A Dance in the Garden of Mirth

A Dance in the Garden of Mirth

The Dufay Collective
Chandos 9320

Contents:

1. Istanpitta
2. La prime estampie real
3. La ultime estampie real
4. La seconde estampie royal
5. La tierche estampie roial
6. Danse
7. Retrouve
8. Trotto - Salterello
9. La quinte estampie
10. Istanpitta 'Belicha'
11. Istanpitta 'Isabella'
12. Salterello

The Dufay Collective

Paul Bevan, Giles Lewin, William Lyons, Raphael Mizraki, Susanna Pell, Peter Skuce

Playing time: 61'

Recording date: November 1993

Bizarrely enough, I have seen the Dufay Collective's recordings filed under the composer Dufay. However, this is a recording devoted to medieval dances, in modernized versions.

Other recordings by the present ensemble:

Music for Alfonso the Wise

Dufay Collective
Harmonia Mundi USA 907390

The Play of Daniel

The Dufay Collective
Harmonia Mundi 907479

Miracles

Thirteenth-century Spanish Songs in Praise of the Virgin Mary
Dufay Collective / Vivien Ellis
Chandos 9513

On the Banks of the Seine

Music of the Trouvères
Dufay Collective
Chandos 9544

Johnny, Cock thy Beaver

Popular music making in seventeenth-century England
Dufay Collective
Chandos 9446

Miri it is

Songs & Instrumental Music from Medieval England
Dufay Collective
Chandos 9396

Cancionero

Music from the Court of the Catholic Monarchs
Dufay Collective
Avie Records 0005

I have set my hert so hy

Dufay Collective / Voice Trio - William Lyons
Avie Records 2286

A L'Estampida

Medieval Dance Music
Dufay Collective
Continuum 1042

The surviving dance repertory from medieval times is rather small. Some other recordings devoted to the dances from France:

Istanpitta! II

w/ French & English Estampies of the 13th century
New York's Ensemble for Early Music - Frederick Renz
Lyrichord 8022

Dansse Real

Las Piezas instrumentales del Chansonnier du Roi
Grupo Cinco Siglos
Fonoruz 270

Estampies et Danses Royales du Moyen-&acir;ge

Ensemble d'instruments anciens Loïndana
Pierre Vérany 7 90 043

Most of the dances on the present program are French, but some are Italian. A citation of Italian dances, leading to several other quality citations:

Dança Amorosa

Danze italiane del medioevo
Ensemble Modo Antiquo - Bettina Hoffmann / Frederico Maria Sardelli
Opus 111 30-142

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