Le Banquet du Voeu

On this CD:

1. Et c'est assez
Composed by Jacques Vide
Performed by Gilles Binchois Ensemble

2. Adieu Ma Tres Belle Maistresse
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Gilles Binchois Ensemble

3. Une Foys Avant Que Morir
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Gilles Binchois Ensemble

4. Wilhelmus
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Gilles Binchois Ensemble

5. Missa Ave regina celorum, for 4 voices
Composed by Guillaume Dufay
Performed by Gilles Binchois Ensemble

6. Au Chant de l'Alowette
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Gilles Binchois Ensemble

7. Je ne vis oncques la pareille
Composed by Gilles de Bins dit Binchois
Performed by Gilles Binchois Ensemble

8. Ave Regina Celorum for 3 voices
Composed by Walter Frye
Performed by Gilles Binchois Ensemble

9. Vostre Tres Doulx Regart Plaisant
Composed by Gilles de Bins dit Binchois
Performed by Gilles Binchois Ensemble

10. Gloria, Laus et Honor
Composed by Gilles de Bins dit Binchois
Performed by Gilles Binchois Ensemble

11. Je Ne Requier de Ma Dame, ballade for 3 voices
Composed by Nicolas Grenon
Performed by Gilles Binchois Ensemble

12. Je me complains piteusement, ballade for 3 voices
Composed by Guillaume Dufay
Performed by Gilles Binchois Ensemble

13. Ellend Du Hast
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Gilles Binchois Ensemble

14. Chanson
Composed by Gilles de Bins dit Binchois
Performed by Gilles Binchois Ensemble

15. Pour Vous Tenir for 3 voices
Composed by Pierre Fontaine
Performed by Gilles Binchois Ensemble

16. Du Cuer Je Soupire
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Gilles Binchois Ensemble

17. Seule Esgarée
Composed by Gilles de Bins dit Binchois
Performed by Gilles Binchois Ensemble

18. Venise
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Gilles Binchois Ensemble

19. Il m'est si grief
Composed by Jacques Vide
Performed by Gilles Binchois Ensemble

20. Preambulum Super Re
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Gilles Binchois Ensemble

21. Deo Gracias
Composed by Gilles de Bins dit Binchois
Performed by Gilles Binchois Ensemble

22. Missa Ecce ancilla Domini, for 4 voices
Composed by Guillaume Dufay
Performed by Gilles Binchois Ensemble

Tracks:

Le Banquet Du Voeu 1454 (The Feast Of The Pheasant): Premier entremet: Et c'est assez
Le Banquet Du Voeu 1454 (The Feast Of The Pheasant): Premier entremet: Adieu ma tres belle maistresse
Le Banquet Du Voeu 1454 (The Feast Of The Pheasant): Premier entremet: Une foys avant que morir
Le Banquet Du Voeu 1454 (The Feast Of The Pheasant): Premier entremet: Wilhelmus Legrant
Le Banquet Du Voeu 1454 (The Feast Of The Pheasant): Premier entremet: Ave regina celorum
Le Banquet Du Voeu 1454 (The Feast Of The Pheasant): Deuxieme entremet: Au chant de l'alowette
Le Banquet Du Voeu 1454 (The Feast Of The Pheasant): Deuxieme entremet: Je ne vis onques la pareille
Le Banquet Du Voeu 1454 (The Feast Of The Pheasant): Deuxieme entremet: Ave regina celorum
Le Banquet Du Voeu 1454 (The Feast Of The Pheasant): Deuxieme entremet: Vostre tres doulx regart
Le Banquet Du Voeu 1454 (The Feast Of The Pheasant): Deuxieme entremet: Gloria, laus et honor
Le Banquet Du Voeu 1454 (The Feast Of The Pheasant): Troisieme entremet: Je ne requier de ma dame
Le Banquet Du Voeu 1454 (The Feast Of The Pheasant): Troisieme entremet: Je me complains pitieusement
Le Banquet Du Voeu 1454 (The Feast Of The Pheasant): Troisieme entremet: Ellend du hast
Le Banquet Du Voeu 1454 (The Feast Of The Pheasant): Troisieme entremet: Chanson
Le Banquet Du Voeu 1454 (The Feast Of The Pheasant): Troisieme entremet: Pour vous tenir
Le Banquet Du Voeu 1454 (The Feast Of The Pheasant): Quatrieme entremet: Du cuer je soupire
Le Banquet Du Voeu 1454 (The Feast Of The Pheasant): Quatrieme entremet: Seule esgaree
Le Banquet Du Voeu 1454 (The Feast Of The Pheasant): Quatrieme entremet: Venise
Le Banquet Du Voeu 1454 (The Feast Of The Pheasant): Quatrieme entremet: Il m'est si grief
Le Banquet Du Voeu 1454 (The Feast Of The Pheasant): Quatrieme entremet: Preambulum super re
Le Banquet Du Voeu 1454 (The Feast Of The Pheasant): Quatrieme entremet: Deo gracias

Tracks:

Missa 'Ecce ancilla Domini' - Proprium 'De angelis Dei officium': Introitus
Missa 'Ecce ancilla Domini' - Proprium 'De angelis Dei officium': Kyrie
Missa 'Ecce ancilla Domini' - Proprium 'De angelis Dei officium': Gloria
Missa 'Ecce ancilla Domini' - Proprium 'De angelis Dei officium': Collecta
Missa 'Ecce ancilla Domini' - Proprium 'De angelis Dei officium': Epistola
Missa 'Ecce ancilla Domini' - Proprium 'De angelis Dei officium': Graduale
Missa 'Ecce ancilla Domini' - Proprium 'De angelis Dei officium': Alleluia
Missa 'Ecce ancilla Domini' - Proprium 'De angelis Dei officium': Evangelium
Missa 'Ecce ancilla Domini' - Proprium 'De angelis Dei officium': Credo
Missa 'Ecce ancilla Domini' - Proprium 'De angelis Dei officium': Offertorium
Missa 'Ecce ancilla Domini' - Proprium 'De angelis Dei officium': Sanctus
Missa 'Ecce ancilla Domini' - Proprium 'De angelis Dei officium': Agnus Dei
Missa 'Ecce ancilla Domini' - Proprium 'De angelis Dei officium': Communio

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful performances (and a lot of fun, too).......2000-11-26

CD 1

The first disc in this set is an attempt to reconstruct an actual historical event: the Feast of the Pheasant which was held on February 17, 1454, as a prelude to a new crusade against the Turks. The event derives its name from the presence of an actual live pheasant to which the nobles about to embark on the crusade made their vows to recapture Constantinople (the booklet doesn't explain the connection between the Turks and the pheasant, and I have no idea). According to historical commentary, the event featured a lot of food and a lot of entertainment between the meals. Some of the musicians performed inside a huge pie sitting on one of the tables! (yes, folks, the idea of somebody jumping out of a cake is very old). All of the pieces here are short, presenting typical examples of medieval "formes fixes," i.e., relatively simple musical forms meant for popular entertainment. Most of the pieces combine voices and instruments, although some are performed a capella or only on instruments. The singers (most of whom also play the instruments) sing in unaffected voices, in a manner thought to be characteristic of the age. I personally like this manner of singing very much. I particularly enjoyed the contribution of soprano Anne-Marie Lablaude.

CD 2

Originally released in 1994, this recording of Dufay's Missa Ancilla Domine was one of the first recordings to combine the movements of the Mass Ordinary (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus and Agnus Dei) with the movements of the Mass Proper (Introitus, Graduale, Alleluja, Offertorium and Communio). Now the practice of placing the Ordinary in the context of liturgy is much more common (Paul McCreesh's recordings are a particularly fine example of this, although some conductors, such as Andrew Parrott, have been doing this since the 1980's). The performance here is all-male, with very fine and secure countertenor singing in the top lines. The tempi are slow, perhaps a bit too slow, but I didn't find that to be a detriment.

Le Banquet du Voeu 1454: Musique à la Cour de Bourgogne (The Feast of the Pheasant 1454: Music at the Court of Burgandy) - Works by Jacques Vide / Guillaume Dufay / Gilles Binchois / Walter Frye / Nicolas Grenon / Pierre Fontaine - Ensemble Gilles Binchois / Dominique Vellard
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Le Banquet du Voeu 1454: Musique à la Cour de Bourgogne (The Feast of the Pheasant 1454: Music at the Court of Burgandy) - Works by Jacques Vide / Guillaume Dufay / Gilles Binchois / Walter Frye / Nicolas Grenon / Pierre Fontaine - Ensemble Gilles Binchois / Dominique Vellard
Ensemble Gilles Binchois , and Dominique Vellard (Direction)
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000DNVE
Release Date: 1992-09-23