classical music: Codex Faenza Anonymous

classical music: Codex Faenza Anonymous

classical music:

Codex Faenza Anony...

Codex Faenza Anonymous, Italian Anonymous, ...

Hyperion UK, 1993

Tranquil, beautiful music that is food for the soul
This is a wonderful CD with beautifully performed medieval music. The use of harmony and poliphony is interesting to observe, and the voices complement each other perfectly. Most important, the music is soothing to listen to and leaves one calm and relaxed. Definitely ...

Christo e Nato - Lauding the Nativity in Medieval Italy
Codex Faenza Anonymous, Cortona Anonymous, ...

MSR Classics, 2003

The small repertoire of surviving medieval Italian praise songs, or LAUDE , was first brought to modern attention in the late 19th century by the German scholar Friedrich Ludwig. Ludwig and Guido Adler both published selections from a beautifully copied collection of these songs, the Florentine Laudario. This collection and the Cortona Laudario ...

Monastic Chant: 12th & 13th C. European Sacred Music
Paul Hillier, Adam of St. Victor, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2003

Il Solazzo: Music for a Medieval Banquet

Anonymous, Codex Faenza Anonymous, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 1993

Great for Medieval Music Lovers!
For anyone who loves medieval history and instrumental/classical music this CD is wonderful. A warning though: this music is not synthesized and "polished" like modern ears are used to hearing. At first some of the music and vocals, particularly the female's, sound ...

Faventina: The liturgical music of Codex Faenza 117 (1380-1420)

Codex Faenza Anonymous, Pedro Memelsdorff, ...

Naive, 2007

entering a different world
This latest recording by Mala Punica presents the complete liturgical musical glosses found in the Codex Faenza 117, an Italian manuscript of the Ars Nova. The extensive and scholarly liner notes explain that musical glosses substitute or complete simple melodies with ...

Danze Strumentali Medieval Italiane

Anonymous, Codex Faenza Anonymous, ...

Tactus Records, 2005

Spirited performances of some interesting works
The Anima Mundi Consort has undertaken the project of recording all surviving medieval dances to have originated within Italy. The completion of this endeavor is not as epic as it sounds, as only about fifty medieval pieces have survived to the present day. The ...

Music for a Medieval Banquet

Anonymous, Codex Faenza Anonymous, ...

Hmf Classical Exp., 2001

A good, simple bargain, with a sweet reward
This simple little album reminds me of what it is that I love most about the Italian Renaissance - its barefaced passion and gut level power. So playful and raucous at times that I felt as if I were in a scene from Pasolini's irreverent "Decameron" and at other ...

A Song for Francesca: Music in Italy, 1330-1430

Codex Faenza Anonymous, Italian Anonymous, ...

Hyperion UK, 2003

A magical recording
I must confess to having a soft spot for this recording which remains my favorite amongst the series of recordings Gothic voices made with Hyperion some years back. The music here explores the cultural cross fertilization between France and Italy - of course Gothic ...

Codex Faenza: Instrumental Music of the Early 15th Century

Anonymous, Codex Faenza Anonymous, ...

Naxos, 1998

Essential to any early music collection
When I purchased this album, I was expecting it to be more akin to the other music performed by the Ensemble Unicorn. I was expecting quick and lively, music akin to the Spanish Troubadour tunes and Las Cantigas de Santa Maria. I was wrong, and I was disappointed at ...

Musik für Orgel und Zink auf der ältesten spielbaren Orgel der Welt
Codex Faenza Anonymous, English Anonymous, ...

Motette Records, 2005

Catherine Lambert
Dominique Lanoie, Russell Gagnon, ...

La Tribu Canada, 2007

Gothic Pipes: The Earliest Organ Music

Anonymous, Buxheimer Orgelbuch Anonymous, ...

Loft Recordings, 2004

Nice playing, but out of tune (not nice singing)
Please listen to the tracks above, so you can hear that she does play very well, and very nice selection of tunes! BUT, two main problems: 1.)The chants that are included (not on the samples above) should not be on the CD. They are sung out of tune, and the voices ...

Bestiarium: Animals in the Music of the Middle Ages

Donato da Firenze, Giovanni da Firenze, ...

Nuova Era, 1995

Animals in the Music of the Middle Ages
"La Reverdie has created a wonderful recording. This CD has the power of making us travel to Medieval times. The voices are perfect and the instruments play exquisitely. Track 3, a troubadour Marcabru's pastourelle is my favorite. It was the first time that I heard ...