Konrad Ruhland

Konrad Ruhland – Isaac – Missa super “O praeclara”, Motets & Songs (1969/2021)
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Konrad Ruhland (19 February 1932 – 14 March 2010) was a German musicologist. He was born in Landau am Inn (Germany/Bavaria)

He studied history, medieval Latin, theology, and liturgical history which helped him to gain extensive background knowledge for his musicological research. Under the Ruhland’s leadership, a group of enthusiastic students in Munich formed a “Capella Antiqua” in 1956: known as the Capella Antiqua Munchen, this group was one of the first to tackle the problems of reviving Early Baroque and Renaissance music using a scholarly approach.

Until his death Ruhland continued to communicate his theoretical knowledge and the practical experience to students in numerous courses, music weeks and summer schools, including the summer school at the University of Philadelphia. He was also a much sought-after choir director and had extensive experience in this field.

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Konrad Ruhland – De la Rue: Requiem – Elegies and Occasional Motets (1965/2021)
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Pierre de la Rue was a contemporary of Josquin, and spent most of his career in the service of the Dukes of Burgundy. Here is the earliest recording of his Requiem, the third known musical setting of the mass for the dead in music history after those by Dufay (lost) and Ockeghem. Performed by a precursory ensemble of the Capella Antiqua M”unchen, it is accompanied by elegiac motets of the same period, such as Vinders’ O mors inevitabilis mourning the death of Josquin, or Vaet’s Continuo lacrimas, a lament on the death of Clemens non Papa.

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