Rising to prominence in the time of the great Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), the cheeky frottola was the Italian popular song which preceded the madrigal. Most of the delightful pieces on Capella de la Torre’s latest recording are, in fact, frottole. The only work here by Leonardo himself – apparently composition was just one more thing this archetypal Renaissance Man could turn his hand to – is however not. In fact, it is a “musical riddle” going by the name Amore sola mi fa remirare.

The other riddle is what instruments Capella de la Torre are playing. Soprano Cécile Kempenaers and tenor Harry van Berne are easy to figure out, as...