Sébastien de Brossard, a contemporary, praised Valette de Montigny, stating, "This Valette is one of the most stupendous geniuses we have and his music is stupendous too."
Composer Biography
Joseph Valette de Montigny, the composer, was born in Béziers in 1665, the son of an innkeeper.
Composition History
The two motets on this album, "Surge propera" and "Salvum me fac Deus," were composed and performed in Toulouse in 1730.
Composer Biography
Valette de Montigny had a European career, traveling through France, England, the Netherlands, and Italy between 1700 and 1716.
Recording & Production
The music on this album had never been recorded before, and the scores, existing only as manuscripts, required painstaking restoration and transcription.
Interpretation
The artists of Ensemble Antiphona found the music initially challenging, describing it as "almost inaccessible at first sight" due to its difficulty and demands.
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