A History of Music, vol. 7

Du style gothique à la Pré-Renaissance / From gothic to Pre-Renaissance (1370-1460)
Ars Subtilior / Dawn of the Renaissance
Various performers
Harmonia Mundi "Century" HMX 290 8169 [CD]

Contents:

    L'Ars Subtilior (1370-1410)

    Philipoctus de Caserta (Mod., f.26v)
  1. De ma doulour

    2. Johannes Ciconia (Lucca, f.54v)
  2. La fiamma del to amor (instr.)

    3. Johannes Ciconia (Perugia, f.83)
  3. Le ray au soleyl

    4. Jacob Senleches (Chic., f.10)
  4. La harpe de mélodie

    5. Guido
  5. Dieux gart

    6. Baude Cordier
  6. Tout par compas

    7. Solage
  7. Fumeux fume par fumée (3 voices)

    8. L'Angleterre du XVe siècle
    15th-century England

    John Dunstaple (aka Dunstable)
  8. Salve scema sanctitatis / Salve salus servulorum / Cantant celi agmina

    9. John Plummer
  9. Anna Mater Matris Christi

    10. L'Essor de la Polyphonie Franco-Flamande
    The Rise of Franco-Flemish Polyphony

    Guillaume Dufay: Isorythmic Motets
  10. O gemma, lux et speculum (Triplum) - Sacer pastor Barensium (Motetus)
  11. Salve flos Tusce gentis (Triplum) - Vos nunc, Etrusce iubar (Motetus)

    12. Johannes Ockeghem: Requiem
  12. Introït - Requiem eternam dona eis Domine
  13. Tractus - Sicut servus desiderat ad fontes aquarum

    14. Antoine Busnois
  14. Motet: Gaude caelestis Domina

    15. Gilles Binchois
  15. Je ne vis onques

Playing time: 77' 49"

Compilation:
Harmonia Mundi "Century" HMX 290 8163 / 72 [CDx10] Century I: Toute la Musique Ancienne - Ancient Music

Excerpts:
[1]-[4] Harmonia Mundi "Documenta" HMC 90 5241 [CD] En doulz chastel de Pavie - Chansons à la cour des Visconti, 1400
[5]-[7] Harmonia Mundi HMC 1252 [LP] Codex Chantilly - Airs de Cour du XIVe siècle
[8] Harmonia Mundi HMU 90 7297 [CD] The Call of the Phoenix - Rare 15th-century English Church music
[9] Harmonia Mundi HMC 1106 [LP] Medieval English Music - Anonymes des XIVe et XVe siècles
[10]-[11] Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 1700 [CD] O Gemma Lux - Dufay: Intégrale des motets isorythmiques
[12]-[13] Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 1441 [CD] Ockeghem: Requiem
[14] Harmonia Mundi HMU 90 7333 [CD] Busnois: Missa "O crux lignum" / Motets / Chansons
[15] Harmonia Mundi HMU 90 7314 [CD] Bread, Wine & Song - Music & Feasting in Renaissance Europe

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.):
Early Music America (Vol./#-p.):
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.):
Goldberg (y., #-p.):
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.):

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Pierre-F. Roberge