Whoops, meant to say 1566, not 1599. And well, perhaps I Fagiolini was trying
to outdo Mahler's 8th ('Symphony of a Thousand'). Given the opportunity, I'd
like to hear it (Striggio) live with voices only.
On Mar 26, 2011, at 5:54 PM, Monica Hall wrote:
> Well - their translation is a bit wide of the mark. Spem in alium nunquam
> habui praeter in te, Deus Israel" means " My hope is in none other than
> thee, O God of Israel" not "Hope in any other".
>
> The mass has been performed before but not recorded I think. The main
> attrction is that it is in 40 parts. I rather doubt whether there were
> lots of lutes taking part in the 16th century. Wishful thinking. No cloud
> machines either. Where do they get these ideas from?
>
> Monica
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Mast" <[email protected]>
> To: "Lute List" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 9:16 PM
> Subject: [LUTE] Striggio 40 part mass from 1599
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>> Perhaps it's been discussed here - the Striggio 40 part mass - though I
>> haven't seen it. For a look at how it was recently uncovered and
>> recorded, see: http://tinyurl.com/4d9rthp
>>
>> There are also some youTube videos of it being performed/recorded showing
>> many lutenists among the band.
>>
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