Agricola's (1445/6-1506) oeuvre set new standards for the genre of instrumental ensemble music: He was a master of the "dark style" and his compositions appeared "unusual, crazy and strange" to his peers. Ensemble Leones explores the densely woven and refined counterpoint of his textless compositions using an ensemble of period instruments.

 

Raitis Grigalis (LV/CH) - baritone

Baptiste Romain (F/CH) - Renaissance violin, vielle

Uri Smilansky (IL/GB) - viola d'arco

Elizabeth Rumsey (AUS/CH) - viola d'arco, Renaissance gamba

Kirsty Whatley (GB) - harp

Gawain Glenton (GB) - cornetto

Marc Lewon (D) - plectrum lute, gittern, cetra, viola d'arco; direction

 

Guest:

Crawford Young (USA/CH) - plectrum lute [tracks 6, 17, 22]

 

A coproduction with Swiss Radio (SRF 2).

Link to the website of the Christophorus-Label

 

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