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2. Huzalwa

3. Shababi (Acoustique)

4. Ussiwu

5. Nadhiri (Promesse)

6. Pole Pole - Chebli, Sam Mangwana

7. Twa Ma Ya

8. Salam

9. Miyadi

10. Sambe

11. Shababi

12. Douzième Nuit

13. Shaya Na Bere

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Average customer rating: Unique A classic performance

Music of the Gothic Era Geoffrey Shaw , David James , David Munrow , and Early Music Consort of London Manufacturer: Archiv Produktion ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Perotin / The Hilliard Ensemble Music Of The Crusades The Art of Courtly Love - David Munrow & The Early Music Consort of London Early Music Festival / David Munrow, Early Music Consort Sinners & Saints: The Ultimate Medieval and Renaissance Music Collection ASIN: B00006L3IE Release Date: 2002-10-08

Tracks:

1. Viderunt Omnes - David Munrow
2. Alleluya Pascha Nostrum - Martyn Hill
3. Gaude Maria Virgo - David Munrow
4. Locus Iste - Charles Brett
5. viderunt Omnes - Martyn Hill
6. Sederunt Principes - David Munrow
7. Alle, Psallite Cum Luya, 3 Voc. - Martyn Hill
8. Amor Potest, 3 Voc. - Martyn Hill
9. S'on Me Regarde, 3 Voc. - Martyn Hill
10. In Mari Miserie, 3 Voc. - Martyn Hill
11. On Parole De Batre, 3 Voc. - James Bowman
12. En Mai Quant Rosier Sont Flouri, 3. Voc. - Martyn Hill
13. Dominator Domine, 3 Voc. - Martyn Hill
14. El Mois De Mai, 3 Voc. - Martyn Hill
15. O Mitissima, 3 Voc. - James Bowman

Tracks:

1. Hoquetus I-VII, 3 Voc. Neuma-Virgo-In Seculum Longum-In Seculum Viellatoris In Seculum Breve-Seculum D'Amiens Longum-In Seculum - David Munrow
2. Aucun Ont Trouve, 3 Voc. - David Munrow
3. De Ma Dame Vient, 3 Voc. - Martyn Hill
4. J'os Bien A M'amie Parler, 3 Voc. - James Bowman
5. La Mesnie Fauveline, 3 Voc. - David Munrow
6. Quant Je Le Voi, 3 Voc. - Martyn Hill
7. Zelus Familie, 3 Voc. - Martyn Hill
8. Quasi Non Ministerium, 4 Voc. - David Munrow
9. Impudenter Circumivi, 4 Voc. - David Munrow
10. Cum Statua, 3 Voc. - James Bowman
11. Pantheon Abluitur, 5 Voc. - James Bowman
12. Clap, Clap, Par Un Matin, 3 Voc. - Martyn Hill
13. Ida capillorum, 4 Voc. - James Bowman
14. Rachel Plorat Filios, 3 Voc. - Martyn Hill
15. Les I'ormel A La Turelle, 3 Voc. - Martyn Hill
16. O Philippe, Franci Qui Generis, 3 Voc. - James Bowman
17. Febus Mundo Oriens, 3 Voc. - Martyn Hill
18. Lasse! Comment Oublieray, 3 Voc. - Martyn Hill
19. Qui Es Promesses, 3 Voc. - James Bowman
20. Hoquetus David, 3 Voc. - David Munrow
21. Christe, Qui Lux Es, 4 Voc. - James Bowman
22. Degentis Vita, 4 Voc. - Martyn Hill
23. Inter Densas Deserti Meditans, 3 Voc. - Martyn Hill
24. Rex Karole, Johannis Genite, 5 Voc. - James Bowman

Customer Reviews:

Unique.......2006-02-07

This is early vocal music very much in the style currently heard in groups like the Hilliard Ensemble and Tallis Scholars. It is very spacious-sounding and solemn, which makes sense- most of the music that we have preserved from hundreds of years ago was written for use in the church. Fortunately, the gravity of the works never stops this set from being thoroughly enjoyable, too. Archiv's sound is, as always, very good.

A classic performance.......2003-02-28

This recording remains a classic, even if (as Daniel Leech-Wilkinson points out in his accompanying notes) some of Munrow's performance practices may be disputed today. This is, quite simply, a wonderful performance and a terrific sounding recording (even after nearly 30 years)--and a wonderful way to develop an ear for the music of the 13th and 14th centuries.

Average customer rating: Very pretty, but is it Machaut? Deserved a Grammy Buy Dreams in the Pleasure Garden Too beautiful? Lovely, but ...

Guillaume de Machaut: Motets Manufacturer: Ecm Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Machaut | Machaut, Guillaume de | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Hilliard Ensemble | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ECM Classical | ECM Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ECM Jazz & World | ECM Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Perotin / The Hilliard Ensemble Machaut: Messe de Notre Dame / The Hilliard Ensemble Josquin Desprez: Motets & Chansons Biber: The Rosary Sonatas Machaut: La Messe de Nostre Dame; Songs from Le Voir Dit ASIN: B0001A7D3G Release Date: 2004-03-30

Tracks:

1. De Soupirant Cuer, M2
2. Fine Amour, Qui Me Vint Navrer, M3
3. Puis Que La Douce Rousee, M4
4. Qui Plus Aimme, M5
5. Lasse! Je Sui En Aventure, M7
6. Ha! Fortune, M8
7. O Livoris Feritas, M9
8. Helas! Ou Sera Pris Confors, M10
9. Fins Cuers Dous, M11
10. Eins Que Ma Dame D'Onnour, M13
11. Faus Samblant M'A Deceu, M15
12. Se J'Aim Mon Loyal Ami, M16
13. Bone Pastor, M18
14. Diligenter Inquiramus, M19
15. Biaute Paree De Valour, M20
16. Veni Creator Spiritus, M21
17. Plange, Regni Respublica, M22
18. Inviolata Genitrix, M23

Amazon.com

Celebrating their 30th anniversary, the Hilliard Ensemble turns to the Motets of Machaut, 18 exquisitely wrought works that explore a wide range of human emotions within the context of a timeless style, as piercing today as it must have been to 14th Century Parisians. The texts range from darker variations of courtly romances to the vagaries of love and fortune, reflections on envy, deceit, morality, death, and salvation. Machaut clothes these in long, flowing musical lines, often florid ones whose complex patterns reveal bold harmonic twists and turns, an exhilarating combination of austerity and rich complexity. The Hilliard Ensemble--here five well-tuned voices, two countertenors, two tenors, and baritone--sing with an intensity often missing from more formalistic performances of medieval music, though never violating stylistic strictures. Perhaps these short masterpieces best retain their freshness when heard in chunks of three or four, but there's no question this is an essential acquisition for lovers of early music. Completing the recommendation, the engineers beautifully capture the glow of the church acoustic. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

Very pretty, but is it Machaut?.......2006-05-21

The Hilliard Ensemble seems to want to treat these secular Machaut motets, whose lyrics all involve courtly love themes, as sacred music.

A purely vocal performance of this material is, of course, as justifiable as any other performance practice we can surmise for this fourteenth century music. The Hilliards appear to treat some of the lines as vocal drones, and emphasize a single line above it, treating Machaut much as you would expect to treat a discant over a piece of chant in the Notre-Dame school organum. This tends to obscure what made Machaut an innovative and original composer. Machaut was one of the first composers to write -complex- polyphony, and this practice seems to treat some of Machaut's lines as being of secondary interest.

The heavy reverb in the recording, which has been noted below, adds a reverent tone. This, too, seems a bit off: it makes the music sound remote and unearthly, as if sung in the crypt of a stone church. Even given that Machaut was a churchman attached to the cathedral at Rheims, an ecclesiastical performance of this courtly love material seems somewhat unlikely.

That said, it is very pleasant to listen to. But for those who want a purely vocal performance of Machaut's secular motets, recordings such as that by Summerly's Oxford Camerata of -Le Voir Dit- make it somewhat clearer what is going on in Machaut's music.

Deserved a Grammy.......2005-12-16

I understand the complaints lodged against this recording, as I similarly declared that Anonymous 4 sanitized Landini. However, I cannot say the same thing here. There have already been plenty recordings of the more raw and jaunty side of Machaut. This recording really shows how exquisite Machaut can be.

I was thrilled when Hilliard Ensemble was nominated for a grammy for this and I can't even count how many copies of this that I have given as gifts. Everyone has been thrilled, and for many, this was their first exposure to medieval music.

I also recommend the Machaut recordings by Ensemble Project Ars Nova and Fortune's Wheel.

Buy Dreams in the Pleasure Garden.......2005-12-01

This is nice but I think Dreams in the Pleasure Garden(a compilation of secular works by Machaut) and Messe de Nostre Dame (his famous mass) are a bit more interesting musically.

Too beautiful?.......2005-01-20

Can something be too beautiful? The Hilliard Ensemble's creamy vocal tone and beautiful intonation make all of their recordings a sensual and delicious experience. But is that really the best approach to Machaut's motets? 14th-century French music has lots of rhythmic angularities, and surprisingly harsh sonorities (involving parallel fourths). These sharp edges seem to have been sanded off in the Hilliard's version, as if they couldn't bear to sacrifice their luscious vocal sound for the sake of the composer's slightly knotty style. As much as I admire these singers (it all sounds incredibly lovely), I prefer my Machaut from groups like Ensemble Organum, who sound more like folk-singers, in their raw, vibrato-free style. People who like beautiful singing will probably love this recording, but I think this music is better represented by a little rough treatment.

Lovely, but ..........2004-12-15

Frankly, this disc sounds very little like Machaut and very much like the Hilliard Ensemble (and even more like ECM). To be sure, it's lovely singing, and it is certainly well recorded (though ECM's penchant for 9" reverb does seem quite silly), but the wash of sound favored by the Hilliard Ensemble is very much out of place here, I think (much better in the legitimately choral works of the late Renaissance). The tempi are too slow, the articulation is too smooth, and performance practice too Anglicized. For a better, more appropriately performed Machaut, look to the fantastic Project Ars Nova disc on new albion.

Average customer rating: All things old... Impressive Impressive Wonderfull!

The Medieval Experience Manufacturer: Archiv Produktion ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Dufay | Dufay, Guillaume | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Machaut | Machaut, Guillaume de | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Obrecht | Obrecht, Jacob | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Sacred & Religious | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Bargain Box Sets | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Bargain Box Sets | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Sinners & Saints: The Ultimate Medieval and Renaissance Music Collection A Feast of Songs: Holiday Music from the Middle Ages Music of the Gothic Era Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore Music of the Troubadours ASIN: B0000057FL Release Date: 1996-11-19

Tracks:

1. Antiphona: Hosanna
2. Antiphona: Pueri Hebraerorum
3. In May, When Rose Trees Are In Bloom
4. Antiphona: Cum audisset
5. Alle, psallite cum luya
6. Antiphona: Coeperunt omnes
7. Antiphona: Occurrunt turbae
8. Antiphona: Cum angelis
9. Antiphona: Ante sex dies
10. If Anyone Looks At Me
11. Hymnus: Gloria, laus et honor
12. In The Month Of May
13. Responsorium: Ingrediente
14. I'm Not Afraid To Talk To My Sweetheart
15. Introitus: Domine, ne longe facias
16. O Most Gentle Virgin Mary
17. Graduale: Tenuisti manum dextram
18. Fauvel's Scheming Household
19. Offertorium: Improperium
20. Communio: Pater, si non potest
21. Shamelessly I Went Around

Tracks:

1. Introitus: Terriblis est
2. In The Turmoil Of The Sea
3. Kyrie XII
4. Gloria XII
5. Click, Click, One Morning Robin Went Off
6. Graduale: Locus iste
7. Alleluia: Adorabo
8. Offertorium: Domine Deus
9. When I See It In The Clear Glass
10. Santus XII
11. Agnus Dei XII
12. Communio: Domus mea
13. He Who Puts His Trust
14. Invitorium et Psalmodia: Domun Dei
15. The Pantheon Is Destroyed
16. Responsorium: Fundata est
17. I Rode By The Elm Tree
18. 5 Antiphonae
19. Hymnus: Angularis fundamentum
20. Antiphona ad Benedictus: Zachaee
21. Rahcel Mourns Her Children
22. Hymnus: Urbs Jerusalem
23. Antiphona ad Magnificat: Sanctificavit
24. Antiphona ad Magnificat: O quam metuendus est
25. King Charles, Son Of John

Tracks:

1. Come Holy Ghost - Several Composers
2. Blessed Mother - Several Composers
3. The Herald Preceded The Prince - Several Composers
4. The Greatest Good Of Mortals - Dufay
5. Flower Of Flowers - Dufay
6. Rejoice, Empress Of Byzantium - Dufay
7. Loving Mother Of The Redeemer - Dufay
8. Glory And Praise To Thee - Several Composers
9. Lamb Of God - Several Composers
10. Blessed Art Thou, Maria - Several Composers
11. From Starry Olympus, Love Made Me Descend - Josquin

Tracks:

1. Missa 'L'homme arme' super voces musicales: Kyrie - Several Composers
2. Missa 'L'homme arme' super voces musicales: Gloria - Several Composers
3. Missa 'L'homme arme' super voces musicales: Credo - Several Composers
4. Missa 'L'homme arme' super voces musicales: Sanctus - Several Composers
5. Missa 'L'homme arme' super voces musicales: Agnus Dei - Several Composers
6. Mass For The Dead: Introitus (Grant Them Eternal Rest) - Several Composers
7. Mass For The Dead: Kyrie (Lord Have Mercy On Us) - Several Composers
8. Mass For The Dead: Graduale (Though I Walk Through The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death) - Several Composers
9. Mass For The Dead: Tractus (As Pants The Hart) - Several Composers
10. Mass For The Dead: Offertorium (Deliver The Souls Of All The Faithful Departed) - Several Composers
11. Lament On The Death Of Johannes Ockeghem - Several Composers

Customer Reviews:

All things old..........2005-09-26

This is a four-disc collection of wonderful pieces representative of the types of music from the Medieval times/Middle Ages. Gregorian chant has experienced a resurgence in popularity (indeed, it is almost new age), but in fact they are part of the ancient tradition of church music. Masses, folk songs, and motets round out the types of music on offer here.

The first two discs, entitled 'Monks and Troubadours', combine folk songs and chansons with Gregorian chant sequences - the first disc has chants for Palm Sunday (performed by the monks of Munsterschwarzach, Germany) together with songs performed by the Early Music Consort of London. The second disc incorporates chants that might be used at a church dedication (performed by the monks of Notre-Dame de Fontgombault Abbey, France) and songs again by the Early Music Consort. The difference is palpable. Gregorian chant varies significantly from the polyphonic songs of the troubadours.

The third disc is of motets, composed by Dunstable, Dufay, Binchois, Obrecht, and Desprez, some (but not all) of the great names in medieval composition. This collection includes a polytexted motet by Dunstable and more standard forms in which all voices join to sing the same words. Binchois' motet 'Gloria, laus et honor' derives from a Gregorian chant found on the first disc, with words still familiar in the modern hymn 'All Glory, Laud and Honour'.

The fourth CD inlcudes masses by Desprez and Ockeghem. Desprez is one of the greatest of the medieval composers, and his Missa L'homme arme is one of the better known; Ockeghem's mass here is one for the dead, a very common type of composition, here expertly executed. The final piece on this disc is a song written by Desprez in honour of Ockeghem, which despite not using typical mass or biblical texts, still incorporates the introit from the requiem, and as a mark of respect for the passing of Ockeghem, Desprez composed the music itself using all black notes.

This Archiv production is a stunning collection, great for the listener and great for the student. In one set, one has a broad range of music, spanning many types and hundreds of years. The production quality is very high, the music itself wonderful, the performances beautifully carried out - not much more can be asked for from a recording.

Impressive.......2000-11-11

Nice sounding recording. The tracks are authentic and are great for anyone interested in medieval history and it's music.

Impressive.......2000-11-11

Nice sounding recording. The tracks are authentic and is great for anyone interested in medieval history and it's music.

Wonderfull!.......2000-06-23

I heard this CD at a friends house. I compare the music to loreena McKennitts. Its wonderfull and i love it. I cant wait to purchase a copy of my own.

Average customer rating: The mastery of Machaut A landmark recording of Machaut's music

Guillaume de Machaut: The Motets (Complete) - Ensemble Musica Nova Guillaume de Machaut (Composer) , and Ensemble Musica Nova Manufacturer: Zig Zag Territoires ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Machaut | Machaut, Guillaume de | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Perotin / The Hilliard Ensemble Machaut: Messe de Notre Dame / The Hilliard Ensemble Magister Leoninus: Sacred Music from 12th-Century Paris Messe de Notre Dame (Guillaume de Machaut)/ Ensemble Organum (Marcel Peres) Josquin Desprez: Motets & Chansons ASIN: B00006RNHF Release Date: 2004-01-13

Customer Reviews:

The mastery of Machaut.......2006-08-28

Guillaume de Machaut (c.1300-1377) was the greatest composer of the 14th century, and was notable for composing "La Messe de Notre Dame" - the first mass that was entirely attributed to one composer.

Here we have the 23 motets of Machaut. Machaut's motets, like those from others in the medieval period, are usually written in three parts:

1). The tenor: the lowest voice, which usually sings a simple, short text, with very long duration given to each syllable, similar to that of plainchant, sung slowly
2). The duplum or motetus: the middle voice, which sings a separate text. This text usually takes the form of a poem, and is more ornamented than the tenor
3). The triplum: the highest voice, which sings its own text in a highly ornamented style

Machaut's motets follow the principle of isorhythm. In essence, this means that the tenor part is repeated multiple times using the same rhythm, but the proportion of the rhythm can be altered in each repetition.

Sounds pretty complicated, doesn't it? Well, it is, and it isn't. It is complicated in the sense that three separate texts, written in old French or Latin, are sung simultaneously. Some of the motets even combine the two languages together! But the underlying beauty of Machaut melodies often beguiles the ear, making you forget all of that is taking place. However, as I have listened to the motets repeatedly, I have come to appreciate how the intricate duplum and triplum voices play off one another and contrast against the unornamented tenor line. This music really is amazing and Machaut clearly was a master. I think certain of the motets are immediately appealing for their melancholy beauty (tracks 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 on disc one, and tracks 4, 5, 11, 12 and 15 on disc two). Other tracks require more attention. Accordingly, this is a release to listen to multiple times, and in chunks. It's a bit much to fully process this music in one sitting!

The performance by Ensemble Musica Nova is outstanding, and the sound is very clear. It is evident that a lot of research went into this recording, and that great care was taken to provide the listener with an authentic experience. It should be noted that in contrast to the choral music of the Renaissance, the different voices of the ensemble do not combine to create a unified sound. Each voice is distinct, and is readily identifiable. In this performance, several of the motets are accompanied by Medieval instruments (viele, flute a bec, harp and drum), while others are purely choral. Multiple versions of certain of the motets are included. For instance, Motet 17 is presented in both an instrumental and choral version. The program notes are extremely detailed, with the original texts and English translations of the motets included.

I suspect this package will prove irrestiable to fans of medieval music, and this set can be enthusiastically recommended to that crowd. For those new to medieval music, I would recommend starting with a recording of "La Messe de Notre Dame" to get warmed up to the style. But if you are looking for a copy of Machaut's motets - this outstanding version is the one to get!

CD1: 46:53
CD2: 44:37

A landmark recording of Machaut's music.......2005-07-20

Machaut was born around 1300, presumably in Machaut, a village northwest of Reims. At the end of his life, poet and composer Guillaume de Machaut closely supervised the illumination of the manuscripts with his compositions. Most of these books containing an extraordinary variety of lavish miniatures can be found in the National Library of Paris. It appears that Machaut had his eye on prosterity in zealously collecting together his complete works in a manner unheard of amongst Medieval composers. The earliest of his motets can be dated to 1324. Many of them mix Latin and French texts in different voices though some are entirely in either French or Latin. In total 23 motets have been handed down to prosterity, nearly all of them are isorhythmic and they are all recorded here complete for the first time.

The Ensemble Musica Nova are part of the lively French early music scene with all of its greater expressive vibrancy and passion, that constrast markedly to the often chilly and reserved English performances. To add to the variety even more, the motets are played interspersed with alternative surviving instrumental dimunitions of the same motets that enrichen the musical experience greatly. Those accumstomed to the puritanically bland early music performances by English groups will find the results from this French group revelatory, with their exhibition of a far fuller palette of colour that recalls those rich illuminations that decorate his manuscripts. All of this helps to present a far more vigorous case for Machaut as one of the turly great composers of Western music.

The completeness and authoritativeness of the performances further extends to the use of period French pronounciation in the performances. All in all this has to be regarded as a benchmark recording for these works by a group who demonstrate deep dedication to this great composer.

Another strong added attraction of the CD is the audiophile grade quality of the recorded sound. There is good air around voices and instruments with nice spacial resolution/sound staging with voice/instrumental timbre being captured vividly. Furthermore the documentation in the cover booklet is exceptionally thorough in its discussion and documentation of textual sources, performance practice and musicological background. An additional booklet in the box provides full texts. This is another case of a lovely boutique independent recording company successfully producing a CD whose artistic and technical standards runs rings around the majors. It certainly raises great interest in the other releases by Zig Zig Territoires. Even the cover art epitomises French chic at its best.

Quite deservedly, this CD was decorated with the Diapason d'Or and the Choc de l'année 2003 - in this repetoire awards I take immeasurably more notice of than Gramophone which would have awarded it a Recording of the Year if the composer and performers were English! David Vernier for Classicstoday gave it a 10/10 review and for once I pretty much agree.

An essential CD set of music of the Ars Nova. Definitely one to grab while you can - you will be kicking yourself if you miss this one.

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Machaut: Motets And Music From The Ivrea Codex / Wickham, Clerks' Group Edward Wickham , The Clerks' Group , Lucy Ballard , William Missin , Stephen Harrold , and Matthew Vine Manufacturer: Signum UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Machaut | Machaut, Guillaume de | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Josquin dez Prez: Missa Faisant Regretz; Motets Ockeghem: Requiem; Missa Fors Seulement Guillaume de Machaut: The Motets (Complete) - Ensemble Musica Nova Dufay: O gemma lux Jacob Obrecht: Missa Sub Tuum Praesidium; Benedictus in laude; Salve Regina ASIN: B00000J2SJ Release Date: 1999-05-01

Tracks:

1. Anonymous Ivrea - Sanctus "Sanans fragilia"
2. 'Chipre' Ivrea: Kyrie
3. Anonymous Ivrea - Gloria "Et verus homo"
4. Machaut - Dame, je sui / Fins cuers doulz
5. Machaut - Trop plus est bele / Biautarde valour
6. Machaut - Lasse! / Se j'aim mon loyal ami
7. Anonymous Ivrea - Credo
8. Machaut - Tu qui gregem / Plange, regni respublica
9. Machaut - Christe qui lux / Veni creator spiritus
10. Machaut - Felix virgo / Inviolata genitrix
11. Anonymous Ivrea - Sanctus
12. Anonymous Ivrea - Clap, clap / Sus Robin
13. Machaut - Qui es promesse / Ha! Fortune
14. Machaut - Martyrum / Diligenter inquiramus
15. Machaut - Amours / Faus samblant
16. Anonymous Ivrea - Post missarum sollempnia / Post misse modulamina

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Promesses Debout Sur Le Zinc Manufacturer: Anubis ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000KJTM7S Release Date: 2007-01-08

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D'amours loial servant Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Machaut | Machaut, Guillaume de | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ballads | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Armes, Amours: Songs of the 14th & 15th Centuries - Alla Francesca & Alta ASIN: B000026D01 Release Date: 2005-07-14

Tracks:

1. Indescort: Diminution Issue Du Codex Faenza Sur La Ballade Anonyme 'A Discort Sont Desir Et Esperance'
2. Ma Tre Dol Rosignol Joly/Aluette/Rosignolin: Virelai-Motet
3. L'Amoureuse Flour D'Este/En L'Estat D'Amere Tristour/(Sicut Fenum Arui): Motet
4. Se Vrai Secours Briefvement Ne M'Eslye: Ballade
5. Puisque Je Sui D'Amours Loial Servant: Rondeau
6. J'Ay Grant Desespoir De Ma Vie
7. La Harpe De Melodie: Virelai
8. De Ce Que Foul Pense Souvent Remaynt: Ballade
9. J'Aime La Biaute
10. Amour M'A Le Cuer Mis En Tel Martire: Ballade
11. Que Puet Faire Un Cuer Dolent/Ce Ne Est Mie Merveilles: Virelai
12. Giovine Vagha: Ballata
13. Qui Es Promesses/Ha! Fortune/(Et Non Est Qui Adjuvet): Motet
14. Se Cuer D'Amant Par Soy Humilier: Rondeau
15. Honte, Paour: Diminution Du Codex Faenza Sur La Chanson 'Honte Paour, Doublance' De Guillaume De Machaut
16. Amor C'Al Tuo Sugetto: Ballata
17. Ligiadra Donna: Ballata
18. Doctorum Principem/Melodia Suavissima/(Vir Mitis): Motet
19. Questa Fanciull'Amor: Ballata

Average customer rating: Les promesses delivers

Les Promesses ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD France | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000ENC3OY Release Date: 2006-04-04

Customer Reviews:

Les promesses delivers.......2006-08-16

Don't have much time to describe this, but it is rock and french and a tiny bit of brass band on some songs.

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Promesses Chebli Manufacturer: Next Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00006GA5A Release Date: 2002-08-06

Average customer rating: You will never regret buying this recording An early music Classic Haunting and ethereal

Music of the Gothic Era Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Machaut | Machaut, Guillaume de | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000057CL Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Notre Dame Period (ca.1160-ca.1250) Organum 2 vocum: Viderunt omnes
2. Notre Dame Period (ca.1160-ca.1250) Organum 4 vocum: Viderunt omnes
3. Ars antiqua (ca.1250-ca.1320) Motetti: Alle, psallite cum luya, 3 voc.
4. Ars antiqua (ca.1250-ca.1320) Motetti: Amor potest, 3 voc.
5. Ars antiqua (ca.1250-ca.1320) Motetti: S'on me regarde, 3 voc.
6. Ars antiqua (ca.1250-ca.1320) Motetti: In mari miserie, 3 voc.
7. Ars antiqua (ca.1250-ca.1320) Motetti: O mitissima, 3 voc.
8. Ars antiqua (ca.1250-ca.1320) Motetti: Aucun ont trouve, 3 voc.
9. Ars antiqua (ca.1250-ca.1320) Motetti: De ma dame vient, 3 voc.
10. Ars antiqua (ca.1250-ca.1320) Motetti: J'os bien a m'amie parler, 3 voc.
11. Ars nova (ca.1320-ca.1380) Motetti: La nesnie fauveline, 3 voc.
12. Ars nova (ca.1320-ca.1380) Motetti: Impudenter circumivi, 4 voc.
13. Ars nova (ca.1320-ca.1380) Motetti: Cum statua, 3 voc.
14. Ars nova (ca.1320-ca.1380) Motetti: Clap, clap, par un matin, 3 voc.
15. Ars nova (ca.1320-ca.1380) Motetti: Febus mundo oriens, 3 voc.
16. Ars nova (ca.1320-ca.1380) Motetti: Qui es promesses, 3 voc.
17. Ars nova (ca.1320-ca.1380) Motetti: Lasse! comment oublieray, 3 voc.
18. Ars nova (ca.1320-ca.1380) Motetti: Inter densas deserti meditans, 3 voc.
19. Ars nova (ca.1320-ca.1380) Motetti: Hoquetus David, 3 voc.

Customer Reviews:

You will never regret buying this recording.......2004-04-02

For the last year and a half, I have been checking out a lot of Medieval and Renaissance polyphony, and this has turned out to be one of the recordings that I play constantly. The London Early Music Consort performs these pieces with great depth and a wide range of expression and drama.

I sometimes wonder if the groups that originally performed these pieces some 800 years ago were as good as the London Early Music Consort. We will never know, but we are fortunate to have recordings of this group. The liner notes are interesting too; you get a perspective of some of the contentious social issues of the day.

To those listeners who never heard much polyphony and yet have over-listened to all the other genres and need something different to expand your horizon, give this a look. It is among the best of its genre, and if you can get caught in it, you will be blown away.

An early music Classic.......2002-01-29

I've heard several of these pieces by others performers, and I can say that the performances here are the best. This CD begins with the great Leonin and Perotin, then goes on to shorter works, mostly vocal, all delightful and well-done. This is definitely a classic CD. It has yet to be improved upon. Munrow was a genius.

Haunting and ethereal.......1999-05-11

Once again David Munrow brings us a glimpse of an earlier time. This rendition transports the listener to the lofty arches of Winchester or Notre Dame with its rich and enduring vocals. For those seeking to round-out their "medieval" collection, this album is a must-have!

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