Cantus 9705/6 (2 CDs)
Contents:
CD-1
A) Bowed instruments
Medieval violin
Anon., 13th c., France
Estampie
Medieval fiddles accompanied by gittern
Anon., 13th c., France
In seculum viellatoris
Medieval fiddles
Guillaume de Machaut
Dame, ne regardes pas
Medieval fiddles accompanying a voice
Anon., 13th c., France
Puisque bele dame / Flos filius eius
Medieval fiddles playing with ensemble
Guillaume de Machaut
Joie, plaisance
Viola da gamba
Heinrich Isaac
Tar tara
Anon., 15th-16th c., Italy
Fantasia a 3 viole
Viola da gamba with ensemble
Bartolomeo Trombocino
Deh si, deh no
Viola da gamba soloist with instrumental ensemble
Anon., 15th-16th c., Italy
Le Forze d'Hercole
Lyra-violl
Tobias Hume
Life
Violin and viols of the 16th century in ensemble
Giorgio Mainerio
Gagliarda
Violin of the 16th century
Giorgio Mainerio
Saltarello
Early 17th century violin
Carlo Farina
Correnta quarta
17th century violins (duo)
Marcin Mielczewski
Canzon I (fragment)
B) Plucked string instruments
Medieval wire-strung harp
Anon., 13th c., France
Improvisation over an anonymous tune
Medieval harp and lute played with plectrum
Anon., 13th c., England
Fuwëles in the frith (fragment)
Medieval harp with ensemble
Anon., 13th c., France
Chançonnete / A la cheminée / Veritatem
15th century harp and lute
Gilles Binchois
Mesdisans m'ont cuidie
16th century Spanish harp
Alonso Mudarra
Tiento para harpa
Renaissance lute and voice
Adrian Willaert
O dolce vita mia (fragment)
Renaissance lute
Joan Ambrosio Dalza
Poi che volse (arrangement of the vocal setting)
Pier Paolo Borrono
Fantasia per liuto
Family of renaissance lutes and viola da gamba
Giorgio Mainerio
La Zanetta padovana
Family of renaissance lutes and guitar
Anon., 16th century, Italy
Paduana del Re
Vihuela de mano
Alonso Mudarra
Romanesca o Guardame las Vacas
Elizabethan lute
Anon., 16-17th century
Galliard
Cittern
Anthony Holborne
The voice of the earth (The sprite's tune)
Sopranino lute and family of lutes
Carlo Farina
Gagliarda prima Poi che volse (arrangement of the vocal setting)
C) Recorders and flutes
Medieval recorder
Guillaume de Machaut
Tels rit au main
Ensemble of medieval recorders
Anon., 13th c., France
In seculum d'Amiens (motet)
Pair of medieval recorders
Guillaume de Machaut
Honte, paour, doubtance
Renaissance recorder playing in ensemble
Gilles Binchois
Triste plaisir
Renaissance recorder playing in divisions
Alexander Agricola
De tous biens plaine
Family of renaissance recorders with ensemble
Giorgio Mainerio
Schiarazula marazula
Anon., 16th century, Italy
Gagliarda el tu tu
A courtly dance ensemble: families of recorders & alternatim
Anon., 16th century, Italy
Gagliarda La Traditora
Quartet of renaissance recorders
Carlo Farina
Correnta sesta
Renaissance flute and harp
Anon., 16th century, Italy
Gentil dame
Renaissance flute playing with ensemble
Giorgio Mainerio
Ungarescha
Family of renaissance flutes
Eustache du Caurroy
Il estoit une fillette
English Consort
Anon., 16th/17th century
Nutmiggs and Ginger
A renaissance dance orchestra
Carlo Farina
Correnta settina
CD-2
A) Keyboard instruments
Organetto (medieval portative organ)
Anon., 14th century, Spain
Improvisation (tune from Llibre Vermell)
15th-16th century positive organ
Gilles Binchois
Je ne fais tousjours
16th century positive organ
Francisco Guerrero
Deposuit potentes
16th century great Iberian cathedral organ
Francisco Hernánandez Palero
Un verso de Morales glosado
17th century chamber organ
Andrzej Rohaczewski
Canzon
Clavichord
Konrad Paumann
Mit ganczem willem
Virginals
Anon., 16th century, England
My Lady Carreys Dompe
Italian 16th century harpsichord (copy)
Anon., 16th century, Italy
La Forze d'Hercole
Italian 16th century harpsichord (original)
William Byrd
Praeludium MB 115
Alman MB 117
17th century Flemish harpsichord with recorder
Anon., 17th century, England
Scarborough Fair
17th century Flemish harpsichord
William Byrd
Rowland
Hurdy-gurdy
Alfonso el Sabio, Cantigas de Santa Maria
Cantiga 166: Como poden per sas culpas
Cantiga 42: A virgen muy groriosa
B) Wind & Brass instruments
Medieval cornetto muto (medieval mute cornet)
Johannes Symonis, dit Hasprois
Puisque que je suis fumeux
Renaissance cornetto and sackbuts
Jacob Obrecht
Den haghel ende
Cornetto playing divisions, and viole da gamba
Antoine Busnois / Felice (attr.)
Fortuna desperata (with divisions)
17th century cornetto
Biagio Marini
L'Orlandina
17th century cornetti (duo)
Biagio Marini
Aria "La Soranza"
Sackbuts playing with ensemble
Guillaume Dufay
Hé, compaignons
16th century trombones ensemble
Jacob Praetorius
Salve decus Suecorum Rex
17th century trombones ensemble
Daniel Speer
Sonata
17th century trombones playing with ensemble
Giovanni Battista Buonamente
Sonata a 5
17th century natural trumpets ensemble
Pieter Hainlein
Fanfarria
Medieval bagpipe
Guillaume de Machaut
Je vivroie liement
Medieval bagpipe with other wind instruments
Anon., 13th c., France
Estampie
Medieval bagpipe with ensemble
Guillaume de Machaut
J'aim sans penser
Renaissance wind ensemble
Heinrich Isaac
In meinem Sinn
Bombardes and sackbuts in ensemble
Heinrich Isaac
Alla battaglia
Crumhorns
Anon., 16th century, Italy
Saltarello Francese
Crumhorns playing with ensemble
Anon., 16th century, Italy
Pavana La Bataglia
Bassoon solo and playing with ensemble
Anon., 16th century, Italy
La Gamba
Playing time: 74' 23" + 64' 36" = 138' 59"
Performers, recording site and date:
See links below
Excerpts (from original release)
[1] Hyperion CDA 66773 The Spirits of England and France - II, Songs of the Trouvères
[2], [4], [30], [68] Harmonic H/CD 9245 Les Escholiers de Paris: Motets, Chansons et Estampies du XIIIe siècle
[3], [29], [67] Harmonic H/CD 8825 Le vray remède d'amour - Machaut: Ballades, Rondeaux, Virelais, Motets
[5], [31], [69] Cantus C 9626 Le Jugement du Roi de Navarre - Machaut: Ballades, motets, virelais et textes dits
[6]-[8], [21], [59] Stradivarius STR 33516 Non e' tempo d'Aspettare, Frottole dal Primo Libro di Franciscus Bossinensis
[9], [11]-[12], [13?], [23]-[24], [28], [34]-[37], [39], [42], [50], [72]-[74] Cantus C 9605 Schiarazula Marazula: Danzas italianas del Renacimiento
[10] (unknown)
[14], [47], [64]-[65] Cantus C 9611 Musica Polonica: Eastern European Music of the 17th century: Buonamente / Mielczewski / Jelich / Speer / Jarzebski; performers: In Stil Moderno
[15] (unknown); performer: Françoise Johannel
[16]-[17] Nuovo Era 6970 Bestiarium - Animals in the Music of the Middle Ages
[18], [44] Harmonics H/CD 8719 Triste plaisir et douleureuse joye - Binchois / Dufay: Ballades, Rondeaux, Lamentation
[19] (unknown); performer: Andrew Lawrence-King
[20], [22] Stradivarius STR 33396 O Dolce vita mia - Musiche vocali e strumentali del Rinascimento italiano
[25] Cantus C 9631 Tañer de Gala: Vihuela music, works by Milán, da Milano, Narváez, Mudarra, Valderrábano, Páez and anonymous; performer: Juan Carlos Rivera
[26] (unknown); performer: Emily Rogers
[27] (unknown); performer: Lee Santana
[32]-[33], [62] Eufoda 1169 Guillaume Dufay en Bourgondië
[38] CRD 3447 Music from the Spanish Kingdoms
[40] Aeolus AE 10066 Joyssance vous donneray: Chansons musicales
[41] CRD 3487 Cries & Ballads of London; performers: Circa 1500 Ensemble
[43] Emergo 3917 Sancta Maria - Songs for the Virgin Mary
[45] Cantus H/CD 9619 Guerrero: Motecta
[46] Almaviva DS0117 Alabanca de taïnedores: organistas en Andalucía, 1550-1626 - Organistas en Andalucía, 1550-1626; performer: Andrés Cea
[48] (unknown); performer: Guy Penson
[49], [53]-[54] Cantus C 9629 Scarborough Fair: English, Irish and Scottish tunes, works by Shore, Matteis, Handel, Purcell, Byrd, Bingham, Locke, Van Eyck, Parcham and anonymous pieces of the 17th century; performers: Patrick Denecker & Guy Penson
[51]-[52] Alba Records ABCD 148 Byrd: Music for the Virginals
[55] Vanguard VSD 7 1 219/20 [LPx2] The Instruments of the Middle Ages and Renaissance
[56] Almaviva DSI-0105 Andalucia in the "Cantigas de Santa Maria" of King Alfonso X "el Sabio" - Poder á Santa María
[57] New Albion 021 Ars Magis Subtiliter: Secular Music of the Chantilly Codex
[58], [70]-[71] Eufoda 1166 Isaac, Obrecht, De La Rue
[60] Agorá Musica 085 Marini: Affetti Musicali
[61] Ricercar RIC 205852 L'Heritage de Monteverdi III
[63] (unknown); performers: Göteborg University Ensemble & Choir
[66] (unknown); performers: Lindeke Trumpet Ensemble
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