Lost Songs of the Rhineland Harper

Lost Songs of the Rhineland Harper

X & XI centuries
Sequentia - Benjamin Bagby, dir.
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi (BMG) 82876 58939 2 (CD, SACD-H, DSD, NA)
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi (BMG) 82876 58940 2 (CD, SACD-H, DSD, Europe)

Contents:

Songs of the Harp

1. Felix qui potuit beni
2. Caute cane, cantor care
3. Magnus cesar Otto
4. Rota modos arte
5. David regis inclita proles

The Image of Dawn

6. Cigni (instr.)
7. Foebus abierat
8. Clangam, filii
9. Phebi claro
10. Aurea personet lira

Desire and Seduction

11. Iam, dulcis amica, venito
12. Advertite, omnes populi
13. O admirabile Veneris idolum
14. Puella turbata (instr.)
15. Suavissima nunna
16. Veni, dilectissime

(Text files)

Sources (text):
For most songs, it is the manuscript Cambridge University Library, MS Gg. 5.35 (Carmina Cantabrigiensis)

Sources (music):
For most songs, it is based on reconstructions made by Benjamin Bagby.

Performers:
Sequentia
Agnethe Christensen (voice), Eric Mentzel (voice), Norbert Rodenkirchen (flute, lyre), Benjamin Bagby (voice, lyre, harp)
Benjamin Bagby, dir.

Playing time: 74' 29"

Recording site and date:
DeutschlandRadio, Sendesaal des Funkauses, Köln, Germany [09/2002];
Rel.: 2004

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.):
Early Music America (Vol./#-p.):
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.): 28/5-251 (May/June 2005)
Goldberg (#-p.):
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.): 987/82-113 (december 2004)

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