Forgotten Provence

Forgotten Provence
Music-making in the South of France 1150-1550
The Martin Best Consort
Nimbus 5445 [CD]

Contents:

    Anon., ca 1550:
  1. Chansons-avec-refrains: Ne l'oseray-je / Voulez-vous que je vous dise?

    2. Cerveau: Les Airs
  2. Dessus la rive

    3. Beatriz de Dia:
  3. Canso: Chanter meer

    4. Anon., ca 1550:
  4. Carole in rondeau: Vecy le mai

    5. Anon, trad., Limousin:
  5. Pastorela: Ma charmante cadet

    6. Anon., School of St. Martial, Limoges, 12th c.:
  6. Sequence in free organum: Alleluia Justus

    7. Anon., 12th c.:
  7. Danse-song in carole form: A l'entrada del tens clar

    8. Anon., Troubadour:
  8. Danse-song: Li gelos

    9. Anon., trad., Languedoc:
  9. Danse: Air de Cheval-Jupon

    10. Jaufre Rudel de Blaye:
  10. Canso: Lancan li jorn

    11. Anon., Troubadour, 12th c.:
  11. Vers: Ara Lausatz

    12. Anon., School of St. Martial, Limoges, 12th c.:
  12. Sequence to St. Peter and St. Paul: Laude Jocunda

    13. Anon., Montpellier:
  13. Motet: Pucelete - Je languis - Domino

    14. Petrus de Cruce:
  14. Motet: Aucun - Lonc tans - Annuntiantes

    15. Anon., Montpellier:
  15. Motet: Alle psallite

    16. Anon., first-half 16th c.:
  16. Carole in Ballade form: Rossignolet du bois

    17. Anon., trad., Bas Languedoc:
  17. Rossignolet du bois

    18. Anon., Trad., Bas Limousin:
  18. Le Sodard

    19. Anon., School of St. Martial, Limoges, ca 1150:
  19. Sequence: Epiphaniam Domino

    20. Guiraut de Bornelh:
  20. Alba: Reis Glorios

Playing time: 64' 19"

Performers:
The Martin Best Consort [Martin Best [voice, lute, psaltery, pottery drum), Libby Crabtree (soprano), Giles Chabonard (vielle), David Corkhill (hammer dulcimer, tambourine), Robin Jeffrey (cittern, oud, theorbo, laouto), Lucie Skeaping (violin, fidele, rebec, pipe), David Tosh (dulcimer, nakers, tabor), Rebecca Outram (soprano), Caris Lane (soprano), Natanja Hadda (alto), Kim Porter (alto), Susannah Spicer (alto), Matthew Vine (tenor), Paul Tindell (tenor), Simon Davies (tenor), Rosemary Thorndycraft (viola da gamba)].

Recording site and date:
Concert Hall of the Nimbus Foundation [10/1994]

Compilation:
This CD has been released in a 6 CDs box set: Nimbus NI 1753 Music from the Age of Chivalry

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.):
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.):
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.) 19/4- (march/april 1996)

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Pierre-F. Roberge