Scheidt: Ludi Musici

Samuel Scheidt

Ludi Musici, Hamburg, 1621
Hespèrion XX - Jordi Savall, dir.
Fontalis (Auvidis) ES 8559 [CD]
Astré (Naïve) "Germanica" ES 9980 [CD]

Contents:

1. Paduan à 4 voc. Cantus IV
2. Galliard à 4 voc. Cantus VIII
3. Courant à 4 voc. Cantus XI
4. Courant à 4 voc. Cantus XIX
5. Canzon à 5 voc. ad imitationem Bergamas angl. Cantus XXVI
6. Courant à 4 voc. Cantus XXIII
7. Galliard à 5 voc. Cantus XXV
8. Courant à 4 voc. Cantus XVII
9. Galliard Battaglia à 5 voc. Cantus XXI
10. Paduan à 4 voc. Cantus VI
11. Galliard à 4 voc. Cantus VII
12. Alamande à 4 voc. Cantus XVI
13. Canzon à 5 voc. super Cantionem Gallicam Cantus XXIX
14. Paduan à 4 voc. Cantus V
15. Courant dolorosa à 4 voc. Cantus IX
16. Courant à 4 voc. Cantus XIII
17. Canzon à 5 voc. super o Nachbar Roland. Cantus XXVIII

Playing time: 61' 37"

Performers:
Hespèrion XX:
Jordi Savall (treble viol), Sophie Watillon (alto viol), Sergi Casademunt (tenor viol), Philippe Pierlot (bass viol), Eunice Brandao (bass viol), Lorenz Duftschmid (violone), Andrew Lawrence-King (double harp), Michael Behringer (organ, harpsichord), Pedro Estevan (percussion)
Jordi Saval, dir.

Recording site and date:
Colegiata del Castillo de Cardona (Cataluña), Spain [01/1995];
Rel.: 1997 (ES 8559), 2002 (ES 9980)

Excerpts:
[14]-[15] Alia Vox AV 9811 [CD] La Barcha D'Amore. 1563-1685

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

Comments:
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Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654) published 4 collections entitled Ludi Musici between 1621 & 1627, whereas only the first publication (from which the present program is taken) survives complete. Scheidt continues to be the most significant of the early North German instrumental composers.

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