Vox Luminis – Roland de Lassus: Requiem (2026)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:15:03 minutes | 2,26 GB | Genre: Classical
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Roland de Lassus composed more than eighty masses, of which only two are Requiems; it is not possible to link them to the funerals of any particular individuals.

The four-part Missa pro defunctis was published in Paris in 1577. The library of an abbey in Augsburg, however, contains a transposed manuscript copy intended for an ensemble of male voices (tenors, baritones and basses); what is more, this manuscript copy includes a Dies Irae that does not appear in the Paris edition. The five-part Requiem was published in 1589, five years before Lassus’s death. Here, Vox Luminis presents both compositions, highlighting the contrasting colours of the two vocal ensembles: the gravity of the four-part Requiem against the light of the five-part setting.

Tracklist:

1-1. Vox Luminis & Lionel Meunier – Lasso: Missa pro defunctis quinque vocum, LV 963: I. Introitus. Requiem aeternam (05:49)
1-2. Vox Luminis & Lionel Meunier – Lasso: Missa pro defunctis quinque vocum, LV 963: II. Kyrie eleison (03:04)
1-3. Vox Luminis & Lionel Meunier – Lasso: Missa pro defunctis quinque vocum, LV 963: III. Tractus. Absolve Domine (04:27)
1-4. Vox Luminis & Lionel Meunier – Lasso: Missa pro defunctis quinque vocum, LV 963: IV. Offertorium. Domine Jesu Christe (07:01)
1-5. Vox Luminis & Lionel Meunier – Lasso: Missa pro defunctis quinque vocum, LV 963: V. Sanctus (03:11)
1-6. Vox Luminis & Lionel Meunier – Lasso: Missa pro defunctis quinque vocum, LV 963: VI. Agnus Dei (03:12)
1-7. Vox Luminis & Lionel Meunier – Lasso: Missa pro defunctis quinque vocum, LV 963: VII. Communio. Lux aeterna luceat eis Domine (03:21)
1-8. Vox Luminis & Lionel Meunier – Lasso: Officium pro omnibus fidelibus defunctis, LV 624: I. Introitus. Requiem aeternam (06:20)
1-9. Vox Luminis & Lionel Meunier – Lasso: Officium pro omnibus fidelibus defunctis, LV 624: II. Kyrie eleison (03:11)
1-10. Vox Luminis & Lionel Meunier – Lasso: Officium pro omnibus fidelibus defunctis, LV 624: III. Graduale. Si ambulem in medio umbrae (05:03)
1-11. Vox Luminis & Lionel Meunier – Lasso: Officium pro omnibus fidelibus defunctis, LV 624: IV. Sequenz. Dies irae, dies illa (13:20)
1-12. Vox Luminis & Lionel Meunier – Lasso: Officium pro omnibus fidelibus defunctis, LV 624: V. Offertorium. Domine Jesu Christe (05:43)
1-13. Vox Luminis & Lionel Meunier – Lasso: Officium pro omnibus fidelibus defunctis, LV 624: VI. Sanctus (04:13)
1-14. Vox Luminis & Lionel Meunier – Lasso: Officium pro omnibus fidelibus defunctis, LV 624: VII. Agnus Dei (03:22)
1-15. Vox Luminis & Lionel Meunier – Lasso: Officium pro omnibus fidelibus defunctis, LV 624: VIII. Communio. Lux aeterna luceat eis Domine (03:41)

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Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier, Clematis – Johann Michael Bach: Cantatas, Chamber Music (2026)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 38:46 minutes | 1,25 GB | Genre: Classical
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Since its foundation in 2004, the vocal ensemble Vox Luminis–led by bass Lionel Meunier –has been internationally praised for its unique sound, both with a cast of soloists and in larger productions. Vox Luminis specializes in English, Italian and German repertoire from the 17th and early 18th centuries, bringing to life not only well-known masterpieces, but also rare gems. A core of vocal soloists is supplemented, depending on the repertoire, with an extensive continuo, solo instruments or a complete orchestra.

Tracklist:

1-1. Vox Luminis – Der Herr ist König (09:19)
1-2. Capucine Keller – Ach, wie senhlich wart’ ich der Zeit (06:54)
1-3. Capucine Keller – Es ist ein großer Gewinn (04:14)
1-4. Clematis – Sonata à 4 in G Minor (07:21)
1-5. Brice Sailly – Suite in A Minor (07:07)
1-6. Vox Luminis – Veni sancte spiritus (03:48)

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