A Medieval Banquet

A Medieval Banquet
(aka: Medieval Songs & Dances)
St. George's Canzona - John Sothcott, dir.
Past Times PT 1828 [CD]
ASV "Quicksilva" QS 6131 [CD]
ASV PT 1828 [CD]
Resonnance RSN 351 [CD]

Contents:

    Anon., 14th c.:
  1. Saltarello (I)

    2. Anon., Central European (Bohemian), 15th c.:
  2. Rondellus: Flos florum / Ach du getruys blut

    3. Neithardt von Reuenthal:
  3. Der May / Winder wie ist nu dein kraft?

    4. Guillaume de Machaut:
  4. Virelai: Douce dame jolie

    5. Anon., Central European:
  5. Lidové Tance

    6. Anon., England, 14th c.:
  6. Bryd one brere
  7. Rota: Sumer is icumen

    8. Anon., trad.:
  8. Dance tune

    9. Anon., Eastern European, 15th c.?:
  9. Cantio: Anni novi novitas

    10. Anon., Italy, 14th c.:
  10. Saltarello (II)

    11. Anon., England, 15th c.:
  11. St. Thomas honour we

    12. Anon., Italy, 14th c.:
  12. Istampita: Ghaeta

    13. Anon., France, 13th c.:
  13. Danse Royale (I)

    14. Anon., Jistebnický Kancionál:
  14. Jezís, nás spasitel

    15. Francesco Landini:
  15. Ballata: Questa fanciula

    16. Anon., France, 13th c.:
  16. La sexte estampie real

    17. Guillaume de Machaut:
  17. Virelai: Se je souspir

    18. Anon., England, 13th c.:
  18. Angelus ad Virginem: Gabriele fram evene King sent

    19. Francesco Landini:
  19. Ballata: Gram piant' agli occhi

    20. Anon., France, 13th c.:
  20. Danse Royale (II)

    21. Anon., Trouvère song, 13th c.:
  21. A la fontenella

    22. Anon., trad.:
  22. Robin Hood and the tanner

    23. Anon., Trad., Eastern European:
  23. Folk song
  24. Recruiting song & czárdás: Janoshka

    25. Anon., Trad. Balkan (Croatian):
  25. Drmes

    26. Anon., Llibre Vermell de Montserrat:
  26. Virelai/danse: Polorum regina

Playing time: 74' 46"

Performers:
St. George's Canzona
Rosemary Harrison (soprano, percussion), Derek Harrison (counter-tenor, bass rebec, vielle, organetta), Ray Attfield (baritone, percussion, psaltery), Frank Grubb (baritone, bass viol, fiddle, psaltery, chimes), John Grubb (citole, gittern, harp, psaltery), Michael Oxenham (recorder, crumhorn, rauschpfeife, gemshorn), John Sothcott (vielle, recorder, crumhorn, rauschpfeife, citole, psaltery, dulcimer)
John Sothcott, dir.

Recording site and date:
[1]-[5], [8]-[10], [14], [23]-[25]: Unknown [1977]
[6]-[7], [11]-[13], [15]-[20], [26]: Unknown [1978]
[21]-[22]: Unknown [1976]
rel.: 1994 (Past Times, ASV), 2006 (Resonnance)

Excerpts:
[1]-[5], [8]-[10], [14], [23]-[25] Enigma VAR 1046 A Tapestry of Music for King Wenceslas and His Page
[6]-[7], [11]-[13], [15]-[20], [26] Enigma K 53 571 A Tapestry of Music for the Black Prince and His Knights
[21]-[22] Enigma VAR 1020 A Tapestry of Music for Robin Hood and his King

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.):
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.):
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.):

Comments:
Information from CD (Quicksilva) and from Heinrich Heine Universität, Dusselldorf, website: "Deutsche Dichtung des Mittelalters" (PT 1828).

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