Cancionero: Music for the Spanish Court (1470 -- 1520) is the first release by the Dufay Collective for the Avie Records label, which acts as a clearinghouse for artist-made recordings. Cancionero was made in 1997 on the Dufay's own dime after its relationship with the Chandos label reached the point of no return. That the Dufay Collective went ...
With this disc, the Orlando Consort follows the direction laid down by its successful Food, Wine & Song release of a few years back -- and the group outdoes itself. The Rose, the Lily & the Whortleberry takes as its musical point of departure the idea of the garden, which was central to the expressive culture of both the Middle Ages and the ...
Hyperion's The Voice in the Garden, featuring Gothic Voices under Christopher Page, is subtitled "Spanish Songs and Motets, 1480-1550"; this disc presents a mixed recital of popular songs, Latin religious pieces, and instrumental solos that provides the panoramic view of middle-renaissance Spanish culture. Page and his group have studied the ...
Música en el Quijote, Orphénica Lyra's 2005 release, is a delightful compilation of Spanish songs and dances from the lifetime of Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Corresponding to the various kinds of music described in The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha and Cervantes' other writings, the selections are predominantly vocal, sung with ...
Helios' The Voice in the Garden, featuring Gothic Voices under Christopher Page and originally released on Hyperion, comes from a time when the early music revival movement was at its peak of popularity and is nevertheless outstanding even within that context. Subtitled "Spanish Songs and Motets, 1480-1550," this disc presents a mixed recital of ...
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