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This week's show presents an eclectic array of music to celebrate Easter, including motets by François Couperin, Jacob Obrecht, Antoine Busnois, and Orlando Gibbons. We'll also hear from two composers based in Hamburg: Matthias Weckmann and Thomas Selle. Our performers include Weser Renaissance Bremen, Capilla Flamenca, Cantus Cölln, and Henry's Eight.
- Antoine Busnois: Victimae paschali laudes. Performed by Capilla Flamenca.
- Jacob Obrecht: Laudes Christo redemptory. Performed by The Clerks’ Group.
- Nicolas Gombert: Haec dies. Performed by Henry’s Eight.
- Orlando Gibbons: I am the Resurrection. Performed by Stile Antico.
- François Couperin: Victoria Christo resurgenti. Performed by Jill Feldman & Isabelle Poulenard, sopranos; Jaap ter Linden, viola da gamba; Davitt Moroney, organ.
- Thomas Selle: Christ lag in Todesbanden. Performed by Weser Renaissance Bremen.
- Matthias Weckmann: Der Tod ist verschlungen. Performed by Cantus Cölln & Concerto Palatino.
- Heinrich Schütz: Resurrection History (selections). Performed by Ars Nova Copenhagen.