Martini: La fleur de biaulte

Martini: La fleur de biaulte
Le Miroir de Musique - Baptiste Romain
Ricercar 430 [CD]

Contents:

  1. O beate Sebastiane
  2. La Martinella (instrumental)
  3. La Martinelle pittzulo (instrumental)
  4. Letatus sum
  5. Biaulx parle toujours (instrumental)
  6. La fleur de biaulté (instrumental)
  7. Quare fremuerunt gentes
  8. Magnificat tertii toni
  9. Helas comment aves (instrumental)
  10. Que je fasoye (instrumental)
  11. Fortune desperata (instrumental)
  12. Anon., Q18: Fortuna disperata (instrumental)
  13. Fortuna d'un gran tempo
  14. Scoen kint (instrumental)
  15. Sans riens du mal
  16. J'espoir mieulx (instrumental)
  17. Credo "Ma bouche rit"
  18. Der newe pawer schwantcz (instrumental)
  19. De la bonne chiere (instrumental)
  20. Tant que dieu voldra (instrumental)
  21. Ave amator casti consilii
  22. Des biens d'amours (instrumental)
  23. Agnus Dei "La Martinella"
  24. Colinet de Lannoy / Martini: Cela sans plus (instrumental)

Performers: Sabine Lutzenberger (mezzo-soprano), Tessa Roos (mezzo-soprano), David Munderloh (tenor), Jacob Lawrence (tenor), Matthieu Le Levreur (baritone), Tim Scott Whiteley (bass), Claire Piganiol (harp, organetto), Silke Schulze (shawm, pommer), Elizabeth Rumsey (viola d'arco, viola da gamba), Marc Lewon (lute, viola d'arco), Henry van Engen (trombone), Baptiste Romain (vielle, violin, rebec, bagpipes)

Playing time: 79'

Recording date: September 2020 (Saint-Léger); released: 2021

This is the first program to be devoted to Johannes Martini (c.1430-1497), one of the earliest composers to leave a surviving body of instrumental music.

Although it's attracted relatively little interest from performers, Martini's surviving output (mostly from Ferrara) is actually quite substantial. Some previous programs to feature his music:

Obrecht: Missa Malheur me bat
The Clerks' Group - Edward Wickham
AS&V Gaudeamus 171
Mynstrelles with Straunge Sounds
The Earliest Consort Music for Viols
Clare Wilkinson / Rose Consort of Viols
Delphian 34169
Compère: Missa Galeazescha
Music for the Duke of Milan
Odhecaton - Paolo da Col
Arcana 436
Josquin: Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae
A Sei Voci - Bernard Fabre-Garrus
Astrée 8601
The Diamond of Ferrara
Music from the Court of Ercole I
Ex Umbris
Dorian 93225

To purchasing information for this disc.

To FAQ references to this recording.

To FAQ CD index page.

Todd M. McComb