Musique à bourdon

Musique à bourdon
Florilège de la vielle à roue - A treasury of music for hurdy-gurdy
René Zosso & Anne Osnowycz
Harmonia mundi HM 1019 [LP]
Harmonia mundi HM 40 1019 [Cassette]
Harmonia mundi "plus" HMP 390 1019 [CD]

Contents:

    Anon., St-Martial-de-Limoges, 11th c.:
  1. Melismatic conductus: Ex Adae vitio

    2. Pierre Seghers & Jules Supervielle, arr. Zosso:
  2. Une Maison

    3. Alfonso el Sabio (attr.), Cantigas de Santa Maria
  3. CSM 281: U alguen a Jhesu Cristo por seus pecados negar (instr.)

    4. Anon., Folk-song, Bordeau:
  4. Là-bas, là-bas

    5. Anon., 14th c.:
  5. Lauda: Chi vuol lo mundo

    6. Roger Riffard, arr. Zosso:
  6. A la cambrousse

    7. Anon., trad.:
  7. Petite Mazurka

    8. Alfonso el Sabio (attr.), Cantigas de Santa Maria
  8. CSM 277: Maravillo-m'eu com' ousa a Virgen rogar per ren (instr.)

    9. Anne Osnowycz:
  9. Spinet solo: Impro Mi

    10. Anon., folk., Haute-Savoie:
  10. Dans Paris y a-t-une brune

    11. ----
    Anon., folk., Artois:
  11. Eh lève-toi donc, belle

    12. Anon., Llibre Vermell de Montserrat:
  12. Stella splendens (instr.)

    13. Anon., folk., Haute-Savoie, arr. Osnowycz & Zosso:
  13. Le Garçon jardiner

    14. Alfonso el Sabio (attr.), Cantiga de Santa Maria
  14. CSM 159: Non sofre Santa Maria de sereen perdidosos (instr.)
    Paul Eluard:
    Nous deux

    15. Jaufre Rudel, arr. Zosso:
  15. Lancan li jorn

    16. Julos Beaucarne, arr. Zosso:
  16. Christophe Colomb

    17. Alfonso el Sabio (attr.), Cantigas de Santa Maria
  17. CSM: Santa Maria loei (instr.)
    Reiner Kunze, transl. J. Jackson
    Refuge

Playing time: 23' 45" + 23' 34" = 47' 19" (LP) or 47' 33" (CD)

Performers:
René Zosso (singer, hurdy-gurdy) & Anne Osnowycz (singer, Vosges' spinet)

Recording site and date:
Unknown [11/1978];
Rel.: 1979 (LP)

Reviewed in:
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.): 57/678-918 (nov. 1979 (as HM 1019))

Comments:
Information from LP & CD. This is music for drone from Middle Ages and from French folk traditions; especially for folksongs this recording is fascinating and the mix of Zosso's and Osnowycz's voices is a delight. Although I must add that for someone not familiar with such a repertoire, listening may be a difficult experience.

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Pierre-F. Roberge