Manuscrit du Roi (c. 1250): Trouvères & Troubadors - Ensemble Perceval

On this CD:

1. Lo Clar Temps (Manuscrit du Roi)
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Patrice Brient, Katia Care, Jean-Pierre Dubuquoy, Jean-Pierre Dubuquoy, Perceval Ensemble, Gerard Zuchetto

2. Chanterai Por Mon Corage (Manuscrit du Roi)
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Patrice Brient, Katia Care, Jean-Pierre Dubuquoy, Jean-Pierre Dubuquoy, Perceval Ensemble, Gerard Zuchetto

3. Pos Vesem Que L'Iverns S'Iral (Manuscrit du Roi)
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Patrice Brient, Katia Care, Jean-Pierre Dubuquoy, Jean-Pierre Dubuquoy, Perceval Ensemble, Gerard Zuchetto

4. Onques N'Amait (Manuscrit du Roi)
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Patrice Brient, Katia Care, Jean-Pierre Dubuquoy, Jean-Pierre Dubuquoy, Perceval Ensemble, Gerard Zuchetto

5. Domna Pos Vos (Manuscrit du Roi)
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Patrice Brient, Katia Care, Jean-Pierre Dubuquoy, Jean-Pierre Dubuquoy, Perceval Ensemble, Gerard Zuchetto

6. Dame Des Ciux (from the Manuscrit du Roi)
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Patrice Brient, Katia Care, Jean-Pierre Dubuquoy, Jean-Pierre Dubuquoy, Perceval Ensemble, Gerard Zuchetto

7. A l'entrada del tens clar
Composed by Trouveres Anonymous
Performed by Patrice Brient, Katia Care, Jean-Pierre Dubuquoy, Jean-Pierre Dubuquoy, Perceval Ensemble, Gerard Zuchetto

8. Lan Que Li Jor (Manuscrit du Roi)
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Patrice Brient, Katia Care, Jean-Pierre Dubuquoy, Jean-Pierre Dubuquoy, Perceval Ensemble, Gerard Zuchetto

9. Tant Ai Amé (Manuscrit du Roi)
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Patrice Brient, Katia Care, Jean-Pierre Dubuquoy, Jean-Pierre Dubuquoy, Perceval Ensemble, Gerard Zuchetto

10. Bele Emmelos (Manuscrit du Roi)
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Patrice Brient, Katia Care, Jean-Pierre Dubuquoy, Jean-Pierre Dubuquoy, Perceval Ensemble, Gerard Zuchetto

Manuscrit du Roi (c. 1250): Trouvères & Troubadors - Ensemble Perceval, Music, Patrice Brient, Katia Care, Jean-Pierre Dubuquoy, Gerard Zuchetto, Richard de Fournival, Raimon Jordan, Guiot de Dijon, Peire Vidal, Jaufre Rudel, Conon de Béthune, Audefroi le Bastart, Guillaume le Vinier, Choral, Classical, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Western European Chant
Music Of The Crusades
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  • This one'll get ya going.
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 Music Of The Crusades

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ASIN: B0000041XJ
Release Date: 1991-04-05

Tracks:

  1. Music Of The Crusades: La quinte estampie real
  2. Music Of The Crusades: Pax in nomine Domini!
  3. Music Of The Crusades: Parti de mal - Third Crusade
  4. Music Of The Crusades: Chevalier, mult estes guariz - Second Crusade
  5. Music Of The Crusades: Chanterai por mon corage - Third Crusade
  6. Music Of The Crusades: Danse real
  7. Music Of The Crusades: Sede, Syon, in pulvere
  8. Music Of The Crusades: Palastinalied - Sixth Crusade
  9. Music Of The Crusades: Condicio - O nacio - Mane prima
  10. Music Of The Crusades: O tocius Asie - Crusade of 1248
  11. Music Of The Crusades: La uitime estampie real
  12. Music Of The Crusades: Cum sint difficilia - Crusade of 1248
  13. Music Of The Crusades: Li noviaus tens - Le Chatelain de Coucy - Third Crusade
  14. Music Of The Crusades: Fortz chausa es (Gaucelm Faidit) - Lament On The Death Of Richard Coeur - de - Lion
  15. Music Of The Crusades: Je ne puis - Amors me tienent - Veritatem
  16. Music Of The Crusades: Ahi! Amours - Third Crusade
  17. Music Of The Crusades: La tierche estampie real
  18. Music Of The Crusades: Ja nus hons pris - Song Of Captivity
  19. Music Of The Crusades: Au tens plain do felonnie - Crusade fo 1239

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This one'll get ya going........2007-05-19

For early music people, this is another great compilation of stuff you just like to put on in the background while doing your daily routine. Good times.

5 out of 5 stars TIME TRAVEL.......2006-08-15

LIKE A TRIP BACK IN TIME. FROM THE FIRST NOTES, I WAS TRANSPORTED.

4 out of 5 stars Interesting variety.......2006-03-28

One of the problems I have with many early music CDs is an emphasis on one place in a time period. This reissue manages to avoid that flaw by including minnesinger, troubador, trouvere, and instrumental pieces, though the liner notes could easily have told us which of the pieces were troubador, and which trouvere, instead of just the tantalizing "two are troubador (written in langue d'oc)" without identifying which.

As a sampler, it is excellent, though the vocal pieces tend to be somewhat slow--not all the lyrics seem consistent with that delivery, so this is probably an artist's choice. It would be interesting to hear the same pieces performed now, 30 years later, with 30 years of new scholarship. Ah well, nothing is perfect!

5 out of 5 stars A trip through history.......2005-09-29

The time of the Crusades spanned several centuries, from the time Pope Urban II called upon Christendom to fight for Jerusalem until the thirteenth century (this does not include the numerous minor, unnumbered crusades, sometimes against other Christians). The Crusades became for many in the Middle Ages a romantic ideal; the appeal for those who would join the Crusades was two-fold, both riches in this world and salvation in the next.

In this collection, the texts of the songs are primarily contemporary with the Crusades, although a few come from later troubadour and folk songs. Some songs here directly relate to the Crusades in content (for example, Pax in nomine Domini!), whereas others are songs contemporary with and popular among the Crusaders, but have no direct relation to the Crusades. 'Ja nus hons pris' is one such song, which has origins attributed to one of the most famous of the Crusaders, Richard the Lionhearted.

One of the problems with music from this time period is that very little written material exists. What music notation there is often is reminiscent of Gregorian chant - there are markers for pitch, but nothing for rhythmic values, melodies, etc. Similarly, the types of instruments are often not listed for particular songs, so it becomes educated guesswork as to the instruments used - lutes, rebec, wind instruments, percussion, etc.

The performances here are wonderful and full. The Early Music Consort of London recorded this first for vinyl in 1970; this CD is a reissue, well engineered. David Munrow was the director as well as performer on recorder, fluet, shawm, crumhorn and bagpipes. Munrow's talents are well suited to this kind of medieval music. Among the other performers are soprano Christina Clarke, counter tenors James Bowman and Charles Brett, tenor Nigel Rogers and baritone Geoffrey Shaw. Musicians include Eleanor Sloan on treble rebec, Oliver Brookes on bass rebec, James Tyler on lute and citole, Gillian Reid on the bells, Christopher Hogwood on harp, organ, nakers and tabor, and James Blades on nakers and tabor.

This recording is superb, a great addition to an early music library, and a joy to have as a CD - I had the vinyl of this, but over time it warped in storage, and I was very sad to have lost such a brilliant collection of music. Here it is again, restored and full of power and life.

2 out of 5 stars Overrated.......2005-03-03

Note that I am a harsh reviewer, especially for music... but there are a lot of problems with this CD and there are better other there.

It is certainly interesting music and it does have historical value, but it is by no means unique.

Here are my criticisms:

1)
All of the 19 tracks are short. They range from 1-4 minutes with an average of around 2 1/2 minutes per track.

2)
This wouldn't be all that bad, except that none of those 19 tracks really stood out. They are all slow-paced and generic with little feeling of variety. Essentially, despite being a fan of the genre, I just couldn't get 'into' any of the music. It was not at all inspiring.

3)
One of my favorite things about medieval/renaissance music is the excellent balance and combination of voice talent and instruments.
This CD did not come through at all in that area, however.
The majority of this CD was the mellow, slow-paced singing that many people associate with the genre.
However, whenever the singers got going, the relatively few instruments all disappeared entirely, leaving you with just the singers (who weren't powerful enough to carry the show alone).


If you are a fan of the genre, then you might want to add this to your collection just because it isn't very expensive.

However, if you are merely interested in trying out the archaic music genre, then I defintely would recommend:
"Sinners & Saints - The Ultimate Medieval and Renaissance Music Collection"
*instead* of this one.
I gave Sinners & Saints a 5/5 - It was the CD that this one should've been.
On the Way to Bethlehem (Music of the Medieval Pilgrim)
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  • MUSIC OF THE MEDIEVAL PILGRIM
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  • Too cool to be considered classical and definitely not Xmas.
 On the Way to Bethlehem (Music of the Medieval Pilgrim)

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ASIN: B00000144X
Release Date: 1996-03-26

Tracks:

  1. Dinaresade
  2. Edi be thu, Heven-Queene
  3. Nevestinko oro
  4. Beata progenies
  5. Mari stanko
  6. Sei willekommen Herre Christ
  7. Bog se rodi va Betleme
  8. Koleda na Bozic
  9. Kod Betlehema
  10. Koleda na Bozic
  11. Angelus ad virginem
  12. D
  13. Quinte Estampie real
  14. Urbs Beata Ierusalem
  15. Mevl

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars MUSIC OF THE MEDIEVAL PILGRIM.......2007-06-11

I love this cd--all the tracks are great, especially "On the way to Bethlehem"!

5 out of 5 stars Exotic, exciting and fun!.......2002-11-29

If Ensemble Unicorn is great, Unicorn combined with the Middle-Eastern-inspired Ensemble Oni Wytars is even better! Actually, the two groups seem to share many of the same members, along with Ensemble Accentus (which focuses on Spanish and Sephardic music), but with different directors for each: Michael Posch for Unicorn, Marcos Ambrosini for Oni Wytars, and Thomas Wimmer for Accentus. This CD brings the musicians together to offer a stimulating combination of western and eastern-influenced music that might have been heard or played by medieval Pilgrims making the journey eastward. The European tunes focus on the Christmas season, while the Balkan and Near Eastern selections are traditional, handed down orally through the centuries and interpreted here with a zeal that should be as appealing to belly dancers as to early music enthusiasts (and I know many people who fall into both categories!). Instruments used include chalumeau, cheremia, cornemuse bechonnet, darbukka, davul, def, gayda, gittern, kaval, nyckelharpa, sackpipa, tamburello, tombak, vihuela d'arco, and a number of others that you actually might have heard of before--bagpipe, rebec, recorder, rebec, shawm, ud and the like. Ellen Santaniello also contributes vocals. I was surprised and delighted when I played this CD for the first time, and I continue to be each time I hear it again. If you like this recording, be sure to check out the other collaboration between Ensemble Unicorn and Ensemble Oni Wytars, "Music of the Troubadours", also from Naxos.

5 out of 5 stars Exotic jams.......2001-02-27

Yes, fortunately, this record does not contain anything you'd recognise as depressing Xmas kitsch.

Instead, the record wishes to envisage a journey of mediæval pilgrims, beginning in Western Europe, and moving through the Balkans towards the Holy Land. As such, the disk contains a mixture of Western European, Balkan, and Islamic melodies.

The strength of Ensemble Unicorn and Oni Wytars is their ability to use early music as the basis for extended jam sessions. This recording is framed by two such jams, each more than twelve minutes in length, the opening -Dinaresade- and the closing -Mevlana-. Based on Middle Eastern themes, these are excellent performances, rich in atmosphere. Fans of contemporary groups who make use of similar material, from Loreena McKennitt to Dead can Dance, may find this record interesting, and well worth the Naxos price.

FWIW, Ensemble Unicorn and Oni Wytars also collaborate on the -Black Madonna- recording, another Naxos release I can highly recommend.

5 out of 5 stars I WANT MORE!.......1999-06-08

Great melodies, better instrumentation....INCREDIBLE MUSIC!!! I find western-europe music by ensemble Unicorn great, but the oriental part by Oni Wytars is simply amazing, both the balkanic and oriental songs. My only regret is that I loved the ensemble too much to bear the fact that no other record by them is anywhere to be found...

5 out of 5 stars Too cool to be considered classical and definitely not Xmas........1999-01-12

Despite the title this album has nothing to do with Christmas music. The sounds range from Celtic to Middle Eastern. While they date from the days of the Crusades, they sound great to my ears in the nineties. The last track makes you want to belly dance!
The Recorder: 4 Centuries of Recorder Music
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ASIN: B00000620L
Release Date: 1998-04-21

Tracks:

  1. Two Canticles
  2. 7th Royal Estampie
  3. Le Ductia
  4. Salterello
  5. Danse
  6. 5th Royal Estampie
  7. Royal Danse
  8. Lonc le rieu de la fontaine-Regnat
  9. Tant Con Je Vivrai
  10. Or est Baiars en Hure!
  11. Canzona la Bernardino
  12. Fantasia
  13. Fantasia For Two Basses
  14. If Love Now Reigned
  15. En vray amoure
  16. Torre de la nina - Meu Naranjedo
  17. 'Pavana y Gallarda D'Angleterre'
  18. Suite For Five Instruments
  19. La Alfonsina
  20. Canon ad Nonam
  21. Gallicum Quoddam
  22. Holla Hoi
  23. Basse Danse And Tourdion
  24. Gavotte And Branle Gai
  25. Der Fluyten Lust-Hof: Boffons
  26. Variations On A Figured Bass
  27. Sonata In D Minor
  28. Les Delices - Le Champetre
  29. Le Rossignol en Amour
  30. Noel VII

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars GREAT!!! Just wonderful. (if you like ancient music).......2006-12-18

I was not sure about this, but saw another 5 star rating, and decided to take the gamble. This is a really nice CD. It has all sizes of recorders played, and lots of various percussion instruments of the day. This has lots of happy ancient dance songs and more solumn sounding but beautiful peices. The cover says the group is from Argentina. I am now looking for more of their CDs.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent overview.......2000-08-18

I was introduced to this collection at an institute of The California Arts Project which focused on teaching beginning recorder. This CD has an excellent variety...using the different types of recorders, and music of different periods. This CD is good for developing listening skills and for appreciating the importance of the recorder throughout musical history.
Medieval Songs & Dances
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    		Medieval Songs & Dances

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    ASIN: B000A39FKS
    Release Date: 2006-05-23

    Tracks:

    1. Saltarello (I)
    2. Flos Florum/Ach, Du Getruys Blut
    3. Der May/Winder Wie Ist Nu Dein Kraft?
    4. Douce Dame Jolie
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    14. Jezis, Nas Spasitel
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    16. La Sexte Estampie Real
    17. Se Je Souspir
    18. Gabriel Fram Evene King Sewnt
    19. Gram Piant' Agli Occhi
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    21. A La Fontenella
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    26. Polorum Regina (Pilgrim Song)
    The Art of Courtly Love - David Munrow & The Early Music Consort of London
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    • If 6 were available, this would get them!
    • One of the finest early music performances ever recorded
    		 The Art of Courtly Love - David Munrow & The Early Music Consort of London

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    ASIN: B000002SSB
    Release Date: 1996-07-16

    Tracks:

    1. A vous douce debonaire (Chansons)
    2. Hareu! Hareu! le feu - Helas! ou sera pris confors (motet)
    3. Amours me fait desirer (ballade)
    4. Trop plus est belle - Biaute paree - je ne sui mie certeins (motet)
    5. Amis tout dous vis (rondeau)
    6. Se ma dame m'a guerpy (virelai)
    7. Se je souspir (virelai)
    8. Dame se vous m'estes lointeinne (ballade)
    9. Quant je sui mis au retour (virelai)
    10. Mes esperis se combat (ballade)
    11. Ma fin est mon commencement (rondeau)
    12. Douce dame jolie (virelai)
    13. De Bon Espoir - Puis Que la douce rousee (motet)
    14. De toutes flours (ballade)
    15. Quant Theseus - Ne quier veoir (double ballade)
    16. Anon La Septime estampie Real (dance)
    17. Quant j'ay l'espart (rondeau)
    18. Phyton le mervilleus serpent (ballade)
    19. Armes amours - O flours des flours (double ballade)
    20. A l'arme a l'arme (virelai)
    21. Phiton Phiton (virelai)
    22. Two variants on the tenor 'Roussignoulet du bosi' Borlet: He tres doulz roussignol (virelai)
    23. Fumeux fume (rondeau)
    24. De home vray (ballade)
    25. Istampitta Tre fontane (dance)
    26. Ma douce amour (ballade)

    Tracks:

    1. Tres doulz amis - Ma dame - Cent mille fois (rondeau)
    2. Plasanche or tost (virelai)
    3. Amour m'a le cuer mis (ballade)
    4. Tribum quem (motet)
    5. Helas! je voy mon cuer (ballade)
    6. Contre le temps (virelai)
    7. Andray soulet (canon)
    8. Le greygnour bien (ballade)
    9. Restoes restoes (virelai)
    10. Ce moys de may (rondeau)
    11. La belle se siet (ballade)
    12. Je ne fai tousjours que penser (rondeau)
    13. Files a marier (chanson)
    14. Amoreux suy et me viente toute joye (rondeau)
    15. Je loe Amours et ma dame mercye (ballade)
    16. Navre je sui d'un dart penetratif (rondeau)
    17. Lamentatio Sanctae Matris Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae (O tres piteulx - Omnes amici) (motet)
    18. La Spagna (Variant 1) (basse danse)
    19. Par droit je puis bien complaidre (rondeau)
    20. Donnes l'assault (rondeau)
    21. Vostre tres doulx regart (rondeau)
    22. Helas mon dueil (virelai)
    23. Bien puist (rondeau)
    24. Vergine bella (stropha)
    25. La Spagna (Variant 2)

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Superb Early Music. Buy It........2005-12-13

    'The Art of Courtly Love' is a two CD set, condensed from a three LP album performed by The Early Music Consort of London. I know less than I would like about early music, considering how much I enjoy it, but one very important thing I do know is that the director of this recording, David Munrow was, until his untimely death, the big man in early music.

    One of the many things I especially like about this collection is that by showcasing a lot of vocal music, the tinny quality of a lot of early music is moved to the background. Antother thing I like is the fact that one can plainly distinguish secular from liturgical music by listening carefully to these selections. The biggest differences I see are the appearance of percussion instruments and male / female duets.

    One reviewer commented on the quality of the notes. I agree they are good, but only about average for an old music offering by a major label.

    Highly recommended to all who like early music.

    5 out of 5 stars A Fiver from one of the Archangels of early music performance.......2005-06-26

    I bought this when the album was first released. Even though scholarship has advanced, and it can be argued that Munrow's interpretations are dated, what has been lost over the years is the joy in performing this music. Many modern performances are ponderous and much, much too serious. But David Munrow found this music as a wonderous discovery. Through albums such as this one, he released into the open air music that had been locked away, languishing in the libraries for years, trotted out occasionally for a scholarly study, and then tucked back on the shelves. Munrow's enthusiasm for this music is evident in this collection, and his performances make them walk - no, dance - in the open air once more. This album is beautifully performed. I hope the notes in the CD are as good as the ones in my original release.

    In 1974, I had the great pleasure of meeting David Munrow and the other members of the Early Music Consort, and was blown away with that enthusiasm and unselfishness, their willingness to discuss their work - I remember Munrow trading recorder performance tips with a friend of mine - and Munrow's truly amazing store of energy. He radiated! : -)

    5 out of 5 stars Outdated but Still Rivetingly Interesting.......2005-05-01

    This 2-CD boxed set is the digital version of a 3-LP box from 1973 and was reissued in 1996 as part of the edition with which EMI/Virgin celebrated the twentieth anniversary of David Munrow’s unfortunate demise. The recordings, made at London’s prestigious Abbey Road studios, are digitally remastered to a very high standard, so that I found myself enjoying them via headphones more than via loudspeakers, something which is pretty unusual with CDs from the old analogue days. The two discs contains no less than some 156 minutes (51 tracks) of absolutely fascinating music. The first part is devoted to Guillaume Machault’s songs, works which can be dated around 1350 to 1360. The second part of the programme is concerned with the so-called avantgarde from Avignon (including names such as Matteo da Perugia), composers who wrote for esoteric circles around 1380 to 1410. And the third part (the third LP of the original) is devoted to fifteenth-century music from the court of Burgundy, the two great composers here being Dufay and Binchois.

    Of course, David Munrow’s performances, fascinating and rivetingly interesting as they are, were shaped by his own interests and research at the time, and the booklet notes point out that since then “scholarship and performance practices have moved on healthily”, which I interpret to mean that today nobody would dream of performing this music the way Munrow did: for instance, he has most of the songs accompanied by a whole plethora of ancient instruments, although today it is generally agreed that works from this period should be sung unaccompanied or with minimal instrumental support. Munrow also performs some of the songs as purely instrumental pieces, a legitimate decision perhaps. Munrow also uses the two countertenors James Bowman and Charles Brett for many of the songs, and not everyone will appreciate being bombarded with their somewhat forced androgynous falsetto for nearly three hours; personally, it was the singing of Martyn Hill, tenor, and Geoffrey Shaw, baritone, which delighted my ear during these sessions. Along with the instruments, of course: slide trumpet, cornett, shawm, crwth, fiddle, rebec, citole and so on, plus several tracks with the amazing Christopher Hogwood playing an organ that sounds, at least, very old – unfortunately, the otherwise good liner notes give no details concerning the instruments used.

    The Old French texts are printed in full with English translations, so it is possible to follow every nuance. Exceptionally good value for money! – For more historically-informed performances of music of this kind, I suggest searching names such as Gothic Voices, Hilliard Ensemble or Binchois Consort.

    5 out of 5 stars If 6 were available, this would get them!.......2002-02-16

    Lovely, beautiful, amazing, charming, and vital. I'll not replicate the previous reviewer, though my favorites differ from his, but I bought this on LP 25 years ago and it changed my life. These are exhilarating performances, that move you effortlessly through time and space into a world both far away and very, very close. So much great music, wonderfully performed. Take a chance--it might change your life as well!

    5 out of 5 stars One of the finest early music performances ever recorded.......2001-09-03

    And an intriguing work of scholarship besides. This was originally released back in the early 1970's by the late David Munrow as a three album box set.

    The first part of this recording is basically dedicated to Machaut and his contemporaries. The chanson -Amours me fait desirer- remains striking to this day, with its unusual leap in its first measures. -Amis tout dous- is a lovely miniature, and so also is the monophonic -Quant je sui mis au retour-. But the high point of this part of the record is -Quant j'ay l'espart-, a duet between countertenor and bass cornetto (a serpent?), understated and heartbreaking.

    The second part is weirdness from the Avignon court of the Popes, the time when rhythmic notation got more sophisticated, and composers grew more experimental. The unusual chromaticism of -Fumeux fume- is given a great performance here. The -Tre fontane- estampie is given a reading here that is truly frenzied. -Plasanche, ou tost- is a lovely song. You also get rhythmic oddities like -Le greygnour bien-.

    The third album nears Renaissance music, and focuses on Dufay and Binchois. Loud instruments like sackbuts and shawms are featured on pieces like -Donnes l'assault-, which seems risky, but sometimes works. The usually quiet pieces on the -La Spagna- ground are here given a marching-band performance on loud winds. The real high points here, though, are the motet -O tres piteulx-, Binchois absolutely gorgeous -Amoureux suy-, and the setting of Petrarch's -Vergine bella-.

    This is a definitive early music performance that should never be allowed to go out of print. My only complaint with the CD edition is that it lacks some of the more extensive notes that came with the phonograph record booklet.
    Pleasures of the Royal Courts
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • A good addition to an early music library.
    • A Must for Early Music Lovers!
    • Good intro to early music
    • insensitive to the medieval repertoire
    • Good Early Music :-)
    		 Pleasures of the Royal Courts

    Manufacturer: Nonesuch
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    2. Sinners & Saints: The Ultimate Medieval and Renaissance Music Collection
    3. Panorama: Dances of the Renaissance
    4. Music Of The Crusades
    5. Music for the Spanish Kings

    ASIN: B000005IVU
    Release Date: 1991-06-25

    Tracks:

    1. The Courtly Art Of The Trouveres: (A) Rondeau, Tant con je vivrai: (B) La sexte estampie real: (C) Ductia: (D) Quant je voy yver: (E) Fines amouretes ai: (F) Souvent souspire mon cuer
    2. The Burgundian Court Of Philip The Good: (A) Basse Dance, Falla con misuras: (B) Ballade, Entre vous, noviaux maries: (C) Chanson, Vergine bella
    3. The German Court Of Emperor Maximilian: (A) Isbruck, ich muss dich lassen: (B) SpanyolerTancz And Hopper Dancz: (C) Nun wollt ih horen neue Mar'
    4. (A) O fallace speranza: (B) Tua volsi esser sempre mai: (C) E quando andarete al monte: (D) Zorzi: (E) Pavana in passe e mezzo: (F) Saltarello de la pavana: (G) La Manfrolina: (H) El pomo de lo pomaro: (I) La rocha el fuso: (J) Non e tempo
    5. The Spanish Courts In The Early 16th Century: (A) Recercadas primera y segunda: (B) La tricotea Samartun: (C) Diferenciassobre 'La dama le demanda': (D) Rodrigo Martines: (E) Ay triste que vengo: (F) Pase el agoa, ma Julieta

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars A good addition to an early music library........2006-12-10

    Here we have an interesting sampling of early European music from the Middle-Ages to the Renaissance. The selections vary from dance music, carnival music, and music for more formal events. Its an even distribution of both instrumental and vocal pieces. As is most often the case, much of the music is of anonymous origin. The geographic origin is mainly France, Spain, and Burgundy.

    5 out of 5 stars A Must for Early Music Lovers!.......2005-06-12

    I bought this CD about a year ago, and truly enjoy going "back in time" as I listen to it. As a collector of medieval manuscripts and books, I listen to this CD while studying and admiring my collection. Each track truly adds that special touch of actually being there at the time these manuscripts were created. The vocals are authentically done, and the compilation of music from each country and century are beautifully arranged on this CD. Listen, and travel through three centuries with this CD, and you will surely be taken back to the court dances held inside, and outside, the ancient castles of those times.

    4 out of 5 stars Good intro to early music.......2001-01-12

    I've always liked this recording for the variety of pieces it contains: Italian, Spanish, German, Burgundian. The main drawback is that they only have one singer - some pieces with vocal harmony would have been nice.

    1 out of 5 stars insensitive to the medieval repertoire.......2000-12-13

    The renaissance pieces are satisfying enough, but the medieval selections are treated so poorly as to be insulting. In the light of newer recordings, this album falls flat track after track. The musicianship is coarse, the singing inane, the arrangements crude. Such performances only perpetuate the image of the middle ages as a cultural wasteland, which demonstrates ignorance and lack of perspective.

    5 out of 5 stars Good Early Music :-).......2000-07-03

    I really enjoy listing to my copy of this album especially while surfing the net or playing Age of Kings. I turn off the game music and listen to this instead - Hey the game IS set in the Middle Ages ;-) Also good for playing while reading fantasy stories set in pseduo-european middle age worlds! I wish I knew alot about music so I could post a learned and studied review. All I can say is I really enjoy this cd and am very glad I bought it. I have since ordered more music by the Early Music Consort of London as I the more I listen to this cd and similar music the more I want to hear it!

    For more good early music I really like Ensemble Unicorn and Sonus.
    Music for Harp
    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    • An instrument with more than thousand years of existence!
    • Found what I was looking for and more!
    • Music for Harp
    		 Music for Harp

    Manufacturer: Vox (Classical)
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    1. Music for Solo Harp

    ASIN: B000001K6E
    Release Date: 1992-11-04

    Tracks:

    1. Concerto In E Minor For Harp And Orchestra, Op. 182: Allegro Moderato
    2. Concerto In E Minor For Harp And Orchestra, Op. 182: Adagio
    3. Concerto In E Minor For Harp And Orchestra, Op. 182: Scherzo, Finale, Allegro vivace
    4. Morceau de Concert for Harp and Orchestra, Op. 154
    5. Fantaisie in A Minor for Solo Harp, Op. 95
    6. Concertante In G Major For Harp, Violin And Orchestra: Allegro
    7. Concertante In G Major For Harp, Violin And Orchestra: Adagio
    8. Concertante In G Major For Harp, Violin And Orchestra: Rondo Allegretto
    9. Introduction And Allegro For Harp, String Quartet, Flute And Clarinet

    Tracks:

    1. Concerto in C Major for Harp and Orchestra:: Allegro
    2. Concerto In C Major For Harp And Orchestra: Andante lento
    3. Concerto In C Major For Harp And Orchestra: Rondo; Allegro agitato
    4. Concerto In A Major For Harp And Orchestra: Allegro
    5. Concerto In A Major For Harp And Orchestra: Larghetto
    6. Concerto In A Major For Harp And Orchestra: Rondo; Allegretto; Allegro moderato
    7. Concerto For Harp And Orchestra, Op. 4, No. 6 In B-flat Major: Andante; Allegro
    8. Concerto For Harp And Orchestra, Op. 4, No. 6 In B-flat Major: Larghetto
    9. Concerto For Harp And Orchestra, Op. 4, No. 6 In B-flat Major: Allegro moderato
    10. Suite
    11. Irish Airs: My Thousand Times Beloved
    12. My Lady Greensleeves
    13. Palestinalied; Wie sol ich den gemynen
    14. Trotto
    15. Gymel
    16. Estampie Royale
    17. Danse Royale
    18. Lamento di Tristano - La Rotta
    19. Danceries

    Tracks:

    1. Concerto In E-flat Major For Harp And Orchestra, Op. 74: Allegro moderato
    2. Concerto In E-flat Major For Harp And Orchestra, Op. 74: Andante: Theme And Variations
    3. Concerto In E-flat Major For Harp And Orchestra, Op. 74: Allegro giocoso
    4. Concertstr Harp And Orchestra, Op. 39
    5. Impromptu Caprice In A-flat Major For Solo Harp, Op. 9
    6. Sonata For Flute, Viola And Harp: Pastorale
    7. Sonata For Flute, Viola And Harp: Interlude: Tempo di Minuetto
    8. Sonata For Flute, Viola And Harp: Finale: Allegro moderato ma risoluto
    9. Serenade For Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello And Harp, Op.30: Allegro
    10. Serenade For Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello And Harp, Op. 30: Andante
    11. Serenade For Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello And Harp, Op. 30: Presto

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars An instrument with more than thousand years of existence!.......2006-04-03

    In spite of the fact the harp is possibly the oldest musical instrument, its sonorities are unlimited. In the XIX Century, the French and Russian composers took into account it. Curiously, Carl Reineceke showed an unusual interest by it; this historical transition toward the raising Century, where Joaquin Rodrigo a renowned pupil of Paul Dukas, nourished his muse in Los Sones del la Giralda.

    But to be honest there has always been a visible contempt about it, and has been relegated as a curtain instrument to remark certain anima states. With the Musical Impressionism many composers seemed to understand the multiple expressive possibilities of the harp, but the effervescence would not last so long.

    This is a very selected set that includes some one the most traditional Opus of the harp. Since the lyric and naive Francois Adrian Boldieau ` s concert to the hyper romantic Gliere `s Concerto.

    Absolutely recommended for all those who love this instrument. You will additionally find out a very high performance level, along both CD' s.

    And considering this bargain price, the temptation is enormous, don' t you?

    1 out of 5 stars Found what I was looking for and more!.......2005-09-10

    Great CD collection! The volume on the particular track I was looking for was recorded rather low, but otherwise, it is a perfect collection. Some of the other tracks I had not heard and they were magnificent!

    4 out of 5 stars Music for Harp.......2000-09-20

    Elena Polonska + Harp = Beautiful. When I noted that Elena Polonska performed music from the Middle Ages to the the 20th century on the harp, I knew I had to have this recording. I have heard her play the harp, on other CD's, and listening to her skillful playing is a delight for anyone who enjoys classical music. The other artists were not known to me, so listening to this CD was a chance to become acquainted with some other wonderful harpists, too. I plan to buy this CD for holiday gifts for friends.
    Constantinople
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      		Constantinople

      Manufacturer: Atma Classique
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000IB0DIA
      Release Date: 2007-02-13

      Tracks:

      1. Ya Soi Desposado, Oy Comamos y Bebamos
      2. De Moi Dolereus Vos Chant (Rotrouenge)
      3. Septime Estampie
      4. Li Nouviauz Tanz et Mais et Violete
      5. Hermins
      6. Hero y Leandro (Salonique)
      7. Ven Querida (Istanbul)
      8. Caballero (Istanbul)
      9. Hija Mia Mi Querida (Rhodes)
      10. Regateo de Las Consuegras (Rhodes)
      11. Pero Que Seja a Gente, Virgen Madre (Cantigas de Santa Maria)
      12. Bouselik Pishref
      The Art of the Recorder
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • great interpretation!
      • A landmark recording, finally on CD
      		 The Art of the Recorder

      Manufacturer: Testament UK
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      5. Henry VIII & His Six Wives

      ASIN: B0007VXZDQ
      Release Date: 2005-06-14

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars great interpretation!.......2007-05-13

      Great interpretation on this tribute to magnificient Early music player as David Munrow, superb! principally at the CD number one! thanks...

      5 out of 5 stars A landmark recording, finally on CD.......2005-07-11

      David Munrow is often credited as an essential force in the revival of old instruments for modern performance; while many felt that this would be a passing fad, old instrument performance seems as strong as ever today, some 30 years later. I first obtained an LP set of "The Art of the Recorder" in 1980; it immediately became and has remained one of my favorites. I've been waiting for a CD reissue of since I got my first CD player. In its LP form, the audio textures were novel and enrapturing to me even in its 1970's audio, and Testament has carefully transferred the EMI recording to compact disc.

      Speaking as a music lover, the repertoire in "The Art of the Recorder" went a long way to feed my interest in early music, spanning from medieval to 20th century works, solo recorders to ensembles that represent all the musical instruments, including vocal selections from the late baroque. The performance practices may seem a bit dated now (perhaps the baroque era more than others), but it's played with liveliness and conviction from start to finish.

      The CD set also includes 36 tracks from Munrow's "Instruments of the Middle Ages". In the LP form where I first knew it, Munrow narrates with descriptions of the instruments; the narration is unfortunately absent, and the audio transfer sounds fuzzy compared with my memory of the LP. But it's still nice to have if you want to hear a gittern contrasted with a citole.

      If you collect period instrument recordings, I heartily recommend "The Art of the Recorder" for your library.
      Montsegur: La Tragedie Cathare
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Music to Dream To
      • Fantastic! a religious experience
      • SUBLIME
      		 Montsegur: La Tragedie Cathare

      Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings
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      1. Perceval: La quête du Graal (The Quest for the Grail), Vol. 1

      ASIN: B000001QBL
      Release Date: 1996-10-01

      Tracks:

      1. Ouverture Reis Glorios
      2. El Fin'Amors: Beata viscera
      3. El Fin'Amors: La Tierche Estampie Roial
      4. El Fin'Amors: Quand vey la lauzeta mover
      5. El Fin'Amors: Lonc tems ai - Lo ferm voler
      6. La Fleau: Alle Psalite - Reis Glorios
      7. La Fleau: Des Oge mais (Cantiga 1)
      8. La Fleau: La Quarte Estampie Royal
      9. La Fleau: A chantar m'er
      10. La Fleau: La Septime Estampie Real
      11. La Fleau: La Seconde Estampie Royal
      12. La Fleau: C'est la Fins - La Quinte Estampie Real
      13. La Fleau: Falsedatz et desmezura
      14. Consolamentum: Benedicite Parcite Nobis
      15. Consolamentum: Virgen, madre gloriosa (Cantiga 340)
      16. Consolamentum: Jhesu Crist
      17. Consolamentum: Reis Glorios (Alba)
      18. Feux: Veni Sancte Spiritus

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Music to Dream To.......2000-07-11

      I was curious to hear what the marvellous Medieval ensemble 'La Nef' made of Cathar music, remembering that there exists absolutely no record of Cathar music and we have no idea if they actually LISTENED to any. La Nef have been as clever as they have imaginative; aknowleding the fact that we know nothing about Cathar taste in music, they reasoned that the Cathar dislike of the Orthodox Church would push their musical tendancies strictly into the realms of the secular, La Nef have taken well-known Medieval folk-melodies from the South of France and attempted (successfully) to imbue them with a 'dualistic' theme, echoing the tenets of Catharism. The 'Good and Evil' concept at the heart of Catharism becomes, musically, a contrast between heavy percussion and harps so light they could be carried on an angel's wings, the haunting, almost Arabic melodies of some of the tracks a very strange mixture of East and West. This CD truly is a 'tour de force' in imagination and wit, and I wholeheartedly recommend it to both Medieval music afficianados as well as people who just want music to DREAM to!

      5 out of 5 stars Fantastic! a religious experience.......1999-07-05

      We saw La Nef perform this concert live, and were blown away. The group may well take liberties with the 'authentic' performances, but lustily capture the colour, spirit and pathos of the Cathar story, about which I have read several accounts.The CD even prompted a trip to Montsegur

      5 out of 5 stars SUBLIME.......1999-04-13

      Ever since I first heard La Nef (a Canadian early music ensemble) (and swept up all three of their recordings) I have been wondering how I could share this experience with others. I first stumbled across "The Garden of Earthly Delights," and from the first moments after putting it on, I knew that here was a group of people that did not just recreate early music, but breathed life into it and presented it with dimension, depth and sensitivity. I am utterly haunted by the harmonies and vocal interpretations on these discs. I consider the track "Reis Glorios" from "Montsegur" as simply one of the most moving songs that I have ever heard. Each of these discs simply sparkles; carrying for me a mixture of underlying sadness, joy and the mysterious. These are expert tapestries that delight and provoke.

      Music Track:

      1. Merilainen: Piano Sonata No4; Papillons
      2. Mined With A Motion
      3. Mozart - Don Giovanni / Raimondi, Price, Varady, Popp, Moll, Sawallisch
      4. Mozart: Violin Sonatas & Variations
      5. Musica per un momento
      6. New Caribbean Dreams and More Fantasies
      7. Nordholm: Americana Op89; Fuglene Op129
      8. Norwegian Brass Band Championship: 2000 Highlights
      9. Opera For a Rainy Day
      10. Opera for a Romantic Evening

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