Two Renaissance Dance Bands; Monteverdi's Contemporaries [Import]

Tylman Susato (Composer), Thomas Morley (Composer), Giovanni Priuli (Composer), Giorgio Mainerio (Composer), Pietro Lappi (Composer), David Munrow (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Conductor: David Munrow
• Composer: Tylman Susato, Thomas Morley, Giovanni Priuli, Giorgio Mainerio, Pietro Lappi
• Audio CD (May 10, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Testament UK
• ASIN: B000003XJL
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,651 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #25 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Renaissance (c.1450-1600) > Composers
  • #40 in Music > Classical > Ballets & Dances > Dances

Track Listings

1. Twelve Dances From the 'Danserye': La Mourisque

2. Twelve Dances From the 'Danserye': Branle quatre branles

3. Twelve Dances From the 'Danserye': Ronde & Salterelle

4. Twelve Dances From the 'Danserye': Ronde Mon Amy

5. Twelve Dances From the 'Danserye': Allemaigne & Recoupe

6. Twelve Dances From the 'Danserye': Pavane Mille Regretz

7. Twelve Dances From the 'Danserye': Basse Danse Bergeret Sans Roch & Reprise

8. Twelve Dances From the 'Danserye': Danse Du Roy

9. Twelve Dances From the 'Danserye': Ronde

10. Twelve Dances From the 'Danserye': Passe Et Medio & Reprinse Le Pingue

11. Twelve Dances From the 'Danserye': Ronde

12. Twelve Dances From the 'Danserye': Pavane La Bataille

13. Dances For Broken Consort From 'The First Booke Of Consort Lessons': Mounsier's Almaine

14. Dances For Broken Consort From 'The First Booke Of Consort Lessons': Lachrimae Pavan

15. Dances For Broken Consort From 'The First Booke Of Consort Lessons': Michill's Galliard

16. Dances For Broken Consort From 'The First Booke Of Consort Lessons': Lute Duet: My Lord Chamberlain's Galliard

17. Dances For Broken Consort From 'The First Booke Of Consort Lessons': The Jew's Dance

18. Dances For Broken Consort From 'The First Booke Of Consort Lessons': Captaine Piper's Pavan & Galliard

19. Dances For Broken Consort From 'The First Booke Of Consort Lessons': My Lord of Oxenford's Maske

20. Dances For Broken Consort From 'The First Booke Of Consort Lessons': Lavolto

See all 33 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have re-release of a classic!, September 14, 1999

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D. Colburn "flutepilot" (Waukesha, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Two Renaissance Dance Bands; Monteverdi's Contemporaries (Audio CD)

The first 21 cuts on this CD are a re-release of the album 'Pleasures of the Court'. This was one of the first albums in this genre which showed that music of this period was really alive, not merely 'quaint'. The rest of the pieces on this CD are equally marvelous. David Munrow really began a revolution in the interpretation of renaissance music, and one wonders what he would have done had he not taken his own life at such a young age.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive, energetic and fresh account of C16th rock n roll, September 15, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Two Renaissance Dance Bands; Monteverdi's Contemporaries (Audio CD)

Simply one of the best dance compilations ever released - a definitive, fresh and energetic account of the first flowering of dance ensembles in C15-16th Europe. Still exciting nearly 20 years after its original release and a poignant reminder of the lost genius of English early music supremo David Munrow; the album was released shortly before his untimely death. Many recent collections have tried to tap into the fashion for early music but this one remains in a league of its own by virtue of the sheer energy and rhythmic drive of its performances - moving, too, in its (fewer) quiet moments. A sadly neglected "must-have".

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Evocative music of the Tudor and Jacobean royal courts, June 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Two Renaissance Dance Bands; Monteverdi's Contemporaries (Audio CD)

Recommended. I first bought it on cassette in about 1978, and was delighted to re-discover it recently on CD. Evokes images of the Tudor and Jacobean royal courts. Remember this music if you should ever go to Hampton Court, or stand on Richmond Hill and look down "the matchless vale of Thames". Buy it while you can.