Orlando di Lasso; Lodovico Agostini - Lagrime di San Pietro (Doulce Mémoire)

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Composer: Orlando di Lasso; Lodovico Agostini

1. Lasso - Deficiat in dolore, LV 977
2. Anonymous - Al pie del duro sasso
3. Lasso - Lagrime di San Pietro: No. 1, Il magnanimo Pietro, LV 1005
4. Lasso - Lagrime di San Pietro: No. 2, Ma gli archi, che nel petto, LV 1006
5. Agostini - Le lagrime pel peccatore: Vergine, se pietate
6. Agostini - Le lagrime pel peccatore: Le lagrime, i sospiri
7. Lasso - Lagrime di San Pietro: No. 3, Tre volte haveva, LV 1007
8. Lasso - Lagrime di San Pietro: No. 4, Qual'a l'incontro, LV 1008
9. Lasso - Lagrime di San Pietro: No. 19, Queste opre, LV 1023
10. Agostini - Le lagrime del peccatore: La morte è morta
11. Agostini - Le lagrime del peccatore: La vita è breve
12. Agostini - Le lagrime del peccatore: Svegliati omai
13. Agostini - Le lagrime del peccatore: Chiudi gli orrechi
14. Lasso - Lagrime di San Pietro: No. 10, Como falda di neve, LV 1014
15. Lasso - Lagrime di San Pietro: No. 12, Quel volto, LV 1016
16. Lasso - Lagrime di San Pietro: No. 9, Chi ad una ad una, LV 1013
17. Agostini - Le lagrime del peccatore: L'anima mia, signore
18. Agostini - Le lagrime del peccatore: Hore che'l ciel et la terra
19. Agostini - Le lagrime del peccatore: La morte di colui
20. Agostini - Le lagrime del peccatore: la croce già fù
21. Lasso - Lagrime di San Pietro: No. 21, Vide homo, LV 1025
22. Anonymous - O sacro santo legno

Doulce Mémoire

Denis Raisin Dadre, artistic director

Date: 2026

Label: Alpha Classics

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Recorded at Noirlac Abbey in January 2025, this album is dedicated to Denis Raisin Dadre, who passed away later that year. As founder of Doulce Mémoire, he oversaw the project from conception to completion. The recording centers on Lagrime di San Pietro by Orlando di Lasso and Lagrime del peccatore by Lodovico Agostini, both poignant late works addressing Peter’s denial of Christ. Composed in 1594 and 1586 respectively, these pieces stand as each composer’s final testament, juxtaposing Lasso’s supreme contrapuntal mastery with Agostini’s emotionally charged chromaticism and expressive intensity.

Doulce Mémoire, founded in 1989 by Denis Raisin Dadre, embodies the exploratory and creative spirit of the Renaissance through innovative, interdisciplinary productions that often incorporate actors and dancers. Its wide-ranging programs span sacred masterworks such as Tomás Luis de Victoria’s Missa pro victoria to imaginative re-creations of courtly festivities. Performing at major theatres and festivals in France and abroad—as well as unconventional venues worldwide—the ensemble fosters cross-cultural dialogue through collaborations with international artists. Particularly active in the Centre-Val de Loire and associated with the Château de Chambord, Doulce Mémoire has earned critical acclaim and numerous awards for its recordings and multimedia projects.