Franco-Flemish by birth, but influenced by time in Italy during the 1470s, Compère is esteemed as the originator of the integrated composing style cultivated by his great successor Josquin. The Orlando Consort—just four male singers—deliver with poise a Magnificat composed in Milan and a varied sequence of effective French chansons, ending with the lovely motet (a mere attribution) O bone Jesu.