Lagrime Di San Pietro, Lieder, Chansons, Moresken / Live Von Den Landshuter Hofmusiktagen

Released by the independent German label Calig in 1982, this recording captures a live performance from the Landshuter Hofmusiktage, a festival celebrated for its dedication to early music. The album centers on Orlando di Lasso’s spiritual masterpiece, 'Lagrime di San Pietro,' a cycle of twenty-one madrigals reflecting on the repentant Peter, alongside a selection of his secular lieder, chansons, and morescas. By presenting these works in a live context, the release aimed to bridge the gap between academic musicology and the emotive potential of Renaissance vocal polyphony.

The recording features the Münchner Motettenchor and the Bläserensemble under the direction of Hans Rudolf Zöbeley, a conductor noted for his rigorous commitment to period-appropriate choral textures. Zöbeley’s approach sought to balance the technical precision of the Motettenchor with the vibrant, idiomatic qualities required for Lasso’s intricate counterpoint and the lighthearted character of the morescas. The resulting album was received by critics as a faithful document of the West German early music revival, highlighting the expressive range of a composer whose transition from the Renaissance to the early Baroque period remained a key subject of scholarly interest during the 1980s.