Gothic Polyphony

Gotische Polyphonie
Adam de la Halle - Guillaume de Machaut - Jacob de Senleches - Anonymous
Musica mensurata - Olaf Raitzig
VEB Deutsche Schallplaten "Eterna" 8 27 957 [LP]
Berlin Classics "Eterna" 00 32122 BC [CD]

Contents:

    Ars Antiqua

    Anon., Hymnus of Mariä Himmelfahrt
  1. Marie assumptio - Huisus chori

    2. Anon.
  2. L'autrier m'esbatoie - Demenant
  3. Estampie

    4. Anon., Codex Montpellier, no. 27
  4. Trois serors - Trois serors - Trois serors

    5. Anon., Motet on the rondeau "Nur Liebe macht schöhn"
  5. Dame bele - Fi mari - Nus n'iert

    6. Anon.
  6. S'on me regarde - Prennés i garde - He, mi enfant

    7. Anon., Hymn on Gottesmutter, Codex Montpellier, No. 52
  7. O Maria virgo - O Maria, maris Stella

    8. Anon.
  8. Que ferai - Ne puet faillir
  9. On parole - A Paris - Frese nouvele

    10. Anon., Codex Montpellier, no. 87
  10. Dieus, de chanter - Chant d'oisiaus

    11. Adam de la Halle (1237?-1288?)

    Adam de la Halle
  11. Entre Adan - Chief bien seantz
  12. Tant con je virai
  13. Or est Baiars
    14. Ars Nova
    Anon.
  14. Estampie
  15. Colla jugo - Bona condit

    16. Anon., Codex Ivrea No. 1
  16. O Philippe - O bone Dux

    17. Guillaume de Machaut (ca 1300-1377)

    Guillaume de Machaut, Hymn from St. Quintinus
  17. Motet: Martyrium gemma - Diligenter

    18. Attr. to Guillaume de Machaut, more probably to an anon., 14th c. composer
  18. Ne celle amour

    19. Attr. to Guillaume de Machaut, more probably to Borlet
  19. Ma tredol rosignol - Aluette - Rosignolet

    20. Jacob de Senleches (14th Cent.)

    Jacob de Senleches
  20. Ballade: Fuions de ci

    21. Jean Vaillant (14th Cent.)

    Jean Vaillant
  21. Virelai: Per mainte foys
  22. Der may mit lieber zal (reduced version with text from Oswald von Wolkenstein)

Playing time: 58' 15"

Performers: Musica mensurata [Ute Schimmelpfennig (soprano, small harp), Anita Weltzien (soprano, bells, psaltery), Lucia Laake (soprano), Werner Marschall (counter-tenor), Wilfried Staufenbiel (bariton, tenor viola da gamba, percussion), Hans Martin Meckel (recorders, shawm, crumhorn, psaltery), Egbert Schimmelpfennig (vielle, viola da gamba, small harp), Christian Beuse (dulcian, hurdy gurdy)] - Olaf Raitzig, dir; guests: Klaus Feldmann (lute), Sabine Ziegler (recorders), Kurt Lommatsch (slide trumpet)

Recording site and date: [1986 or prior]

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Robert Horres