Le Roman de la Rose

Le Roman de la Rose
Alla Francesca
Opus 111 30-303

Contents:

    Le songe

  1. Ci commence li romanz (poem)
  2. Anon: Biau m'est, quant voi verdir les champs (reverdie; 4 voices, cittern, bamboo flute, harp)
  3. Anon: Je ne chant pas / Talens m'est pris / Aptatur / Omnes (motet; 2 voices, recorder, rebec, harp)
  4. Anon: Ja n'amerai autre / Sire Diex / In seculum (motet; 3 voices)

    5. La rose du verger et la flèche d'amour

  5. Ou mireor entre mille choses (poem)
  6. Adam de la Halle: On demande mout souvent (ballade; bagpipes, percussion)
  7. Adam de la Halle: Tant con je vivrai (rondeau; 3 voices)
  8. Lescurel: Amour voules vous accorder (ballade; 2 voices, 6-hole flute, percussion)
  9. Li dieus d'amours qui, arc tendu (poem)
  10. Adam de la Halle: Je muir, je muir d'amourete (rondeau; 3 voices, flute, vielle, harp)
  11. Lescurel: Abundance de felonie (ballade; voice, bagpipes, rebec, percussion)

    12. La blessure d'amour et le baiser de vénus

  12. Quand ce vendra qu'il sera nuiz (poem)
  13. Machaut: Qui plus aimme plus endure / Aucune gent / Fiat (motet; 4 voices)
  14. Machaut: De toutes flour n'avoit (ballade; voice, vielle, harp, recorder)

    15. La merveilleuse histoire de pygmalion

  15. Lors chante a haute voiz serie (poem)
  16. Machaut: Je puis trop bien ma dame comparer (ballade; voice, recorder, vielle)
  17. Machaut: Je vivroye liement (virelai; bagpipes, percussion)

    18. Bel accueil en la forterresse de jalousie

  18. Amours ce est pai hayneuse (poem)
  19. Binchois: Triste plaisir et douloureuse joie (rondeau; voice, vielle, harp, recorder)
  20. Anon: Enfermé suys je en la tour (rondeau; 2 voices, vielle)
  21. Anon: Preambulum (recorder, vielle)
  22. Dufay: Se la face ay pale (ballade; 3 voices)

Performers: Brigitte Lesne (voice, harp, percussion), Emmanuel Bonnardot (voice, vielle, cittern, rebec), Pierre Hamon (recorders, flutes, bagpipes), Anne Quentin (voice), Pierre Bourhis (voice, recitation)

Playing time: 58'

Recording date: February 2001 (Walburg)

The present program is oriented around the famous Roman of the Rose (c.1270), a lengthy set of love poems said to have been begun by Guillaume de Lorris and completed by Jean de Meun. Poetic recitations (with instrumental accompaniment) are included in the program. The manuscript itself has no notation, although many famous composers set music on related themes.

Another program on this subject:

Love Songs to the Romance of the Rose
Per-Sonat - Sabine Lutzenberger
Christophorus 77325

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Todd M. McComb