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Legenda Aurea: Laudes des Saints au Trecento italien (Golden Legend - Lauds from 13th Century Italy)
Cortona Codex Anonymous, Italian Anonymous, ...
Arcana, 2000
In Praise of the Saints
+ A review of this recording
+ Rare Medieval Lauds
+ Legenda Aurea
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De Vitry & Ars Nova: 14th Cent Motets
Robert Harre-Jones
Amon Ra, 1995
Another Stunning Performance!
De Vitry is best known (and only to musicologists) as the mastermind of the new musical notation which made ars nova polyphony possible, and which led to the development of modern notation. The evidence of his role is provisional, and the attribution of the motets on this CD to him is quite ...
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The Second Circle: Love Songs of Francesco Landini
Francesco Landini, Anonymous 4
Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2001
Landini; the dawn of the Renaissance
+ Heavenly choir
+ Landini; the dawn of the Renaissance
+ Landini; the dawn of the Renaissance
+ There isn't a difinitive interpretation of medieval music
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Gothic Winds
Anonymous, English Anonymous, ...
Christophorus, 1996
Great loud band
If you like renaissance loud band music, this CD is for you. I have been playing the shawm for a little over a year now and every time I listen to this it inspires me to practice. In addition the slide trumpet is truly amazing.
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Almisonis Melos: The Ivrea Codex
Marco Scavazza, Anonymous, ...
Opus 111, 2000
French Medieval Ars Nova
Compiled at the end of the 14th Century for the Ivrea Cathedra, this Codex is one of the most important sources of French music from the French Ars Nova. Of the 87 pieces that are contained in the codex, 20 have been recorded here in Latin - extracts from masses, sacred and profane motets. The ...
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Remede de Fortune
Guillaume de Machaut, Ensemble P.A.N. (Project Ars Nova), ...
New Albion Records, 1994
Enduring Poetry
+ Impassioned Machaut performances
+ Music for the Ages
The first time I heard Remede de fortune, I had no idea what it was. I'm so glad I took the time to listen. The title means Remedy of Fortune and the songs tell the story of a bard in love with a beautiful woman of high standing. It's ages old, but the poetry still applies today, as it concerns ...
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Johannes Ciconia (1370-1412): Motets, Virelais, Ballate, Madrigals - Alla Francesca & Alta
Johannes Ciconia, Alla Francesca (Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble), ...
Opus 111, 1994
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Alta Musica
English Anonymous, French Anonymous, ...
Carpe Diem, 2005
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Sidus Praeclarum
Johannes Ciconia, Francis of Assisi, ...
Elektra / Wea, 1998
the brightest shining star
Ciconia was perhaps the greatest composer who helped prepare for the Renaissance, although his music belongs largely to the late Middle Ages. He also straddles the music of France, Italy and Flanders, sometimes achieving a synthesis but mostly being eclectic in his style. These motets are among his ...
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The Rose, the Lily & the Whortleberry (Medieval Gardens in Music) - Orlando Consort
Donald Greig, Robert MacDonald, ...
Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2006
The Constant Gardener
+ An Economy Based on Beauty
+ Wow, Wow, Wow! Totally Mesmerizing Indeed!
+ Original but flawed concept
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Secular Music from the Chantilly Codex
Franciscus Andrieu, Codex Chantilly Anonymous, ...
New Albion Records, 1994
One of the best of a fine but still small number of discs featuring secular music of the late 14th century, this recording effectively captures the mood and spirit of an age that experienced the horrors of the Black Death, the Hundred Years War, the great papal schism, and the appearance of great literary works such as The Canterbury Tales and the poetry of Petrarch. Here the six members ...
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A Dance in the Garden of Mirth: Medieval Instrumental Music - The Dufay Collective
The Dufay Collective, Paul Bevan, ...
Chandos, 1994
Far more lighthearted, easy-listening than other albums from Dufay
+ A Wonderful Collection of Beautiful Songs
DuFay Collective are, in a word, brilliant, basically the Pink Martini of the music of the period. Their music never fails to transport you back in time. However, for the most past, medieval music isn't something you plug into the CD player on long drives between cities. This album is an exception. ...
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Unrequited
Franciscus Andrieu, Guillaume de Machaut, ...
LU, 2003
Stunning performance!
+ Unusually artful ars nova
I heard this group in performance where I purchased this CD. The CD is everything I had hoped it would be having just heard a spectacular concert. These artists have superb voices and flawless technique. I only wish I had bought their second CD, Flyleaves.
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Ars subtilior: Dawn of the Renaissance
Gilles de Bins dit Binchois, Antoine Busnois, ...
Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2005
The Ars subtileor rules.
+ CD: Ars Subtilior, Dawn of the Renaissance
+ very special music
Even though the title is a slight misnomer as more than half of the tracks are post-ars subtileor, this is an absolutely marvellous CD. Starting with Philipoctus de Caserta (ca.1370) and ending with Antoine Busnoys (d.1492), this CD surveys some of the best polyphonic secular and sacred music of ...
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Codex Chantilly: Ballades & Rondeaux
Josep Cabre, Franciscus Andrieu, ...
Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2006
The Most Subtle Music of All Time
The composers of the Codex Chantilly called their music "ars subtilior" -- a more subtle art. They were right; no music has ever been more complex rhythmically, more experimental harmonically, or more nuanced in its poetic texts, which include the first song about "smoke intoxication" in the ...
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