El Cancionero Musical de Palacio

On this CD:

1. Hoy comamos y bebamos, for 4 voices
Composed by Juan del Encina

2. ¿Qu'es de ti, desconsolado?
Composed by Juan del Encina

3. Amor con fortuna
Composed by Juan del Encina

4. Dindirin Dindirin
Composed by Anonymous

5. No me le digais mal
Composed by Alonso de Alba

6. Daquel fraire flaco
Composed by Anonymous

7. Tres Morillas M'Enamoran
Composed by Anonymous

8. Calabaza
Composed by Anonymous

9. Tira Allá
Composed by Anonymous

10. Vesame y abracame
Composed by Anonymous

11. So ell enzina
Composed by Anonymous

12. No he Ventura
Composed by Anonymous

13. Pedro, i bien te quiero
Composed by Juan del Encina

14. A los baños del amor
Composed by Anonymous

15. Antonilla es desposada, for 3 voices
Composed by Juan del Encina

16. Ay Luna
Composed by Anonymous

17. Con qué la lavaré
Composed by Juan Vasquez

18. Con que la lavaré
Composed by Spanish Anonymous

Tracks:

Rodrigo Martinez
Con Amores, Mi Madre
Pues Que Jamas Olvidaros
Si Abra En Este Baldres
Si D'Amor Pena Sentis
Tir Alla, Que Non Quiero
Todo Quanto Yo Servi
Levanta Pascual
Malos Adalides Fueron
Todos Los Bienes Del Lmundo
Durandarte
Fata La Parte
Pedro, I Bien Te Quiero
Danza Alta
Qu'es De Ti, Desconsolado
La Tricotea
Ay Triste, Que Vengo
So Ell Enzina
Como Esta Sola Mi Vida
O Voy
Tres Morillas M'Enamoran
Hoy Comamos Y Bebamos

Customer Reviews:

they're at it again!.......2001-08-07

The players here (also known as Unicorn and Oni Wytars) are among the very few truly brilliant early music performers. Not for them the dry, desiccated path of passionless scholarship! Unlike almost every other instrumental early music ensemble (and I've surveyed a LOT), they display fully engaged, scintillating musicianship at every turn. Their unconventional performance decisions tend to cut them out of critics' golden lists -- most of this music shouldn't really be considered authentically presented -- but such objections go lame and impotent before the vivacity and improvisational panache saturating this CD...along with their MANY others!

Musica en el Palacio de los reyes catolicos.......1999-12-07

One of my favorite cancioneros ,and one that I recommend to all.It is performed on period instruments,and it contains romances,songs from about the times of the "reconquista",instrumental pieces, pieces for viols, and solos for vihuela. One of my favorite pieces of this is track 14 Danza Alta by Francisco de la Torre,it's an intrumental piece for viols and recorder.This music that was performed at the court of King Don Fernando de Aragon.It is hard of finding recordings of Cancioneros at budget price so take advantage of this one...It's really good

Very good.......1999-07-11

Another 4 stars, though I don't share the reviewer from Australia's reservations about the lack of rasp in the singing. Who really knows how these notes were sung? It's a matter of personal preference. Alround a very good recording but not "the definitive" version of these songs (we may never have that). There is a companion disc by Wimmer : Early Music - Sephardic Romances which, like this one, has Spanish texts and English translations. (Naxos) 553617.

There is also another recording of similar material on Naxos : Royal Songbook, by Thorby and Musica Antiqua London - but that is marred by lack of texts or translations. (Naxos 553325)

And a final recommendation : Music of the Spanish Renaissance / Shirley Rumsey / Recorded 1991 / Spanish texts and English translations. 550614

Some very lively and lovely music.......1999-02-28

After centuries of Arabic and Jewish influence, the new music of Spain born at the court of Ferdinand and Isabella had all the strength of European melody with all the richness of rhythm and chromatic freedom of Northern Africa and the East. The performances by Ensemble Accentus do full justice to this music - largely because it and its director, Thomas Wimmer, have delved into and brilliantly performed the Jewish Sephardic music of old Spain. My only complaints are that there is not enough music here by Juan del Encina; and the singers do not understand the texture of old music. Most singers strive for purity and smoothness of voice and register, but the Renaissance loved loud, deep, rich, overtoned and raspy voices: voices with the sting of crumhorns and hurdy-gurdies. Here we hear some of the instruments played well, but not the larynxes which should accompany them. Nonetheless, a valuable and enjoyable CD for any fan of this era. [SW]

Joculatores Upsalienses: Early Music at Wik

Average customer rating:

Earthy medieval sound on ancient instruments
A buried treasure! Glorious Medieval/early Renaissance music

Joculatores Upsalienses: Early Music at Wik

Manufacturer: Bis
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Skogen, Flickan och Flaskan

ASIN: B00000165K
Release Date: 1994-09-22

Tracks:

Mit Lust
Rondel: Il Estoit Une Fillette
Quodlibet: Ach, Elslein
Bergeret Sans Roch
Im Maien
Bergerette
Es Hett Ein Biedermann
Pavane Sur La Bataille
Ich Hab' Mich Redlich G'halten
Ich Wiss Nit...
Branle
Da Trunken Sie
Pavan: La Dona
Le Joli Boys
Basse Danse: Entre Du Fol
Ballade: Quant Je Voi
Estampie
Rota Sumer Is Icumen In
English Dance
Loybere Risen
Trotto
Maria Muoter
O Rosa Bella, Quodlibet: O Rosa Bella
Ich Sachz Eyns Mols
Ellend Du Hast Unmbfangen Mich
Todos Los Bienes
Dindirin
Pase El Agoa

Customer Reviews:

Earthy medieval sound on ancient instruments.......2005-08-13

Another Amazon enthusiast has written a great review of this disc, so I will just add that the recording was one of the first to be made by BIS in the early 70s, which would perhaps explain why the sound is sometimes not as present or as clear as would have been the case on a newer recording. Also, one must bear in mind that the Joculatores is or was a group of "amateurs" with only one professional musician among them; that is perhaps why the voices sound so "shrill" (male falsettos and highly nasal females). Tracks 13 through 15 were recorded nearly ten years later and the superior sound bears out what I said before. This is definitely an album for people who love the earthy sound of medieval drinking songs accompanied on weird-sounding ancient instruments. One big advantage here is the excellent documentation in the course of which all the tunes are briefly described, the texts of most of the songs are printed in full and the entire gamut of instruments is both described and illustrated by drawings both new and taken from Michael Praetorius's sixteenth-century standard works. It is really great that the Swedish recording company BIS keeps all its old CDs available, and this one is definitely worth having - assuming it is originality and earthiness you are after rather than aesthetic pleasure.

A buried treasure! Glorious Medieval/early Renaissance music.......2005-02-19

I can't remember just how it was I stumbled across this hidden gem, but finding this wonderful album is the perfect illustration of why I love spending time on Amazon.com just idly surfing and browsing around. Once in a while, while cruising along you come across something amazing which you were unable to find when searching for it directly, but yet you happen upon it at the least expected time when you're not really looking for it.

In this case, I had always wanted an album of Medieval European music, but had never been able to find one which sounded "authentic" enough to my ears. Most albums devoted to such "early" music usually seem overly influenced by the subsequent highly orchestrated and formal Classical music style.

I am definitely not a fan of "Classical" music (which is where Amazon has hidden this album away), but am more interested in world music and traditional folk music. While other parts of the world seem much more in touch with their own musical roots, the "Classical music" era of the past 350 years or so in Europe seems to have completely severed Western Europeans from their earlier musical roots.

Thus it was with great excitement that I listened to the sound clips from this album and realized that it seemed I had finally found what I had been looking for. As this album is an import from Sweden, it took a little while for Amazon to get, but let me say it was WELL worth the wait and I was not disappointed!

The Joculatores Upsalienses ("Upsala Jesters") are a group from Upsala, Sweden founded in 1965 to bring to life the music of the past. This recording which boasts a whopping 28 tracks includes early music from England, France, Germany, Italy and Belgium ranging from the 12th century to the early 1500s.

This album does not sound like it was done in a studio, but is rather a recording of a live concert. True, some of the male singing is at times a bit shrill (tracks 7, 10) and does conjure images of Monty Python's Eric Idle doing the singing, but overall I would say I enjoyed this album very, very much. One can tell that it was with great love and devotion to authenticity that this recording was produced.

To aid in our appreciation of the music, this CD also comes with an informative 32-page booklet (yes, in English). The first 20 pages or so are devoted to explaining the origin and background of each of the pieces played, while the remainder explains each of the unusual and unfamiliar instruments used, and comes complete with an illustration of each. To a complete newcomer to this field like me, this was VERY helpful!

So have a listen to the sound clips and see if you don't agree it is a medieval treat (my fave is track 2). Whether it's background music for your next Renaissance Fair or medieval feast, or whether you'd just like to soak up the ambience of the king's court while doing some idle contemplation, this album is just what the varlet ordered.

The Joculatores are supposed to have 2 other albums available so I intend to definitely track them down too. So what ho, fellow traveller and enjoy!