A History of Music, vol. 4

Century vol. 4
Trouvères & Troubadours / Minnesänger & other Courtly Arts
Various
Harmonia Mundi HMX 290 8166

Contents

    En langue d'Oc, les Troubadours (XIe-XIIe siècles)
    The Art of the Troubadours (Southern France, 11th & 12th centuries)

    Anon., Troubadour, end 12th c.:
  1. A l'entrada del temps clar

    2. Bernart de Ventadorn:
  2. Vida

    3. Folquet de Marselha:
  3. Sitot me soi a tart aperceubutz

    4. En langue d'Oïl, les Trouvères (XIIe-XIIIe siècles)
    The Art of the Trouvères (Northern France, 12th & 13th centuries)

    Anon., Trouvère
  4. Volez vous que je vous chant

    5. Gautier de Coincy
  5. Efforcier m'estuet ma vois (instr.)
  6. Conductus: Hyer matin a l'enjournee (text anonymous; 2 voices)
  7. Motet: Hyer matin / Benedicamus Domino (3 voices)
  8. Ja pour yver (10 voices, 2 vielles, citole, lute, psaltery, percussion)

    9. Thibaut de Champagne
  9. Deus est ensi conme li pellicanz

    10. Adam de la Halle
  10. Entre Adan et Hanikel / Chiès bien séans

    11. En Espagne / In Spain: Cantigas de Santa María
    Alfonso le sabio (Alphonse le Sage, XIIIe siècle / Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century)

    Alfonso el Sabio: Cantigas de Santa Maria
  11. Cantiga 116: Bailemos nós ja todas tres
  12. Cantiga 15: Todo los santos

    13. Martin Codax: Cantigas de Amigo
  13. Quantas Sabedes Amar

    14. En Allemagne / In Germany: Les Minnesänger
    Empire romain germanique, XIIIe siècle / Holy Roman Empire, 13th Century

    Neidhart:
  14. Sinc an, guldîn huon!

    15. Tannhäuser:
  15. Ich lobe ein wip

    16. Neidhart:
  16. Owê dirre nôt!

    17. Le Manuscrit des Carmina Burana (XIIIe siècle)
    Poems and Songs from the Benediktbeuren Codex (13th Century)

    Anon.:
  17. CB 200: Bacche, bene venies
  18. CB 34: Deduc, Syon, uberrimas

Playing time: 76' 03"

Performers, recording site and date:
See links below;
Rel.: 2005

Excerpts:
[1] Harmonia mundi HM 396 [LP] Troubadours I
[2]-[3] Harmonia mundi HM 397 [LP] Troubadours II
[4], [9] Harmonia mundi HMU 90 7184 [CD] Chansons de Trouvères
[5]-[8] Harmonia mundi HMU 90 7317 [CD] Miracles of Notre Dame
[10] Harmonia mundi HMU 90 7185 [CD] Hoquetus - Medieval European Vocal Music
[11]-[13] Harmonia mundi HMU 90 7390 [CD] Cantigas de Santa Maria
[14]-[16] Harmonia mundi HMU 90 7082 [CD] Wanderer's Voices
[17] Harmonia mundi HMU 335 [LP] Carmina Burana, vol. 1
[18] Harmonia mundi HMU 336 [LP] Carmina Burana, vol. 2

Compilation:
Harmonia Mundi "Century" HMX 290 8163 / 72 [CDx10] Century I: Toute la Musique Ancienne - Ancient Music

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.):
Early Music America (Vol./#-p.):
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.):
Goldberg (y., #-p.):
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.):

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Pierre-F. Roberge