[ Pascale Costantini - Jean Michel Deliers - Jean Luc Lenoir - Denis Zaidman ]
Prise de son et montage : Jean Michel Deliers
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REVUE EARLY MUSIC (février
2007)
The Ensemble in Cortezia's
disc Vox Nostra Resonet […] is a well-planned anthology of pieces relating to the
Compostela pilgrimage route, taken principally from the Codex Calixtinus, the Llibre Vermell and the Cantigas de Santa Maria. Pascale
Costantini's warm yet incisive voice is absolutely essential to the character
of the performances. This is particularly clear in the Cantigas
(n° 26, Non e gran cousa, n° 175, Por dereito
and n° 218, Razon an de seeren), which absolutely depend on text, and her very
French 'r' merely adds a touch of cosmopolitanism to the proceedings. However,
the subtlety of the instrumental contributions is also of paramount importance,
always working with the voice rather than competing with it. The
instrumentalists anyway have the opportunity to prove their worth independently
in the improvisations of the Danse Cléricale
and the suite Karsilamas/Touchia. In addition, Denis Zaidman's vocal contribution,
somewhat more folk-like in approach, provides a very good, if occasionnally
distant-sounding, foil for this milk and honey. Performances are not
revolutionary, and neither are they overloaded with orchestration; rather, this
is a very impressive disc interestingly built around its theme. My only complaint
is that the lack of English and German translations may well prevent the
circulation it deserves.