Ther is no rose

Ther is no rose
Renaissance Music for the Christmas season
Virelai
Virgin Veritas 45286

Contents:

    Anon./St. Amrose (attr.):
  1. Veni redemptor gencium

    2. Anon., Nikolaus Apel Codex:
  2. Dies est laetitiae
  3. Fortuna/Virginis
  4. A solis hortus cardine

    5. Kaspar Othmayr:
  5. Nun komm der Heiden Heiland

    6. Paul Hofhaimer, arr. Newsidler:
  6. Nach Willen dein

    7. Arnolt Schlick:
  7. Maria zart

    8. Hildegard of Bingen:
  8. Ave generosa

    9. Anon., 15th c.:
  9. Ther is no rose
  10. Ave rex angelorum

    11. Guillaume Dufay:
  11. Ce jour de l'an
  12. Bon jour, bon mois

    13. Anon., French traditional, arr. Virelai:
  13. Noël nouvelet

    14. Anon., French traditional:
  14. Guillo pran ton tambourin

    15. Mateo Flecha the elder?, Villancicos de diversos autores:
  15. E la don, don

    16. Francisca Guerrero, Canciones y villanescas:
  16. Oy Joseph

    17. Anon., Villancicos de diversos autores:
  17. Rey aquien reyes adoran

    18. Francisco Guerrero, Canciones y villanescas:
  18. Los reyes

    19. Francisco Guerrero
  19. O Virgen

    20. Francesco da Milano:
  20. Fantasia

    21. Thomas Ravenscroft: Melismata: musical phansies fitting court, citie, and countrey humours to 3, 4 and 5 voyces
  21. Remember O thou man

    22. Anon.:
  22. Swete was the song

    23. Michael Praetorius:
  23. Es ist ein Ros
  24. In dulci jubilo
  25. Vom Himmel hoch
  26. Wie schö leuchtet

Playing time: 64' 17"

Performers: Virelai [Catherine King (mezzo-soprano), Jacob Heringman (medieval plectrum lute, tenor & bass renaissance lutes), William Lyons (renaissance flutes & recorders), Susanna Pell (viols, lute, recorder), Sarah Cunningham (viols, renaissance harp)].

Recording site and date:
St. Andrew's Church, Toddington, Gloucestershire, England [02/1997]

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.):
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.):
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.):

Comments:
Information from owned CD. This is a wonderful recording. Note Sarah Cunningham (Trio Sonnerie), Catherine King (Gothic voices), Jacob Heringman (Musician of the Globe), William Lyons (Dufay Collective)...

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Pierre-F. Roberge