Concert of Early Music

Musica Reservata (Artist), Morrow (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 25, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vanguard Classics
• ASIN: B00000AFOX
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #343,338 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Pavana la bataille

2. L'homme arme

3. Il sera pour vous conbatu-l'homme arme

4. O Rosa bella

5. Galliard After Lavecha

6. Blame Not My Lute

7. Patrie pacis

8. Amor potest - ad amorem

9. Aime sospiri

10. Chi passa per sta strada

11. Hoftanz und Hupfauff

12. Es Taget vor dem Walde

13. Es Taget vor dem Walde

14. J'ay le rebours

15. Tastar de corde; Recercar

16. Belle qui tiens ma vie

17. Kalenda Maya

18. Danse royale

19. Dont vient cela

20. Me Lykyth Ever

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars stunning and wonderful, October 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Concert of Early Music (Audio CD)

A wonderful recording that totally captivated me when I was 20 years old, and it's still one of my all-time favorites. Jantina Noorman's brilliant vocal performance is scarcely to be believed -- incredibly varied and nuanced. This recording would be an excellent choice for anyone just getting interested in early music as well as the expert!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE Recording that sparked Medieval Music in the 80's !, June 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Concert of Early Music (Audio CD)

Musica Reservata's "A Concert of Early Music" is a _Must-Have_ for any lover of Medieval and Rennaisance tunes. While quirky (and even at times jarringly abrasive), this recording brought to the forefront the importance of Crusade-accquired instruments and techniques during the trouvere and troubador period in France.

This Album is a wonderful excercise in "Compare and Contrast". In one album, we hear the gamut of Early Music... from Jantina Noorman's rambunctious rendition's of Raimbaut de Vaquieras' "Kalenda Maya" and Robert Morton's "Il sera pour vous conbatu / l'home arme" to the refined, and even ethereal pieces that came much later, such as "Aime sospiri" and "Dont vient cela".

This is an early (and very important) attempt to put Early Music into its Social context. You can smell the Great Hall, the Cathedral, and the Marketplace in these performances. The performers were all having a ball from the sound of things. The instrumentalists and singers are at the top of their form... both rebecs and mezzo's are doing things that, while they may have been common in 1300, haven't been recorded as fervently since this album's release in 1972.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely wonderful, December 2, 2006

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This review is from: Concert of Early Music (Audio CD)

This is an incredible recording, absolutely beautiful. The selections are a wide variety of songs and styles (like, it's not just lutes) and the vocal performances are amazing. It really gives a good feel for how the time period was grubby and bawdy, as well as pious and mystical - like you're actually sitting in the king's court watching a troupe of performers. It's amazing when you realize that all the womens' parts on this were sung by ONE woman (the incredible Jantina Noorman). (I won't comment on the music itself, except to say this music is so beautifully played it sounds quite other-worldly.)

This would be a great CD for anyone with an interest in early music or medieval festivals, especially someone just starting out. The liner notes are really good, too, with lots of discussion about the songs, the period musical instruments, and the performers. I first got this in 1980 and it was just about the only recording I listened to for about 9 months. I was thrilled when it was released on CD and it's faithful to to original.