]

BTW, "Ebb and flow" is a good image for this motet, and possibly for all renaissance music - that music has a natural, beautiful breath.

I will carefully listen to all your videos.

Do you ever perform my much beloved Josquin?

[markdavinobenza]

Thanks!

Yes we do sometimes, although haven't recorded it yet. Do you perform this music as well? Where are you from?

[spilloacuto]

Mark, thank you for your answer. English is not my language (and in fact I see an error

in my previous message :) ), so my comment was not very precise. I was thinking about varying a little more the dynamics and the texture, but after listening to the same video on your site (better quality), it's clear that the recording does not do you justice. I guess your live performance was absolutely ok.

[markdavinobenza]

Hello again!! Ah. We get reprimanded sometimes for under interpretation, I kind of like it underinterpreted. You hear the music as it is.:)

[spilloacuto]

Very good performance of this wonderful motet.

Quite precise and clear, you may perhaps perform it slight more lively (only a suggestion)

[markdavinobenza]

Thanks for your comment! I do think it could have gone a tiny tiny bit faster, but I think the interest in the piece is in the outcome from the interaction between each part in this sort of "canon," which is best heard at a slower tempo. That kind of ebb and flow would have occurred too quickly at a significantly faster tempo.

[markdavinobenza]

I love this piece.