fabrice fitch

Musician - Composer, Researcher, Reviewer

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After a long hiatus, another terrific disc to recommend from Cappella Pratensis, including some superb improvised chant. My review @gramophone is here: https://t.co/mq0T1N6iHK

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@nazirafzal Apparently not!

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Last up: for Gramophone’s ‘What Next?’ feature in November I chose 10 works related to Josquin’s Hercules Mass by themes of musical patronage (from Rore to Boulez via Brahms and Berg). Can’t find the link to this but the more tech savvy among you should manage to dig it out… ;-)

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Incidentally, David Fallows’ review of a disc I mentioned back in September (remember: Josquin on ondes martenot?) is also out in the November Gramophone. He loved it too (mostly). https://t.co/PPS4JxPtub

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And more Josquín (which he may or may not have written!): a marvellous antidote to a certain English sound. Fascinating, occasionally infuriating. My review’s in December’s Gramophone. My thanks to Jacob Heringman for drawing my attention to this. https://t.co/tyP2YJF0yq

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As the Josquin year draws to an end, a few terrific recordings to finish in style. First from The Gesualdo Six on Hyperion with a terrific Absalon Fili mi and Ockeghem’s Intemerata Dei mater. I reviewed it in the November issue of Gramophone. https://t.co/TtLBLRtQzC

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A few tweets, today. First, one to remember my friend Philip Weller, who died three years ago to the day. A wonderful musician and a glorious human being: his friends still miss him. F

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@misercatulle1 They don’t do puns like that anymore. ;-)

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@jacobheringman Oh, and a jazz cover of Mille regretz ! Who’da thunk it! (Adieu mes amours w/ ondes martenot, anyone?) F

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Sometimes you come across something adventurous (not often enough w/ recordings of early music!). This was issued on the 500th of Josquin’s death last week. It’s not trying to please everyone & may irritate some (!) but I really liked it; it made me smile. https://t.co/4X4dCMuYLW

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@jacobheringman There’s a very fine Ut phebi radiis (perfectly straight, just four voices, very nicely done). So I think it will interest you… F

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As part of the Flanders Festival (AMUZ), which is online this year & devoted to Josquin Desprez, I’m involved in a ‘docu-concert’ on the wonderful Missa Faisant regretz, performed by the Huelgas Ensemble. Tomorrow’s the 500th anniversary of J.’s death. https://t.co/rTaygmAzex

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This just out, a great Gothic Voices recording. Hadn’t intended to tweet so regularly, but good recordings have been coming thick & fast this year…https://t.co/cMgIN0e8c1

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I’ve only just learned of the death in April of Liuwe Tamminga, titular organist at San Petronio in Bologna since 1982, whom I had the gd fortune to meet some years ago. Listen to one of his many recordings - his Frescobaldi was exceptional. A great musician.

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@HeathcoatStreet @GramophoneMag Belatedly: thank you! Glad you found it useful. F

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This got the Gramophone record of the month last December (& more besides), so it hardly went unnoticed, but it wouldn’t be fair not to mention it. I really loved it. https://t.co/de7UKVj96s

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The sound of extemporised polyphony alongside composed polyphony: an ear-opener. @GramophoneMag https://t.co/IGhCvUVJKI

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One last one for today! https://t.co/dXK76gn7U4

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Here’s some Josquin, a fine sequel to Jacob Heringman’s landmark disc of 20 years ago. https://t.co/F6svsITauG

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So good that Rinaldo Alessandrini & Co are in touching distance of completing their Monteverdi cycle! https://t.co/HzOpRDhh8p’_Madrigali_(Madrigals,_Book_3).htm