Lost Songs of a Rhineland Harper [Hybrid SACD] [Enhanced, Hybrid SACD - DSD]

Anonymous (Composer), Cambridge Songs Anonymous (Composer), Cologne Sequentia Ensemble for Medieval Music (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Cologne Sequentia Ensemble for Medieval Music
• Composer: Anonymous, Cambridge Songs Anonymous
• Audio CD (September 28, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Hybrid SACD - DSD
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B0002XEEBQ
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,497 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Felix qui potuit boni (Rhineland) (CC 76)

2. Caute, cane, cantor care (Rhineland) (CC 30)

3. Magnus cesar Otto (Rhineland) (CC 11)

4. Rota modos arte (Rhineland) (CC 45)

5. David regis inclita proles (Rhineland) (CC 81)

6. Cigni (Frankish)

7. Foebus abierat (Northern Italy)

8. Clangam, filii (Aquitaine)

9. Phebi claro (Provence)

10. Aurea personaet lira (Rhineland) (CC 10)

11. Iam, dulcis amica, venito (Aquitaine) (CC 27)

12. Advertite, omnes populi (Rhineland) (CC 14)

13. O admirabile Veneri idolum (Northern Italy) (CC 48)

14. Puella turbata (Frankish)

15. Suavissima nunna (Rhineland) (CC 28)

16. Veni, dilectissime (Rhineland) (CC 49)

Customer Reviews

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sequentia shines out again!!, November 20, 2004

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David Fletcher Noble (Highlands Ranch, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lost Songs of a Rhineland Harper [Hybrid SACD] (Audio CD)

It has been a long time since Sequentia has recorded an album. Sure Benjamin Bagby and the group has suffered the tragic loss of Barbara Thorton, but for her sake and for their gift, they've continued to produce a feast of music. This one is a lovely album! I heard a few tracks and I loved it! I loved the lyre, harp, and flute accompaniements that went along with the songs. They sound almost like the songs of the trouveres and the pattern of the songs are easy to memorize! The four musicians on this disc are worth hearing again and again. You can play this on regular cd players and still get nice sounds!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Complete Work of Art..., July 23, 2005

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A. Adair B. "fusionmusicfan" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lost Songs of a Rhineland Harper [Hybrid SACD] (Audio CD)

I never realized I liked Sequentia until I heard this CD. I once borrowed their other CD's from a friend, which succeeded in putting me asleep. But don't miss this one! The booklet gives the history of each song (very intriguing) plus the words in latin and english. The arrangements are beautiful, sometimes ecstatic, and will whisk you away to another, simpler world. Perfect for a relaxing bath or an in-depth study of ancient music. The songs are divided into three sections, first "songs of the harp," second "the image of dawn" and third "desire and seduction." My favorites are the song about swans played through an actual swan's bone and "sauvissima nunna" - an amorous dialogue between a seducer and a nun. There is a complete English translation for each song that makes you realize how poetic the words really are. Not the CD to play in the background (it will get monotonous) but to listen to with rapt attention. With this CD, listening is a rewarding experience!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Utterly convincing as Music!, May 4, 2007

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This review is from: Lost Songs of a Rhineland Harper [Hybrid SACD] (Audio CD)

Benjamin Bagby is a formidable scholar; though I'm an "early music" performer myself, I couldn't begin to challenge the historical authenticity of these performances. But I can swear they SOUND authentic. That is, I can imagine such performances by an 11th C minnesinger of the first rank, a world class poet/harper. This is a far more varied and enjoyable CD than Sequentia's "Edda", and one I will listen to purely for musical satisfaction. The lighter voices of tenor Eric Menzel and alto Agnethe Christensen complement perfectly the manly, world-knowing timbre of Bagby's mature voice, and Ms Christensen's Danish accent in Latin has a charm of its own, possibly sounding quite like how a Medieval Rhinelander might have pronounced Latin. The lyre/harp/flute accompaniments are more than mere noodling; they have musical substance to deliver. For the moment, for me, this CD is the gold-standard of performance of the "secular" 10th & 11th C repertoire.