And I don't mean catching the end of Through the Night...
Hope this is the right forum - most of the music I listen to is on CD (or CDs broadcast on the radio), so this seemed most appropriate.
I wonder if there are many other board members who listen to a lot of pre-1600 music. I used to work in a record shop with two (count 'em) fellow early music lovers and we were beset by complaints to turn off the 'dirges' (we also used to clear the shop at 5.30 on Saturday with Stockhausen's Helicopter Quartet, but I digress), so this does seem to be a bit of a minority sport. If you are out there, here is a thread for you.
CDs I have enjoyed recently include:
Machaut's complete motets (Ensemble Musica Nova, ZZT), which sit alongside Ensemble Gilles Binchois' wonderful Machaut recordings on my shelf.
Cinquecento's recent disc of Willaert's Missa Mente tota (Hyperion) - listening now; sprightly performance with immaculate intonation.
Les Jardins de Courtoisie/Anne Delafosse-Quentin: Adam de la Halle (ZZT again)
And Cantica Symphonia's trio of Dufay discs on Glossa: 2 CDs of motets, and one of (mainly Italian) chansons - these performances seem a world away from the Medieval Ensemble of London's 1980s recordings (which hold a special place for me as my introduction to any Renaissance secular music).
Anybody else have favourites or recommendations? The start of a new Josquin cycle was discussed on CDR a few weeks ago which seemed intriguing - I don't recall the details (Andrew McGregor discussing with Jeremy Summerly I think). Anyone heard this?
Cheers!
Hope this is the right forum - most of the music I listen to is on CD (or CDs broadcast on the radio), so this seemed most appropriate.
I wonder if there are many other board members who listen to a lot of pre-1600 music. I used to work in a record shop with two (count 'em) fellow early music lovers and we were beset by complaints to turn off the 'dirges' (we also used to clear the shop at 5.30 on Saturday with Stockhausen's Helicopter Quartet, but I digress), so this does seem to be a bit of a minority sport. If you are out there, here is a thread for you.
CDs I have enjoyed recently include:
Machaut's complete motets (Ensemble Musica Nova, ZZT), which sit alongside Ensemble Gilles Binchois' wonderful Machaut recordings on my shelf.
Cinquecento's recent disc of Willaert's Missa Mente tota (Hyperion) - listening now; sprightly performance with immaculate intonation.
Les Jardins de Courtoisie/Anne Delafosse-Quentin: Adam de la Halle (ZZT again)
And Cantica Symphonia's trio of Dufay discs on Glossa: 2 CDs of motets, and one of (mainly Italian) chansons - these performances seem a world away from the Medieval Ensemble of London's 1980s recordings (which hold a special place for me as my introduction to any Renaissance secular music).
Anybody else have favourites or recommendations? The start of a new Josquin cycle was discussed on CDR a few weeks ago which seemed intriguing - I don't recall the details (Andrew McGregor discussing with Jeremy Summerly I think). Anyone heard this?
Cheers!
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