Jean Richafort rose to prominence thanks to the fame of his works and his meetings with personalities such as Louis XII, Anne de Bretagne and François I. Richafort’s work was well known in his time, and his compositions spread quite rapidly throughout Europe: more than 200 sources have been discovered so far, both printed and manuscript. His compositions were so popular that they inspired other famous composers, including J. Mouton or G. P. da Palestrina. Jean Richafort’s output includes three masses, approximately thirty motets and fifteen songs. The Cappella Mariana recording brings together two of his masses: Missa O Genetrix and Missa Veni Sponsa Christi.

CAPPELLA MARIANA
Hana BLAŽÍKOVÁ | soprano
Barbora KABÁTKOVÁ | soprano
Daniela ČERMÁKOVÁ | alto
Vojtěch SEMERÁD | tenor, artistic director
Filip DÁMEC | tenor
Ondřej HOLUB | tenor
Tomáš KRÁL | baritone
Jaromír NOSEK | bass

Published by Musique en Wallonie.
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The recording won the prestigious Diapason d’Or award in March 2025.
„…les phrases, amples, sont parfaitement dirigées, la diction impeccable, restitue le texte avec exactitude, les moindres détails de la texture contrapunctique sont la, l’homogeneite des chanteurs est totale et la palette de nuances élargies au maximum.“
Anne Ibos-Augé, Diapason