French Dances of the Renaissance

French Dances of the Renaissance
The Ancient Instrument Ensemble of Paris - Roger Cotte
Nonesuch H-1 036 [LP, mono]
Nonesuch H-71 036 [LP, stereo]

Contents:

  1. Three basse danses:
    Arbeau: Jouissance vous donnerai
    Attaignant GP: (dance)
    Attaignant II: La volunté
  2. Two tourdions:
    Arbeau: (dance)
    Attaignant II: Vous aurez ce qui est mein
  3. Three pavanes and a gaillard:
    Arbeau: Belle qui tient ma vie
    Attaignant GP: (dance)
    Claude Gervaise in Attaingnant VI: Pavane et gaillarde d'Angleterre
  4. Two allemandes:
    Arbeau: (allemande)
    Claude Gervaise in Attaignant III: (allemande)
  5. Suite of bransles:
    Attaignant II: Bransle simple, bransle double
    Attaignant GP: Three bransles for keyboard
    Claude Gervaise in Attaignant VI: Bransle gay
    Jean-Baptiste Besard: Bransle gay
  6. Divers bransles:
    Claude Gervaise in attaignant III: Bransle de Burgogne
    Arbeau: Gavotte
    Claude Gervaise in attaignant VI: 2 bransles de Champagne
  7. Three bransles de fantasie:
    Arbeau: Volta
    Gervaise: Bransle de Poictou
    Arbeau: Moresca

    8. ---
  8. Anon.: L'amour de moy
  9. Two pieces for archlute:
    Anon.: Greensleeves
    Jean-Baptiste Besard: Les Cloches de Paris
  10. Robert de Visee: Gavotte, minuet, bourée (from the Second Livre des pièces pour la quitare, Paris, 1686)
  11. Anon.: Pavan pour le retour de Pologne, Concert pour les chevaliers
  12. Three pieces for harp:
    Bernardo Pasquini: Sonata in C Major
    Fabritio Caroso: Spagnoletta nova al modo di Madrigalia (from Nobiltà di Dame, Venice, 1605)
  13. Andre Joseph Exaudet: Minuet (from the Trio Sonata op.2 no.1)
  14. Jean-Philippe Rameau: Tambourin (from the Second Livre de Pieces de clavessin, paris, 1724)

Playing time: ??

Performers:
The Ancient Instrument Ensemble of Paris - Roger Cotte
Marcelle Harbonnier (harpsichord and spinet), Elena Polonska (harp, alto recorder), Anne-Marie Cotte-Druesnes (sopranino, alto and tenor recorders), Huguette Erhmann (alto and tenor recorder, percussion), Jean-Pierre Cotte (treble-lute, lute, archlute, percussion), Guy Durand (viol, viola d'amore, soprano recorder), Roger Cotte (sopranino and bass recorders), Mathilde Siderer (soprano), Yves Tessier (tenor)

Recording site and date:
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