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Dufay: Missa Se la face ay pale

When this reference version came out in 2004, it was awarded both a ‘Choc’ of the Monde de la Musique and a ‘Diapason d'or’ for the year. It fully reflects the very high quality standards expected from the collaboration between between Alpha and the ensemble Diabolus in Musica. Guillaume Dufay [1400-74] was the most important composer of the 15th century. He was widely recognised as his works were performed during his many travels. At the end of his life he was considered as one of the major artists in any field of his century, notwithstanding Brunelleschi, Charles D'Orléans, François Villon and so many others. Se la face ay pale is the first of four masses written during his maturity. It marks the resounding apotheosis of medieval music, while it also announces the dawn of the Renaissance.