Although named in every history of music as an important composer and as
one of the creators of the Italian madrigal, principally known for the
madrigal Il bianco e dolce cigno and even more so by an incorrectly
attributed Ave Maria that amateur choirs have been performing since the
Romantic period, Jacques Arcadelt has not yet gained the position that
he deserves in the musical world of today. He was in the service of the
Medici, the papacy and the kings of France; he could hardly have had a
more impressive career. The recording sessions for this set created a
real emotional shock on several occasions: we were convinced that
Jacques Arcadelt was a true genius and it was easy to understand why his
contemporaries regarded him as truly exceptional.
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