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Troubadours | Clemencic Consort René Clemencic | Stock Code: bmcd004
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| During the second half of the 12th century there grew up in the south of France a new style of secular song: that of the troubadours – trobadors, literally ‘finders, inventors' of poems and melodies. Singing of love or politics, strict morality or licentiousness, they were an inspiration to Spanish and Italian musicians as well as the French trouvères and the German minnesingers.
1 CD HMG508099 - 76'34 |
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The Spirits of England & France, Vol. 3 Binchois a | Gothic Voices, Christopher Page (conductor) | Stock Code: BMCDH55283
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| GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE
'Deeply moving and magical' (Gramophone) 'Another compelling release in this series - up to Gothic Voices' usual standard' (BBC Music Magazine) In the last decades of the fourteenth century, composers working in the French tradition were sometimes musicians of profligate imagination. In addition to polyrhythms, extravagant melodic sequences and sudden dissonances, they sometimes created a sense of forward momentum in their compositions by sheer crowding of the texture, a legacy reaching back to the leading composer of the French Ars nova, Guillaume de Machaut (d1377). The music of Machaut, represented here by the exotic four-part ballade, Il m'est avis, was still being enjoyed in Italy around 1430 according to the theorist Ugolino of Orvieto, and even the most flamboyant aspects of late fourteenth-century style, fostered by Machaut's successors, did not perish entirely in the 1400s. A composer might still return to them for a showpiece such as the ballade Laissiés ester. |
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Amoroso | Lammas | Stock Code: bmcd999
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| Music to expree the manifestations of love, if it be the love of a mother, Yodis Knight, or the love of a lusty Nobleman,Pastourele, or the virtuous Monk, It was in May.
A very atmospheric CD of Medieval music on a variety of instruments |
Price: £12.00 | Postage free on all UK CD orders
MYCHEL MELODYE | The Troubadours | Stock Code: cd0309
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| As the title As the title MYCHEL MELODYE implies, this CD contains "much melody".... not a difficult task when the main content features the music of romantic Troubadours, Trouveres and other minstrels!
This CD is dedicated to the memory of David Marshall and we hope that with it we are helping him to live on through his music. We hope the tunes will awaken many memories for those who knew him and that it will bring "much melody" to all. implies, this CD contains "much melody".... not a difficult task when the main content features the music of romantic Troubadours, Trouveres and other minstrels! This CD is dedicated to the memory of David Marshall and we hope that with it we are helping him to live on through his music. We hope the tunes will awaken many memories for those who knew him and that it will bring "much melody" to all. |
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Somnia Imperii - Roman Music | The Troubadours | Stock Code: cd0308
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| Music of the Roman Empire
VALERIA FORTUNATA and LINUS SUPERBUS play ROMAN MUSIC as it probably was! We cannot really use the word "exactly" since very little is known about the sort of music that would have been familiar to Roman ears. Merely playing "later" or "modern-sounding" music on re-constructed instruments seems pointless, so we have laboured hard to produce a "likely" Roman Musical Sound! Composed by David Marshall to recreate the mood and sounds in an authentic manner, provides the sounds that would be most likely to be familiar to the Romans, music that they would have enjoyed listening to! |
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Wayting For Christmas | The Troubadours | Stock Code: cd0307
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| Wayting For Christmas - The Troubadours
(programme length 60mins. 41secs). Carols bring with them their own moods, pictures and personal associations. The stock is vast, so we have chosen those which suit the instruments used. We hope you will find some old favourites amongst the selection and enjoy hearing them performed in a way which may be new to you. It is interesting to note that many tunes known today as carols have their origins elsewhere - a catchy tune may easily be turned into a carol simply by changing the words or adding appropriate verses where none existed before. Thus, can a 16th. century French dance tune become Ding Dong Merrily on High and a song, originally intended for Spring, find itself in the middle of Winter as Good King Wenceslas. It should also be remembered that many early carols have ‘dance' origins - Gabriel fram Heven-King being a good example of this. A visit from local or itinerant Waites (Waytes) was once an essential part of Christmas - hence the title for this CD. Carols and seasonal greetings would be exchanged for hospitality and ‘liquid refreshment' before moving on to the next household! (as in The Gloucestershire Wassail) Originally, Waites appear to have been nightwatchmen but the tradition of also playing music (not just at Christmas) clearly became a profitable sideline for local musicians. A number of tracks on the recording therefore include ‘village renditions and, as was probably standard procedure in many cases, all carols are played in our own arrangements. Some original compositions are also included. Refreshingly different sounds for the Festive Season are brought to you by The Troubadours on this new CD of Carols and Christmas Music. Reconstructions of over 30 different types of historical musical instruments are to be heard on this collection of 27 arangements (16 tracks). The programme includes many of the more popular carols as well as some of the group's own compositions. Running time: 60 mins 41 secs. |
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Let The Feasting Begin | Stock Code: cd0306
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| The Troubadours present "Let The Feasting Begin"
Their first C.D. which contains nearly 70 minutes of Mediaeval and Renaissance music played by the group on period instruments. The programme brings together some of the favourites from their broad repertoire and has the "Feast" as its central theme. A programme of contrasts - fanfares and ceremony, music for eating, drinking and entertainment as well as quieter pieces to assist the digestion! |
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Music for the Lion-Hearted King | Gothic Voices, Christopher Page (conductor) | Stock Code: cd0702
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| Music for the Lion-Hearted King
Music to mark the 800th anniversary of the Coronation of King Richard I of England in Westminster Abbey, 3 September 1189 Gothic Voices, Christopher Page (conductor) 'This is rather special - the best record I have ever reviewed' (Gramophone) 'The singers cannot be applauded too highly for performances marked by an extraordinary insight into how this music should be tackled' (The Good CD Guide) |
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The Marriage of Heaven & Hell | Gothic Voices, Christopher Page (conductor) | Stock Code: cd0701
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| The Marriage of Heaven & Hell
Motets and songs from thirteenth-century France Gothic Voices, Christopher Page (conductor) 'A wonderful collection. Lusciously sung sensuous music... a remarkable addition to the distinguished series of records from Gothic Voices' (Gramophone) 'Somptueux!' (Diapason, France) 'A compelling musical experience and a provocative intellectual one' (The Good CD Guide) 'Gothic Voices at its most imaginative. The group's choice of repertory is sublime and the freedom of its interpretation is bracing. Recommended' (BBC Music Magazine) |
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The Spirits of England & France, Vol. 1 | Gothic Voices, Christopher Page (conductor) | Stock Code: cd0680a
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| The Spirits of England & France, Vol. 1
Music of the later Middle Ages for Court and Church Gothic Voices, Christopher Page (conductor) 'Unalloyed pleasure … Once again a superb recording that stimulates, that charms' (Gramophone) 'Entente cordiale at its best. Glorious music' (BBC Music Magazine) 'Unqualified rapture' (American Record Guide) 'Beautiful performances of gorgeous, accessible music. Marvellous all the way. All should rush and buy' (Classic CD) |
Price: £7.99 | Postage free on all UK CD orders
