Oswald von Wolkenstein and his Italian contemporaries

Oswald von Wolkenstein and his Italian contemporaries
Les Menestrels
Arte Nova 58969

Contents:

    Früling und Liebe

  1. Anon: Saltarello I (lute, fiddle, recorder, dulcimer)
  2. Wolkenstein: Der mai mit lieber zal (voice, fiddle)
  3. Landini: Ecco la primavera (voice, 2 fiddles, 2 recorders, dulcimer, organistrum)
  4. Anon: Saltarello II (recorder, percussion)
  5. Wolkenstein: Gar wunniklich hat si mein her besessen (voice, 2 fiddles)
  6. Ciconia: O rosa bella (voice, mandora, fiddle, recorder)
  7. Anon: Istampita chominciamento di gioia (recorder, 2 fiddles, slide trumpet, sackbut, percussion)

    8. A la caccia

  8. Ghirardellus de Florenzia: Tosto che l'alba (voice, cornet)
  9. Ciconia: Cacciando un giorno (shawm, sackbut)
  10. Landini: La pescha - Cosi pensoso (voice, fiddle)
  11. Wolkenstein: Wohl auff gesell! wer jagen well (shawm, zink, krumhorn)

    12. Hosanna in excelsis

  12. Anon: Quem terra, pontus, aethera (3 voices)
  13. Ghirardellus de Florenzia: Benedicamus domino (voice, organ)
  14. Wolkenstein: Ave mater o maria (3 voices, shawm, fiddle, krumhorn)

    15. In den Augen der Fremden

  15. Ciconia: Una panthera in compania del marte (voice, shawm, cornet, sackbut)
  16. Wolkenstein: Wer die ougen wil verschüren (2 voices, organistrum)

    17. Eher traurig

  17. Landini: Gram piant agli occhi (voice, 2 fiddles)
  18. Wolkenstein: Ich klag ich klag (2 fiddles, cornet)
  19. Wolkenstein: Du auserweltes schöns (voice, fiddle, recorder)

    20. Vom Triken und Tanzen

  20. Wolkenstein: Frölaich geschrai (voice, shawm, sackbut, slide trumpet)
  21. Wolkenstein: Herr wirt uns dürstet (voices)
  22. Anon: Istampita parlamento (2 fiddles, recorder, organistrum, percussion)

Performers: Renate Burtscher (soprano), Florian Mayr (countertenor), Markus Resch (tenor), Eric Klug (bass baritone), Eva Brunner (treble strings), Gebhard Hüttler (reeds), Helge Stiegler (recorders), Klaus Walter (lute, etc.), Michel Walker (cornet, winds)

Playing time: 67'

Recording date: April 1998 (Vienna)

This is an enjoyable recording, by a group which has been around since the 60s but without many recent productions. The juxtaposition of Wolkenstein with the Italians seems incongruous as stated, but their approach to Wolkenstein makes the program make sense.

The next recordings by the present ensemble:

Senfl: Lust hab ich gehapt zur Musica
A musical Biography
Les Menestrels
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In Gottes Namen fahren wir
Musik aus der Zeit der Babenberger
Les Menestrels
ORF "Edition Alte Musik" CD 048

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Todd M. McComb