Johannes Ciconia: L'Œuvre Intégral

Johannes Ciconia
L'Œuvre Intégral
Huelgas Ensemble – Paul Van Nevel, dir.
Musique en Wallonie MW 80040/80044 [LPx5]

Contents:

    LP–1

    Oeuvres italiennes – I

  1. Madrigal: Una Panthera (tenor, 2 basses, tenor bombard, 2 sackbuts)
  2. Ballata piccola: Chi nel servir (descant, chekker, vielle)
  3. Ballata piccola: Poy che morir (tenor, recorders, rebec)
  4. Madrigal: I cani sono fuora (tenor, descant, medieval lute)

    5. —

    Motets – I

  5. Isorhythmic motet: Albane misse celitus / Albane Doctor Maxime (choir, shawm, 2 tenor bombards)
  6. Motet: O Petre Christi (bass, tenor bombard, sackbut)
  7. Isorhythmic motet: O virum / O lux / O Beate Nicholae (tenor, 2 descants, 2 shawmes, 2 bombards)
  8. Isorhythmic motet: Doctorum principem (Melodia suavissima) (2 descants, 2 cornetts, 2 sackbuts)

    9. LP–2

    Parties de Messes – I

  9. Gloria: Et in terra pax "Regina gloriosa" & Credo: Patrem Omnipotentem " Regina gloriosa" (choir, 2 descants, 2 tenor bombards, 2 sackbuts, positive organ)
  10. Troped Gloria: Et in terra pax & Credo: Patrem Omnipotentem (2 descants, alto bombard, sackbut)

    11. —

    Oeuvres italiennes – II

  11. Ballata piccola: O rosa bella (tenor, lute, vielle)
  12. Madrigal: Chaçando un giorno (shawm, alto bombard)
  13. Ballata piccola: Lizadra donna (descant, vihuela da mano, vielle)
  14. Ballata grande: Deduto sei a quel (tenor, bass, 2 bass crumhorns)

    15. LP–3

    Oeuvres françaises

  15. Proportional canon: Le ray au soleyl (shawm, alto bombard, tenor bombard)
  16. Chanson-ballata: Aler men veus (tenor, medieval lute)
  17. Canon: Quod jactatur (lute, vielle, recorder)
  18. Virelai: Sus un fontayne (chekker, vielle)

    19. Motets – II

  19. Isorhythmic motet: Petrum Marcello / O Petre artistes inclite (2 descants, 2 shawmes, 2 sackbuts, 2 cornetts)

    20. —
  20. Motet: Ut te per omnes (2 tenors, 2 tenor bombards, 2 sackbuts)
  21. Motet: O felix templum jubila (choir, 2 alto bombards, tenor bombard)
  22. Motet; O beatum incendium (choir, positive organ)
  23. Motet: O Padua sidus praeclarum (tenor, 2 descants, tenor bombard, sackbut)

    24. LP–4

    Oeuvres italiennes – III

  24. Ballata piccola: Merçe o morte (tenor, sackbut, rebec, recorder)
  25. Ballata piccola: La fiamma del to amor (descant, rebec, recorder)
  26. Ballata piccola: O donna crudele (dubious attribution) (tenor, recorder, vielle)
  27. Madrigal: Per quella strada lactea (bass, tenor, sackbut)

    28. —

    Parties de Messes – II

  28. Gloria: Et in terra pax (2 descants, tenor,bass, rebec, 2 sackbuts, positive organ)
  29. Gloria: Et in terra pax & Credo: Patrem Omnipotentem (Gloria: choir, 2 descants, tenor, sackbut) (Credo: 2 descants, cornett, vielle, sackbut)
  30. Troped Gloria: Et in terra pax (2 descants, tenor, bass, 2 cornetts, 2 sackbuts)

    31. LP–5

    Motets – III

  31. Motet: Regina gloriosa (descant, cornett, chekker, vielle)
  32. Motet: Venecie mundi splendor / Michael qui steno domus / Italie (choir, cornet, sackbut)

    33. Parties de Messes – III

  33. Troped Gloria: Et in terra pax (2 descant, cornett, positive organ)
  34. Credo: Patrem omnipotentem (tenor, sackbut, positive organ)

    35. —

    Oeuvres italiennes – III

  35. Ballata piccola: Dolçe fortuna (descant, chekker)
  36. Ballata minima: Chi vole amar (descant, tenor, bass, medieval lute)
  37. Ballata grande: Con lagreme bagnandome nel viso (descant, chekker, rebec)

Playing time: 3h 21' app.

Performers:
Huelgas Ensemble
Wim Becu (sackbut), Josep Benet (tenor), Willem Bremer (alto bombard, tenor bombard, cornett), Philippe Cantor (bass), John Dudley (tenor), Nils Ferber (shawm, bass krumhorn, alto bombard), Christine Frantzen (lute, vihuela de mano), Jo Gulinck (bass), Nancy Long (descant / soprano), Marcel Onsia (positive organ, sackbut), Ingrid Smit Duyzentkunst (descant / soprano), Alain Sobczak (shawm, alto bombard, tenor bombard, bass crumhorn), René Van Laken (rebec, vielle, tenor bombard), Paul Van Nevel (recorders, tenor bombard, alto bombard, chekker, positive organ), Marion Verbruggen (cornett), Howard Weiner (sackbut)
Chorus of singers
Anne Crabbe, Rila Joris, An Mertens, Chris Nieuwenhuysen, Ingrid Wage, Ingrid Westerlaak
Paul Van Nevel, dir.

Recording site and date:
Abbaye Het Park & Chapelle des prêtres du Sacré-Coeur, Louvain (Leuwen), Belgium [10 & 12/1980];
Rel.: 1982

Excerpts:
[1]-[25], [27]-[37] Pavane ADW 7345/47 [CD] Johannes Ciconia Oeuvre intégrale - The complete works

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.): 291-58 (February 1984)
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.): 7/4- (March / April 1984)

Comments:
Information from owned LP and CD. The CD version deleted an italian song very dubiously attributed to Ciconia [26]. This album came with a superb 58 pp. booklet "Johannes Ciconia (ca. 1370-1411) - Étude musicale et historique" by Paul Van Nevel.

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