Music at the time of Dante

Dante Alighieri - Lo mio servente core
Ensemble Lucidarium
L'Empreinte digitale ED 13051

Contents:

    Bonaiuto del Casentino
  1. Hæc Medela

    2. Salimbene de Adam: Cronica
  2. Frater de Cornetta

    3. Anon., Italy, Cortona Biblioteca Communale Ms 91
  3. Damni conforto

    4. Anon., Italy, Cortona Biblioteca Communale Ms 91
  4. O divina virgo fiore

    5. Anon., Italy, Bologna Biblioteca universitaria Ms 2216
  5. Virgine Benedeta

    6. Salimbene de Adam: Cronica
  6. Frater Deutsalvet

    7. Anon., Italy, Venezia Biblioteca Marciana Ms Ital IX, 945
  7. O Crux fructus

    8. Salimbene de Adam: Cronica
  8. Stellae et ravioli

    9. Anon., Italy, Luca Arch. de Stato, Ms 184 (Mancini)
  9. De Mia Frarina

    10. Anon., Tuscany (?), mid 14th c.: Liber de Coquina
  10. Liber de coquina

    11. Anon.
  11. Saltarello

    12. Dante Alighieri: Comoedia, Purgatorium XXVI-115-148
  12. Dante incontra Arnaut Daniel

    13. Arnaut Daniel
  13. Lo ferm voler

    14. Perotinus (attr.), Firenze, Biblioteca Laurenziana, Ms Pluteus 191
  14. Clausola

    15. Franco Sacchetti: Il Trecentonovelle
  15. Dante e il fabbro

    16. Dante Alighieri/Arnaut Daniel
  16. Lo mio servente core

    17. Anon., Italy, Roma Ms Vaticano Rossi 215, framm. Greggiati
  17. Canto lo gallo

    18. Anon., Italy, Roma Ms Vaticano Rossi 215, framm. Greggiati
  18. E con cavalchè

    19. Anon., Paris B.N. Fonds italien 568
  19. Amor merçe

    20. Franco Sacchetti: Il Trecentonovelle
  20. Dante et il Genovese

    21. Anon., Padova S. Giustina Ms. 533
  21. E par che la vita mia

    22. Anon., Italy, Roma Ms Vaticano Rossi 215
  22. Sulla rivera

    23. Giovanni Sercambi: Novelle
  23. Dante e il re Uberto

    24. Anon., London British Library, Ms. 29987
  24. Non posso far bucato

    25. Salimbene de Adam: Cronica
  25. Alleluia

    26. Anon., Siena Arch. Santa Maria dei Servi, Ms. G
  26. Ave Stella Matutina

Playing time: 72' 41"

Recording date: Sovanna's Cathedral, Italy [10/1995]

Performers: Ensemble Lucidarium [Annemieke Cantor (voice), Isabel Pedro (voice), Avery Gosfield (pipe and tabor, double flute and tabor, recorder, percussions), Marco Ferrari (shawm, claramella, double flute), Francis Biggi (citole, bagpipe, percussion), Thais Ohara (mediaeval fiddle), Markus Tapio (mediaeval fiddle)] & Mira Andriolo (voice), Marco Andriolo (voice), Anna Poli-Carrara (narrator), Francesco Ghezzi-Dongio (narrator), Franco Anania-Maida (narrator), Marleen van den broeck (bells), Marie-Hélène De Giovanni (bells) - Avery Gosfield & Francis Biggi, dirs.

Reviewed in:
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.): 74/883-128 (december 1996)
Diapason (#-p.): 427-143 (june 1996)
Fanfare:

Comments: Information from owned CD. A very unusual recording, and quite funny to hear or read the texts. Refreshing. Solo part by Annemieke Cantor is absolutely charming. Recommended without any hesitation.

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Dévotion populaire au temps de la Réforme
Ensemble Lucidarium - Avery Gosfield & Francis Biggi
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Pierre-F. Roberge