at the Court of the Emperor Maximilian I
The greatest of the composers employed by Maximilian was always acknowledged to be Heinrich Isaac (c 1450-1517). a Netherlander who had made the journey to Italy and worked there as a musician to the Medici family. The variety of his output is considerable: masses, motets, chansons, and instrumental pieces. Today, a cross-section that includes the famous song, Innsbruck ich muss dich lassen. gramophone records