A Dictionary of Ancient Instruments

Dictionnaire des Instruments anciens
Clemencic Consort, Ars Musicae de Barcelone, Ensemble Ricercare, Atrium Musicae, Schola Cantorum de Londres & various artists
Harmonia mundi HMU 3 445 [LPx3 + booklet]

Contents:

    LP-1

    Vol. 1 Medieval Dances and Dances from the Court of Margaret of Austria - 13th to 15th century

    Anon. de Kromeiris, 15th c.:
  1. Solo de cornemuse

    2. Guillaume de Machaut:
  2. Ballade: Ma chiere dame

    3. Anon., Italie, 14th c.:
  3. Saltarello
  4. Trotto
  5. Ballata: Ben ch'io

    6. Anon. France, 13th c.:
  6. Lonc le rieu de la fontaine

    7. Anon., École de Notre Dame, ca 1200:
  7. Organum Benedicamus Domino

    8. Guillaume Dufay:
  8. Rondeau: Franc cuer gentil

    9. Anon., Livre de danses de Marguerite d'Autriche, 14th c.:
  9. L'Espérance de Bourbon
  10. Sans faire de vous
  11. La Danse de Clèves
  12. Filles à marier

    13. Vol. 2 Catalan Music in the 12th to 14th century

    Anon., École de Ripoli, 12th c.:
  13. Cedit frigus

    14. Anon., Troubadour, 13th c.:
  14. Quant ay lo món consirat

    15. Anon., Chartreuse de Scala Dei, 12th c.:
  15. Trope: Crimina tollis

    16. Anon., Messe de Barcelone, 14th c.:
  16. Agnus Dei

    17. Anon., Llibre Vermell de Montserrat:
  17. Ballad/dance: Los set goyts
  18. Motet: Imperayritz la ciutat joyosa
  19. Virelai: Cuncti simus concanentes

    20. Anon., Trad., 14th c..:
  20. Cant de la Sibil.la

    21. LP-2

    Vol. 3 The Century of Dufay (1400-1470)

    Baude Cordier:
  21. Tout pus compas

    22. R. Gallo / Francus de Insulis:
  22. Je ne vis pas

    23. Joh. Simon de Haspre:
  23. Ma doulce amour

    24. Guillaume Dufay:
  24. Franc cuer gentil
  25. Adieu m'amour
  26. Se la face ay pale

    27. Anon.:
  27. Du bist mein Hort
  28. Quene note

    29. Guglielmo Ebreo:
  29. Falla con misuras

    30. Anon.:
  30. La Spagna

    31. Vol. 4 The Ars Nova - the Chantilly Codex of the 14th century

    Trébor, Chantilly Ms F. 31 no 40:
  31. Quant joyne cuer

    32. Borlet, Chantilly Ms F. 35:
  32. Ma trédol rosignol joly

    33. Jacob de Senleches, Chantilly Ms F. 17 no 11:
  33. Fuions de ci

    34. Jacob de Senleches, Chantilly Ms F. 25:
  34. En ce gracieux tamps joli

    35. Trébor, Chantilly Ms F. 30 no 38:
  35. Se Alixandre et Hector

    36. Borlet, Chantilly Ms F. 54, v, no 89:
  36. He, tres doulz roussignol joly

    37. LP-3

    Vol. 5 The Carmina Burana - Late 13th century

    Anon.: Carmina Burana
  37. CB 24: Iste mundus furibundus
  38. CB 71: Axe Phebus aureo
  39. CB 119: Dulce solum natalis patrie
  40. CB 12: Procurans odium I
  41. CB 31: Vite perdite I
  42. CB 116: Sic mea fata canendo solo
  43. CB 185: Ich was ein chint so wolgetan

    44. Vol. 6 From Plainsong to Landini

    Anon., École de Notre Dame:
  44. Clausule: Flos filius
    Anon.:
    Motet latin: Candida virginitas
    Anon., France:
    Motet: Quant revient et foille et flor

    45. Anon., 13th c.:
  45. Trope de Kyrie à deux voix: Rex virginum amator
  46. Conduit à trois voix: Hac in anni janua

    47. Raimon de Miraval:
  47. Selh que no vol auzir cansos

    48. Anon.: Carmina Burana
  48. CB 31: Vite perdite II

    49. Francesco Landini:
  49. Ballata: Va pure, amore
  50. Ballata: Per allegrezza

    51. Alfonso le Sabio (attr.): Cantigas de Santa Maria
  51. Prologo: Porque trobar é cousa en que jaz
  52. Cantiga 226: Asi pod' a Virgen so terra guardar

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Performers:
[1]-[12] Clemencic Consort [Zeger Vandersteene (counter-tenor, percussion), Hans Breitshopf (counter-tenor), Kurt Spanier (tenor), René Clemencic (recorders, cornett), Frantisek Pok (chamois horn, bagpipe), Karl Kautzky (sackbutt), Brigitte Ira (medieval harp), Spiros Rantos (rebec, medieval fiddle)] - René Clemencic, dir.
[13]-[20] Atrium musicae de Barcelona [Montserrat Torrent (orguenet & clavicímbol), Pilar Figueras (flauta de bec, dolçaina), Laura Almerich (arpa gòtica, llaüt & viola de mà), Maria Dolors Bonal (flauta de bec & percussió), Romà Escalas (xirimia & flauta de bec), Ferran Martínez (rebec, fídula, lira de braç), Jordi Savall (viola d'arc-soloist), Jordi Soler (viola d'arc), Josep Maria Gelpí (rota & viola d'arc), Sergi Casademunt (fídula & viola d'arc), Jordi Janer (sacabutxo), Antònia Jordà (soprano), Irene Miret (tenor), Xavier Torra (tenor), Joaquim Proubasta (bass)] - Enric Gispert, dir.
[21]-[30], [49]-[50] Ensemble Ricercare [Bill A. Miskell (tenor), Michel Piguet (recorders, baroque oboe), Christopher Schmidt (portative organ, bowed vielle), Françoise Stein (small harp), Raymond Meylan (krumhorns), Bettina Bänziger (bass viol), tambourine), Veronika Guttmann (basse de viole), Hansjürg Lange (baroque bassoon)
[31]-[36] Atrium Musicae de Madrid [Christina Paniagua (positive organ, exequier, gothic harp, soprano, alto & tenor recorders), Gregorio Paniagua (lute, vielle, viola, tenor recorder), Carlos Paniagua (alto & bass crumhorn, alto, tenor & bass recorder), Eduardo Paniagua (tenor recorder, soprano & tenor crumhorn), Sherry Kashishian (tenor sackbut), James Kashishian (tenor sackbut), Pablo Cano (harpsichord)], Carmen Orihuela (mezzo-soprano), Ramon Regidor (tenor), Choir [Cecicilia Soler (mezzo-soprano), Esther Merino (contralto - soli), Emilia Martin (mezzo-soprano), Jose Duran (tenor - soli), Hernan Tamayo (tenor), Martin Encabo (tenor - soli), Francisco Matilia (baritone)] - Gregorio Paniagua, dir.
[37]-[43], [48] Clemencic Consort [Zeger Vandersteene (counter-tenor, percussions), Hans Breitschopf (counter-tenor), Pedro Liendo (baritone), René Zosso (hurdy-gurdy, singer), René Clemencic (sopranino, alto recorders, horn flute, sheppard's flute), András Kecskés (lute, rubebe, psalterion), Frantisek Pok (curved alto cornet, mandole), Anne Osnowycz (büche (or scheitholtz), Spiros Rantos (vielles, rabâb), Richard Erig (chalemey, alto bombard), Walter Schiefer (tympanon, tambour de basque, tambourine, small clay and copper kettledrum, tabor)] - René Clemencic, dir.
[44]-[46] Schola Cantorum Londiniensis & James Bowman (countertenor), Tom Sutcliffe (counter-tenor), Wilfred Brown (tenor), Gerald English (tenor), Edgar Fleet (tenor), Ian Partridge (tenor), Nigel Rogers (tenor), Christopher Keyte (baritone), John Frost (bass), Geoffrey Shaw (bass), Joseph Castaldini (bassoon), Sarah Francis (oboe), Harold Lester (organ), Jane Ryan (viola da gamba), Stephen Shingles (viola)] - Edgar Fleet, dir. & Denis Stevens, musical dir.
[47], [51]-[52] Jose Luis Ochoa (tenor), Louis Jacques Rondeleux (baritone), Roger Lepauw (medieval fiddle), Serge Depannemaker (tambourine)

Recording site and date:
[1]-[12] Église de Ménerbes, [08/1973]
[13]-[20] Capella Alemanya de Barcelone [1970 or prior]
[21]-[30], [49]-[50] unknown [1966 or prior]
[31]-[36] Barcelone [1972 or prior]
[37]-[43], [48] Salle des Prélats du Schottensrift, Vienne [1974]
[44]-[46] Trinity Church, London, England [1969 or prior]
[47], [51]-[52] Unknown [1965 or prior]

Re-issue: The LP has been re-issued by Harmonia mundi as HM 939, HMA 939.

Excerpts (from original release):
[1]-[12] Ars Nova C5S 147 [LPx3] Guillaume Dufay Missa "Ave Regina coelorum" "Caput" "Sine Nomine"
[1]-[12] Harmonia mundi HMU 939 [LP] Guillaume Dufay Missa "Sine Nomine" & Livre de Danses de Marguerite d'Autriche
[13]-[20] Harmonia mundi HM 10.051 [LP] Moyen-Age Catalan - de l'art roman à la renaissance
[21]-[30], [49]-[50] Harmonia mundi HMO 30.592 / 530.592 [LP-mono / stereo] Ballades, Rondeaux et Virelais
[31]-[36] Harmonia mundi HM 10.033 [LP] Messe de Barcelone - Ars Nova
[37]-[43], [48] Harmonia mundi HM 335 [LP] Carmina Burana Vol. 1 - Version originale & intégrale
[44]-[46] Orpheus (Musical Heritage Society) OR 351 [LP] History of European Music - Part I: Music of the Early Middle Ages, vol. 3
[47], [51]-[52] Harmonia mundi HMO 30.566 / HMO 530.566 [LP-mono / stereo] Cantigas et Troubadours

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.): 192-27 (december 1974)
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.):
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.):

Comments:
Information from owned LPs stated as "Excerpts" and Early Music Discography (EMD) for the global content. This is a composite of many previously released records. A booklet was enclosed.

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Pierre-F. Roberge