Media Vita in Morte Sumus

Media Vita in Morte Sumus
Ein Spiel um die letzten Dinge - A game of death and the life to come - Un jeu médiéval des fins dernières
Ensemble Ioculatores
Raum Klang RK 9707

Contents:

    Anon.
  1. Prolog: Die Weisheit der Welt

    2. Anon., 10th c.
  2. Responsorium: Media vita in morte sumus

    3. Der Gutere
  3. Hievor ein werder ritter lac

    4. Anon., Carmina Burana
  4. O varium Fortune lubricum

    5. Thibaut de Champagne
  5. Kreuzzugslied

    6. Walther von der Vogelweide
  6. Diu menscheit muoz verderben I
    Anon., Codex Las Huelgas de Burgos, 14th c.
    Crucifigat omnes (instr.)

    7. Anon., Llibre Vermell de Montserrat, 14th c.
  7. Ad mortem festinamus

    8. Alfonso el Sabio: Cantigas de Santa Maria
  8. Cantiga 422: Madre de Deus, ora por nos teu Fill' essa ora

    9. Freidank
  9. Der Tod und die Liebe

    10. Anon., from Dies irae dies illa
  10. Saltarello in fine (instr.)

    11. Anon., 10th c.
  11. Responsorium: Media vita in morte sumus

    12. Guiraut Riquier
  12. Ples de tristor

    13. Anon, Totentanz, 15th c.
  13. Der doten dantzAngelus ad pastores ait
    Anon., from Dies irae dies illa
    Saltarello in fine (instr.)

    14. Anon, Antiphons from Exsequien, 10th c.
  14. In Paradisum
    Chorus angelorum
    Ego sum resurrectio

    15. Anon., 10th c.
  15. Responsorium: Media vita in morte sumus

    16. Anon.
  16. Epilog: Das Rad der Fortuna

Playing time: 61' 15"

Performers:
Ioculatores [Susanne Ansorg (vielle, rebec), Sabine Heller (harp), Alexander Dinter (lute, voice-schola, narrator), Veit Heller (portatitve, zink, voice-schola), Kay Krause (lute, voice-schola), Michael Metzler (percussions, voice-schola), Sebastian Pank (shawm, flute, voice-schola), Robert Weinkauff (voice-schola & solo, narrator), Jörg Peukert (narrator)] with guest artists: Gesine Adler (voice-schola), Miriam Andersén (voice solo), Tilmann Ludwig (voice-schola & solo), Michael Schaffrath (voice-schola & solo), Ingolf Seidel (voice-schola)

Recording site and date:
Klosterkirche Thalbürgel [06/1997];
rel. 2004

Excerpts:
[6] Verlag der Spielleute CD 012 Walther von der Vogelweide: Saget mir ieman: waz ist Minne?

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.):
Early Music America (Vol./#-p.):
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.): 28/5-252 (May/June 2005)
Goldberg (#-p.):
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.):

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Todd M. McComb