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The Glory of Early Music

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A wonderful blend of early music by various ensembles, including my very favorite, The Ensemble Unicorn. This album has a little of each western European country's music from the medieval period. Though three or four of the recordings aren't of the best quality recording (the musicians are top notch, it just sounds like an old recording) It was an excellent purchase. I initially purchased it because I was buying anything by the Ensemble Unicorn, and found several other ensembles on this cd I enjoyed just as much. All in all, a VERY good purchase for the early music enthusiast!

This CD begins with medieval Turkish and Macedonian music, and goes through the Italian, French & English Renaissance. This is a great CD and every number is worth listening to. I like to put this on and dance like a wild woman. If you're new to early Western classical music and your idea of it is polite and slightly boring scratchy instruments, then buy this CD. It will toss your preconceptions and introduce you to the wonderful diversity of Western music origins.

This is the best early music cd I have heard. Its the real music, and not like a lot of other cd's where it sounds like it was redone. These songs sound like they were recorded during the period and therefore it sounds authentic. A safe bet for the real thing.