Songs & Dances of Middle Age

Sonus (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 31, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Dorian Recordings
• ASIN: B000001Q6M
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #268,978 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #19 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Virelais

Track Listings

1. Danca (Improvised) - Lamento di Tristano - Istanpitta Gaetta

2. A Virgen que de Deus Madre

3. Quen a omagenta

4. Se ome fezer

5. A Virgen mut groriosa

6. Ay ondas

7. Der kuninc Rudolf

8. Loibere risen

9. Sic mea fata

10. Palastinalied

11. Chanconeta tedesca

12. The Llibre Vermell of Montserrat: Stella splendens

13. The Llibre Vermell of Montserrat: Mariam matrem

14. The Llibre Vermell of Montserrat: Imperantz

15. The Llibre Vermell of Montserrat: Los set gotex, Cuncti simus

16. The Llibre Vermell of Montserrat: Polorum regina

17. Can vei la lauzeta mover

18. Quant je voi yver

19. Hocket In seculum

20. Dame ne regardez pas

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I listen to this one alot!, July 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Songs & Dances of Middle Age (Audio CD)

At least twice a week lately in fact :-) I find myself fascinated with music of this era and I am very glad I got this album. If you like early music please give the clips a listen and I think you will agree this album is worth buying!

The liner notes contain the lyrics in both the language sung and an english translation. This is handy for folks like me who only know english and want to know exactly what is being sung :-)

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars good effort, but..., August 8, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Songs & Dances of Middle Age (Audio CD)

...this is hardly one of the best CDs out there. Those who think so have obviously not listened widely enough. I suppose its popularity stems from its title, which gives it away as an easy introduction to the period. Multiple preferable CDs exist for each of the areas it surveys: medieval dance (Istanpitta I and II), Cantigas de Santa Maria (multiple releases under that title), Llibre Vermell (the Sarband release; The Black Madonna), Minnesang (Wanderers' Voices), and trouvere/troubadour repertoire (too many). The bottom line: nice intro, but unnecessary if you want to do more than graze the surface of available talent.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good Performances, Bad Becording, February 24, 2003

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G. Pfeiffer "gnoman" (Gaithersburg, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Songs & Dances of Middle Age (Audio CD)

This was my first introduction to music of the Middle Ages -- I purchased it to broaden my musical experience. The musicians and singers provide fine performances. However, the sound recording is very poor -- an occaisional pop is heard, as though it was recorded from an LP. Also, the signal level is too low (especially for a supposedly DDD recording). Increasing the volume makes the background noise annoyingly noticable along with a rumbling sound (as though from a turntable). Since, as another reviewer has observed, there are better collections available, I do not recommend purchasing this recording.