"L'Ecrit du cri": polyphonic Chansons and Cries

The Ensemble Clément Janequin has already explored several times the topic of ‘Cries’, those Renaissance chansons built on a vast onomatopoeic repertory. Now, 28 years after their legendary Cris de Paris, they return to the genre and considerably expand the geography of their Cries, from Marseille to Valenciennes – and with a disconcerting facility for straddling periods and styles. Hear ye, hear ye!