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Music of the Gothic Era
The Early Music Consort of London, directed by David Munrow
James Bowman, Charles Brett, countertenors
Rogers Covey-Crump, Paul Elliott, Martyn Hill, tenors
Geoffrey Shaw, bass
Archiv Produktion 471-731
$23.98 (2-CD set)
David Munrow blazed like a bottle-rocket across the Early Music scene of the 1970s. His career lasted an all-too-brief 9 years (he died in 1976), but in that time he managed to take the stodgy, academic pursuit of historically informed performance, turn it on its head and shake all the stuffing out of it. In a quick succession of influential LPs which included "Music of the Crusades," "The Art of Courtly Love," "Music of the Netherlands," (an important 3-LP set that has been re-issued in various forms on CD), Munrow demonstrated that this music could be passionate, compelling, humorous, sexy, and above all, beautiful.
Music of the Gothic Era was his last recording and probably the most influential of them all. The best available musicians were used, some of whom (Nigel North, Christopher Hogwood, James Bowman, Rogers Covey-Crump, for example) are to this day important figures in Early Music. The recording stands as a template for our present view of Medieval music, but its influence goes even beyond that: Munrow gave the music a universal appeal that lifted it out of academia and permanently into our concert halls.
The sound quality of this digitally re-mastered collection is especially praiseworthy even though the digital engineers received no mention in the booklet.
Tracks
CD 1
Notre Dame Period (c. 1160-c. 1250)
LÉONIN
1. Viderunt omnes
2. Alleluya Pascha nostrum
3. Gaude Maria Virgo
4. Locus iste
PÉROTIN
5. Viderunt omnes
6. Sederunt principes
Ars Antiqua (c. 1250-c. 1320)
ANONYMOUS
7. Alle, psallite cum luya
8. Amor potest
9. S'on me regarde
10. In mari miserie
11. On parole de batre
12. En mai, quant rosier sont flouri
13. Dominator Domine
14. El mois de mai
15. O mitissima
CD 2
1. Hoquetus I-VII
PETRUS DE CRUCE
2. Aucun ont trouvé
ADAM DE LA HALLE
3. De ma dame vient
4. J'os bien a m'amie parler
ANONYMOUS
5. La mesnie fauveline
Ars Nova (c. 1320-c. 1400)
ANONYMOUS
6. Quant je le voy
7. Zelus familie
8. Quasi non ministerium
PHILIPPE DE VITRY
9. Impudenter circumivi
10. Cum statua
BERNARD DE CLUNY
11. Pantheon abluitur
ANONYMOUS
12. Clap, Clap par un matin
HENRI GILLES DE PUSIEX
13. Ida capillorum
14. Rachel plorat filios
ANONYMOUS
15. Lés l'ormel a la turelle
16. O Philippe, Franci qui generis
17. Febus mundo oriens
GUILLAUME DE MACHAUT
18. Lasse! comment oublieray
19. Qui es promesses
20. Hoquetus David
21. Christe, qui lux es
ANONYMOUS
22. Degentis vita
23. Inter densas deserti meditans
PHILIPPE ROYLLART
24. Rex Karole, Johannis genite
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