Flemish Music and society in the XVth and XVIth centuries

Flemish Music and society in the XVth and XVIth centuries - La musique flamande dans la société des XVe et XVIe siècles
De Vlaamse Musiek in maatschappij van de15de en 16de eeuw - Die flämische Musik in der Gesellschaft des XV und XVI Jahrhunderts
Pro Musica Antiqua - Safford Cape, dir. and others
Editions Arcade (no producer on label, nor number) [LPx2, with book]
Deutsche Gramophon 629 517/8 [LPx2, without book]

Contents:

    LP-1

    Guillaume Dufay
  1. Hymn: Vexilla regis

    2. Guillaume Dufay
  2. Motet (3v): Flos florum

    3. Anon.
  3. a. Monophonic chanson: L'homme armé
    Guillaume Dufay: Missa "L'homme armé"
    b. Agnus Dei II (3v)
    Johannes Ockeghem: Missa "L'homme armé"
    c. Kyrie (4v)

    4. Heinrich Isaac: Proprium missae in dominica laetare
  4. Introit: Laetare Hierusalem (4v)

    5. Josquin Desprez: Missa "Pange Lingua"
  5. Gloria (4v)

    6. ----
    Gilles Binchois
  6. Chanson: Filles à marier (4v)

    7. Johannes Ockeghem
  7. a. L'autre d'antan
    b. Ma maistresse et ma plus grande amye

    8. Anon., Notenbücher der Margerete von Österreich
  8. a. Entrée suis en pensée
    Pierre De La Rue, Notenbücher der Margerete von Österreich
    b. Pourquoy non?
    c. Autant en emporte le vent

    9. Henrich Isaac
  9. Innsbruck, ich muss dich Lassen

    10. Josquin Desprez
  10. a. Parfons regretz et lamentable joye
    b. N'esse pas un grand desplaisir
    c. Basiez moy

    11. LP-2

    Josquin Desprez
  11. Bergerette savoyenne

    12. Henrich Isaac
  12. a. La morra
    b. Organ piece: Fortuna in mi

    13. Johannes Japart
  13. Chanson: Il est de bonne heure ne (4v)

    14. Adrien Willaert
  14. a. Canzone villanesca: O dolce vita mia (4v)
    c. Chanson: Allons, allons gay! (3v)
    d. Duo: Quidnam ebrietas

    15. Nicolas Gombert
  15. Motet: Angelus Domini (4v)

    16. Jacobus Clemens non Papa: Souterliedekens
  16. a. Psalm 26: God is myn licht
    b. Psalm 101: Hoort myn ghebet, o Heere

    17. Cipriano de Rore
  17. Madrigal: Crudele acerba inexorabil morte (4v)

    18. Tyelmann Susato
  18. Danceryes (4v)

    19. ----
    Rolland de Lassus
  19. a. Chanson: Un doux nenny (4v)
    b. Chanson: Or sus, filles, que l'on me donne! (4v)
    c. Chanson: Sçais-tu dire l'Ave? (4v)

    20. Rolland de Lassus
  20. Lied: Baur, was traegst im sacke (4v)

    21. Rolland de Lassus
  21. a. Villanella: Io ti vorria contar la pena mia (4v)
    b. Madrigal: Un dubbio verno (5v)
    c. Echo: O la, O che bon echo (6v)

    22. Rolland de Lassus
  22. Motet: Super flumina Babylonis (4v)

    23. Rolland de Lassus: Septem psalmi Davidis poenitentiales
  23. Domine, ne in furore tuo...Miserere

Playing time: (24' 57" + 24' 58") + (24' 58" + 24' 57") = 1h 39' 50"

Performers:
See links below &
[3], [6], [13]-[17] Quatuor vocal de Bruxelles [Mimi Lahaye (soprano), Mariette Hellemans (soprano), Roland Bufkens (tenor), Josée Steel (bass)]

Recording site and date:
See links below &
[3], [6], [13]-[17] Unknown [1965 or prior]

First release:
[3], [6], [13]-[17]

Excerpts (from original releases):
[1]-[2] Archiv Produktion APM 14 019 [LP, mono] III. Research Period - The Early Renaissance, Series A: The Florentine Group «8 Madrigals and Caccias from Codex of Antonio Squarcialupi» & Series D: The Netherlanders to Okeghem «Guillaume Dufay: 8 Sacred Songs»
[4] Polydor (Germany) AVM 5403 [78rpm] Heinrich Isaac: Proprium missae in Dominica Laetare
[5], [10]-[11] Archiv Produktion APM 14 171 / 198 171 [LP, mono / stereo] IV. Research Period - The High Renaissance, Series A: The Netherlanders from Josquin Desprez « Josquin Desprez: Missa Pange lingua - 8 Weltliche Werke»
[7] Archiv Produktion APM 14 069 [LP, mono] III. Research Period - The Early Renaissance, Series C: John Dunstable and his Circle «Dunstable: Motets» & Series D: The Netherlanders to Okeghem «Johannes Okeghem: 5 Chansons»
[8], [18] Archiv Produktion APM 14 032 [LP, mono] IV. Research Period: The High Renaissance, Series A: The Netherlanders from Josquin des Prés «Anonymous: 9 Chansons from the "Notenbücher der Margarete von Österreich"» & Series G: Dance Music « Tielman Susato: 16 Danseryes»
[9], [12] Archiv Produktion APM 14 323 /198 323 [LP, mono / stereo] IV. Research Period: The High Renaissance, Series B: At the Imperial Court of Maximilian I «From the Repertoire of the Imperial Court Chapel»
[19]-[21] Archiv Produktion APM 14 055 [LP, mono] IV. Research Period - The High Renaissance, Series K: Orlandus Lassus (vol. 1) «Neue teutsche Lieder, Chansons, Madrigaux, Villanelles»
[22] Archiv Produktion APM 14 071 [LP, mono] IV. Research Period - The High Renaissance, Series K: Orlandus Lassus (vol. 2) «Missa VIII toni ad imitationem moduli: Puisque j'ai perdu - 8 latin motets»
[23] Archiv Produktion APM 14 129-30 / 198 014-15 [LP, mono / stereo] IV. Research Period - The High Renaissance, Series K: Orlandus Lassus «Psalmi poenitentiales»

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Comments:
Information from owned LP (DG) and also from the book (with records designed to accompany the book) by Roger Wangermée "La musique flamande dans la société des XVe et XVIe siècles" (Brussels, 1965). The first edition of the book (in French) with 2 LPs was first released in 1965; also released in English. The original release is named as Editions Arcade by MELVYL.
The book is in itself a piece of artwork.

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Pierre-F. Roberge