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Complete Recorder Concertos
Vivaldi, Kecskemeti, ...
Naxos, 2002
Vivaldi: Complete Recorder Concertos ~ Istvan Hartenstein
+ Exceptional interpretation of the Vivaldi recorder concertos
+ Beautiful the whole way through.
+ Intense frenetic beauty
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Machaut: La Messe de Nostre Dame; Songs from Le Voir Dit
Matthew Brook, Guillaume de Machaut, ...
Naxos, 1996
Mind blowing Machaut!
+ Getting to know 14th.century music
+ As Machaut heard it in the Reims Cathedral
Last year I did my Masters' dissertation on Mediaeval Scholasticism and discovered this CD at about the same time. I played it softly on my CD player as I walked the 'via dolorosa'. The CD helped me do very well because I feel it has a unique Mediaeval/Renaissance crossover feel that enabled me ...
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Medieval Carols
Peter Abelard, Anonymous, ...
Naxos, 1994
Precise performances of festive music
This anthology of early Christmas music provides a refreshing alternative to traditional seasonal releases, introducing the newcomer to these works with a representative and well contrasted programme. The performances - by a much reduced Oxford Camerata - are carefully executed and well-balanced, ...
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Lully - Ballet Music for the Sun King / Mary Enid Haines · Aradia Baroque Ensemble · Kevin Mallon
Jean-Baptiste Lully, Kevin Mallon, ...
Naxos, 2000
Ignore the review below. There is no danger here.
+ delicate & uplifting
+ An enchanting and refreshing delight
+ I thought it was great!
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On the Way to Bethlehem (Music of the Medieval Pilgrim)
Marco Ambrosini, Thomas Wimmer, ...
Naxos, 1996
Exotic, exciting and fun!
+ Medieaval with a Mideastern Flair
+ Superb blend of Western and Middle Eastern Early Music
+ MUSIC OF THE MEDIEVAL PILGRIM
+ Exotic jams
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The Black Madonna
Alfonso X (el Sabio), Llibre Vermell de Montserrat Anonymous, ...
Naxos, 1998
Would be Worth Buying at Three Times the Price
+ Timely Beauty
+ Ensemble Unicorn is unmatched.
+ Bursting with Visceral Life and Earthy Joy!
+ Unexpected delight
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The World of Early Music
Alexander Agricola, Alfonso X (el Sabio), ...
Naxos, 2000
A great introduction to Western roots
It's amazing how modern ancient music sounds. This is an excellent introduction to diverse roots of Western music and an outrageous bargain at this price. All the performances are good. If you, like me, enjoy World music, jazz and classical, I predict you will like this album for all of the same ...
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Music of the Troubadours
Troubadour Anonymous, Giraut de Bornelh, ...
Naxos, 1999
I TROVATORI
+ What a medieval atmosphere!!
+ Simply outstanding
Absolutely fascinating, and it goes without saying not much like Verdi. This is an illuminating selection of the music of the troubadours, part vocal part instrumental, dating from the 12th to the 14th centuries. The artists are two groups of specialists, representing it seems slightly different ...
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Codex Faenza: Instrumental Music of the Early 15th Century
Anonymous, Codex Faenza Anonymous, ...
Naxos, 1998
Essential to any early music collection
+ An academic exercise well worth studying
+ Amazing stuff!
+ the Unicorn ensamble playing is an insperasion 4 the soul.
+ another glorious entry
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Alfonso X "El Sabio": Cantigas de Santa Maria
Alfonso X (el Sabio), Anonymous, ...
Naxos, 1995
One of the Gems of the Naxos Catalog
+ Alfonso X "El Sabio": Cantigas de Santa Maria
+ A good value for your money!
+ Beatiful religious music well performed
+ Typically good recording by Unicorn
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At the Sign of the Crumhorn
Flemish Anonymous, Benedictus Appenzeller, ...
Naxos, 2000
a little jewel of Renaissance music
+ The best of the 4 I recently bought
If you are looking for an album with all types of renaissance-music from the Low Countries this is the album. Different composers from that time-area and different types of music are recorded. Some songs are very modest, others makes it difficult not to hum with. This cd is a jewel worth listening. ...
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Renaissance Masterpieces: Ockeghem; Josquin; Morales
William Byrd, Clemens non Papa (Jacob Clement), ...
Naxos, 1995
Brilliant
+ So beautiful
Shimmering, luxurious, sparkling, ebullient, meditative. This CD started my love for the great Renaissance music for the Catholic Mass, surely one of the great achievements in human endeavor. There may be better introductory discs out there, but this was mine, and it changed my life. Read the ...
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Under the Greenwood Tree
Anonymous, English Anonymous, ...
Naxos, 2000
An Enjoyable Themed Sampler
+ Robin Hood music
As other reviewers have mentioned, sometimes the playing is a touch ragged...but that is not necessarily bad. Ancient music, like ancient stories, tends to suffer from either too much respect or a lack thereof. The music on this has a lively feel that I like, rather than sounding like it's been ...
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Tugend und Untugend (Virtue and Vice)
Elias Nikolaus Ammerbach, Anonymous, ...
Naxos, 1995
Authentic as can be !
+ Generous survey of music from 16th Century Germany
This recording should be in every early music lover's collection! It's a landmark performance of secular song, as close as any modern interpretation can come to recreating not the rarefied music of the court, but the everyday songs of the people. The performances are both heartfelt and erudite- ...
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Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore
Pierre Certon, Michael Praetorius, ...
Naxos, 1998
Renaissance Rocks!
+ This is not the same as the Archiv vinyl LP
+ Not just beautiful
+ Great Music, Great Price
+ Good fun, variety, and versatility.
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