El Cancionero de Montecassino

Alfons V El Magnànim (1396-1458): El Cancionero de Montecassino: Música Religiosa & Profana
La Capella Reial de Catalunya - Jordi Savall
Alia Vox AV 9816 A+B [CDx2]

Magnificat anima mea Dominum
Et exsultavit spiritus meus
Quia respexit humilitatem
Quia fecit mihi magna
Et misericordia ejus
Fecit potentiam in brachio suo
Deposuit potentes de sede
Esurientes implevit bonis
Suscepit Israel puerum suum
Sicut locutus est ad patres nostros
Gloria Patri et Filio
Sicut erat in principio. Amen

VIII.

Johannes Cornago

CM 2: Patres nostri peccaverunt (4 v., instr.)

IX.

Anon., Processional hymn; CM120: Cum autem venissem (4 v.)

Cum autem venissem ad locum
O dulcissime filie Sion
O vos qui transitis per viam
O nimis triste spectaculum
Cum portaretur ad sepulcrum
Cum vero venissem ad locum
Amen

CD-2: Música Profana
I.

Anon., CM 131

Instrumental toccata: Chiave, chiave

Anon., CM 89

Ballatta: Merce te chiamo

Anon., CM 6: Ballo

La fille guillemin

Anon., CM 132

Strambotto: O tempo bono

II.

Anon., CM 20

Instrumental strambotto: Zappay

Anon., CM 24

Disperata: Piangendo chiamo

Anon., CM 86

Double chanson: Puisque vos me lasses seulete / Je ne vous amare Marioneta

Anon., CM 133

Canto carnascialesco: Alle stamenge

III.

Anon., CM 22

Ballo: Collinetto

Anon., CM 23

Barzelletta: Amor tu non me gabasti

Guillaume Dufay, CM 109

Triple chanson: Je vos pri mon tres

Anon., CM 140

Strambotto-caccia: Correno multi cani

IV.

Johannes Ockeghem, CM 107: Planctus pour la mort de Binchois

Miserere pie Jesu
Mort tu as navré de ton dart
Retoricque, se Dieu me gard
En sa jonesse fut soudart

V.

Anon.

Basse dance: La Spagna

J. Cornago / J. Ockeghem

CM 10: Canción: Qu'es mi vida preguntais

Anon., CM 111

Canción: Viva viva Rey Ferrando

Hayne van Ghizeghem, CM 85

Chanson: De tous biens plaine

Anon., CM 127

Canzon alla villota: Dindirindin

Performers:
[1]-[55] La Capella Reial de Catalunya:
Montserrat Figueras (soprano), Maria Cristina Kiehr (mezzo-soprano), Carlos Mena (countertenor), Kai Wessel (countertenor), Josep M. Gregori (countertenor), Jean-Yves Guerry (countertenor), Lambert Climent (tenor), Francesc Garrigosa (tenor), Lluís Vilamajó (tenor), Daniele Carnovich (bass), Jordi Ricart (bass), Xavier Sans (bass), Jordi Savall (viol), Sergi Casademunt (viol), Eunice Brandao (viol), Lorenz Duftschmid (viol), Jean-Pierre Canihac (cornet), Daniel Lassalle (sackbut), Stefan Legée (sackbut), Alfredo Bernardini (shawm), Josep Borràs (bombarde), Andrew Lawrence-King (harp), Michael Behringer (organ), Guido Morini (organ), Pedro Estevan (percussion)
Jordi Savall, dir.
[56]-[76] La Capella Reial de Catalunya:
Montserrat Figueras (soprano), Carlos Mena (countertenor), Lambert Climent (tenor), Francesc Garrigosa (tenor), Jordi Ricart (baritone), Daniele Carnovich (bass), Jordi Savall (viol), Sergi Casademunt (viol), Eunice Brandao (viol), Sophie Watillon (viol), Philippe Pierlot (viol), Lorenz Duftschmid (viol), Jean-Pierre Canihac (cornet), Bétrice Delpierre (shawm), Daniel Lassalle (sackbut), Richard Cheetham (sackbut), Josep Borràs (bombarde), Arianna Savall (harp), Rolf Lislevand (lute), Xavier Díaz (lute), Michael Behringer (organ), Pedro Estevan (percussion)
Jordi Savall, dir.

Playing time: 71' 15" + 74' 30" = 145' 45"

Recording site and date:
[1]-[14], [26]-[55] Colegiata del Castillo de Cardona (Cataluña), Spain [11/1996]
[15]-[25] Théatre de l'Arsenal de Metz [09/1993]
[56]-[76] Colegiata del Castillo de Cardona (Cataluña), Spain [11/1997, 02/1998, 04/1998];
Rel.: 03/2001 (AV).

Excerpts:
[1]-[2], [5], [21] Alia Vox AV 9810 [CD] Harmonie universelle
[35], [56], [64], [72], [75] Alia Vox AVSA 9864 A+B [SACD-Hx2] Ministreles Reales – Música instrumental de los Siglos de Oro: Del Renacimiento al Barroco 1450-1690
[63], [64], [67], [72] Alia Vox AV 9853 Ludi Musici: The Spirit of Dance - L'Esprit de la Danse - El Espíritu de la Danza: 1450-1650

Reviewed in:

Comments:
The first CD was probably intended to be released as Fontalis (Auvidis) ES 9905 "Cancioner de Montecassino", but never appeared.

Pierre-F. Roberge

The Cancionero de Montecassino is an almost unique document representing the musical side of Aragonese rule in Naples. It contains 64 sacred and 77 secular works, all in no apparent order, and with an overall heterogeny of style and language. The music represents approximately five decades in the mid-1400s, apparently copied up to the 1480s.

Unattributed items are anonymous.

Other programs featuring music from this manuscript:

Napoli Aragonese: Musica profana per la corte aragonese napoletana: secolo XV
Micrologus
Opus 111 30-215
O tempo bono: Music at the Aragonese Court of Naples
Florilegio Ensemble - Marcello Serafini
Symphonia 00180
La vida de Colin: Ribaldi, vecchie, malmaritate e altre storie del '400
Sine Nomine
Quadrivium 021
Alfons el Magnànim: Música profana de la Cort Aragonesa en Nàpoles (1450-1500)
Capella de Ministrers - Carles Magraner
EGT 765

And an earlier collection by the present ensemble, overlapping the present one:

Viva rey Ferrando: Renaissance music in Naples
Hespèrion XX - Jordi Savall
Virgin Edition 61222

Finally, a recording of music from the Aragonese court in Southern Italy at a somewhat later date:

El Cançoner del Duc de Calabria: La Capella Reial de Catalunya - Jordi Savall
Astrée 8582

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