I very much recommend watching/listening to this beautiful documentary @arte on the incredible Renaissance composer Orlando di Lasso: https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/106698-000-A/orlando-di-lasso-ein-komponistenleben-der-renaissance/.
I'd been waiting to see it after having discovered the absolutely remarkable* CD recording that was also done as part of the project and was not disappointed. I particularly appreciated being able to watch the multilingual version.
* To my ears, 80% of the recording is absolutely stunning stuff and the rest is best skipped, but I genuinely appreciate the bravery: The experimentation in and of itself is to be praised and Lasso's music lends itself very well to that.
ARTEOrlando di Lasso, ein Komponistenleben der Renaissance - Die ganze Doku | ARTEIn einer Mischung aus Musik und Erzählung zeichnet der Film das Leben des franko-flämischen Musikers Orlando di Lasso (1532-1594) nach. Das Werk dieses bedeutenden Renaissance-Komponisten fasziniert ebenso wie sein bewegendes Schicksal. Zu Lebzeiten in ganz Europa gefeiert, kämpfte er zeitlebens gegen die Demütigungen, denen er als Diener autoritärer Herrscher ausgesetzt war.
