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Swiss composer Ludwig Senfl began his career as a choirboy in the Hofkapelle of Emperor Maximilian I, became the protege of one of the greatest composers of his time, and rose to the status of imperial court composer while still a young man. We'll hear examples of Senfl's sacred music, plus some of his unique, very personal secular songs.

  • Ludwig Senfl: Lust hab ich ghabt zur Musica (excerpt). Performed by Charles Daniels, tenor, & Fretwork.
  • Ludwig Senfl: Tandernac. Performed by I Fedeli.
  • Ludwig Senfl: Es taget vor dem Walde-Ach Elslein. Performed by Tore Tom Denys, tenor, & La Caccia.
  • Ludwig Senfl: Ungnad begehr ich nit von ihr. Performed by Tore Tom Denys, tenor, & La Caccia.
  • Ludwig Senfl: Dort oben auf dem Berge. Performed by Tore Tom Denys, tenor, & La Caccia.
  • Ludwig Senfl: Ave Maria…virgo serena. Performed by Fretwork.
  • Ludwig Senfl: Mollis inertia cum tantam diffuderit imis. Performed by The Huelgas Ensemble.
  • Ludwig Senfl: Non moriar, sed vivam. Performed by Capella de la Torre.
  • Ludwig Senfl: De Profundis clamavi. Performed by Ensemble Hofkapelle.
  • Ludwig Senfl: Der Hund. Performed by Brisk Recorder Quartet.
  • Ludwig Senfl: Es wollt ein Mann versuchen sein Weib. Performed by Brisk Recorder Quartet.
  • Ludwig Senfl: Tandernac. Performed by Brisk Recorder Quartet.
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