Songs of courtly love

Vous ou la mort
Canciones flamencas de amor cortés en el siglo XV
Currende Consort / Capella Sancti Michaelis / Concerto Palatino - Erik van Nevel
Cantus 9607

Contents:

  1. Dufay: Hé, compaignons (2 voices, recorder, harp, viol, 2 sackbuts)
  2. Dufay: La belle se siet (2 voices, recorder, lute, harp, viol)
  3. Binchois: Amours merchi (voice, harp, rebec, viol)
  4. Binchois: Triste plaisir et douloureuse joye (voice, recorder, 2 viols)
  5. Agricola: De tous bien plaine (2 recorders, 2 viols)
  6. Ockeghem: S'elle m'amera / Petite camusette (6 voices, recorder, 2 viols, sackbut)
  7. Ockeghem: Ma bouche rit (voice, recorder, lute, viol)
  8. Isaac: Alla battaglia (2 shawms, 2 sackbuts, percussion)
  9. Isaac: Es wollt ein Maegdlein (2 voices, 2 recorders, dulcian, viol)
  10. Isaac: Ach, was will doch mein Herz (4 voices, recorder, lute, viol)
  11. Isaac: In meinem Sinn (2 shawms, sackbut)
  12. Compère: Vous me faites morir (voice, recorder, lute, 2 viols)
  13. Prioris: Elle l'a pris (voice, flute, lute, 2 viols)
  14. Obrecht: Den haghel ende (cornet, 3 sackbuts)
  15. La Rue: Il viendra le jour désiré (4 voices, recorder, viol, 2 sackbuts)
  16. La Rue: Autant en emporte le vent (4 voices, recorder, lute, viol)
  17. Josquin: Douleur me bat (5 voices, recorder, 2 viols)
  18. Josquin: Plusieurs regretz (2 voices, recorder, lute, 2 viols)
  19. Josquin: Si j'avoye Marion (voice, lute, 2 viols)
  20. Josquin: Ile fantazies de Joskin (recorder, 2 viols)
  21. Josquin: Je ne me puis tenir d'aimer (voice, recorder, 3 dulcians)
  22. Josquin: Allegez moy (6 voices, lute, 2 dulcians, cornet, 3 sackbuts)
  23. Josquin: Adieu mes amours (3 voices, recorder, 2 viols)
  24. Josquin: A l'eure (cornet, 3 sackbuts)
  25. Josquin: Cueurs desolez (5 voices, recorder, dulcian, 2 viols)

Performers: Guillemette Laurens (soprano), Katelijne van Laethem (soprano), Jan Caals (countertenor), Jan van Elsacker (tenor), Erik van Nevel (tenor, soprano shawm, alto dulcian), Lieven Termont (tenor), Job Boswinkel (bass), Marcel Ketels (recorder, flute), Patrick Laureys (recorder), Philippe Malfeyt (lute), Bart Roose (lute), Hannelore Devaere (harp), Willem Bremer (alto shawm), Norbert Kunst (tenor & bass shawm, bass dulcian), René van Laken (tenor dulcian, rebec, alto viol), Piet Stryckers (tenor & bass viol), Doron David Sherwin (cornet), Harry Ries (alto sackbut), Charles Toet (tenor sackbut), Wim Becu (bass sackbut), Bart Quartier (percussion)

Playing time: 77'

Recording dates: 1990 - 1994

This is a very professional production with ample notes, and a fine program of 15th century songs. Beyond the focus on Josquin, Isaac is well-represented, plus well-known contributions from Dufay & Binchois and Ockeghem, as well as fine items too seldom recorded by Compère, Obrecht, La Rue and Johannes Prioris. Textures are varied throughout the program.

The selection is taken from previously issued recordings on the Eufoda label:

Reissued in Cantus 9814/6 (3 CDs)

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Todd M. McComb