Music of the Gothic Era [Box set]

Leonin (Composer), Perotin (Composer), Anonymous (Composer), French Anonymous (Composer), Petrus de Cruce (Composer), Adam de la Halle (Composer), 14th Century Polyphony Anonymous (Composer), Philippe de Vitry (Composer), Bernard de Cluny (Composer), Henri Gilles de Pusieux (Performer), Guillaume de Machaut (Performer), Anonymous Codex Chantilly (Performer), Philipee Royllart (Performer), James Bowman (Performer), Martyn Hill (Performer), Paul Elliott (Performer), Charles Brett (Performer), Rogers Covey-Crump (Artist), John Potter (Artist), Geoffrey Shaw (Artist), David James (Artist), David Munrow (Artist), Early Music Consort of London (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Henri Gilles de Pusieux, Guillaume de Machaut, Anonymous Codex Chantilly, Philipee Royllart, James Bowman, et al.
• Composer: Leonin, Perotin, Anonymous, French Anonymous, Petrus de Cruce, et al.
• Audio CD (October 8, 2002)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Archiv Produktion
• ASIN: B00006L3IE
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,491 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Genre: Classical Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 8-OCT-2002

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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic performance, February 27, 2003

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the unamusicologist - See all my reviews

This review is from: Music of the Gothic Era (Audio CD)

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.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unique, February 6, 2006

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Xyp (Cincinnati, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Music of the Gothic Era (Audio CD)

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.