Gautier de Coincy: Miracles of Notre Dame

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Composer: Gauthier de Coincy
Performer: Harp Consort
Performer: Caitriona O'Leary
Performer: Clara Sanabras
Performer: Ian Honeyman
Performer: Jennie Cassidy
Performer: Julian Podger
Performer: Paul Willenbrock
Performer: Steven Harrold
Performer: Virginie Landré
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2003-09-09
Music Label: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
Soundtracks:

Cui Donrai Je Mes Amours
Amours Qui Bien Set Enchanter (Instrumental)
Hui Matin A L'ajournee
Douce Dame (Instrumental)
Ma Viele
Efforcier M'Estuet Ma Voiz (Instrumental)
Cui Donrai Je Mes Amours
Quant Ces Flouretes Florir Voi (Instrumental)
Puisque Voi La Fleur Novele
D'une amour Quoie Et Serie (Instrumental)
Conductus: De La Sainte Leocade
Talenz M'est Pris Orendroit (Instrumental)
Pour Dieu Traiez Vous En La (Instrumental)
Conductus: Hyer Matin A L'enjornee
Motet: Hyer Matin/Benedicamus Domino
Ja Pour Yver
Amours Dont Sui Espris (Instrumental)
Royne Celestre
Conductus: S'amours Dont Sui Espris
Entendez Tuit Ensemble

Music reviews of Gautier de Coincy: Miracles of Notre Dame

Music Review: Brimming with exuberance
Rating: 5 Stars

Every recording by Andrew Lawrence-King is something of an event. Few recording artists in the Medieval-Renaissance Music field produce such consistently instantly fascinating sounds as he does. In fact he deserves to have something of a cult following both amongst general music listeners (I mean people who would usually never listen to mainstream Classical Music) as well as Early Music afficianados. If you have never listened to Medieval Music in your life this would be a fine place to start for there are pieces here that will have you dancing on your table out of sheer exuberance.

Les Miracles de Notre-Dames were the creation of Gautier de Coincy in the early 1200's. The songs are all based on trouvére love poetry - applied not to courtly love but to the Virgin Mary.

Instruments on display here include medieval harps, cornetto, vielle, shawn, organetto, psaltery, bagpipes as well as vocal parts. The spirit of the music is far from that of plain chant, rather being sometimes closer to that of 'pagan excesses of peasant celebrations' as the excellent liner notes describe it. The church simply took in these popular trends and transformed them into more respectable Marian music.

Another triumph by Andrew Lawrence-King. Enthusiastically recommended!

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Thirteenth-century troubador Gautier de Coincy's blend of mystical religious poetry and the popular tunes to which he set his poems proves irresistible, especially in the Harp Consort's lively renditions. Given the nature of the material, the sheer variety of rhythms, sounds, and colors on this disc is astounding; the vocal soloists are all excellent, the small chorus adept, captivating when it sings in the gutsy peasant style at appropriate moments. Eight purely instrumental numbers are sprinkled throughout the 20 tracks, each a gem, full of colorful effects from the rich-sounding shawm and other period instruments like bagpipe, vielle, and a variety of percussion instruments that thump and shimmer in ways that make you want to dance. Pleasure is enhanced by Harmonia Mundi's deluxe presentation: absorbing notes, texts, and translations in readable type, and handsome cardboard packaging. Best of all, you-are-there engineering helps transport you back through time. This is a don't-miss disc! --Dan Davis

Thirteenth-century troubador Gautier de Coincy's blend of mystical religious poetry and the popular tunes to which he set his poems proves irresistible, especially in the Harp Consort?s lively renditions. Given the nature of the material, the sheer variety of rhythms, sounds, and colors on this disc is astounding; the vocal soloists are all excellent, the small chorus adept, captivating when it sings in the gutsy peasant style at appropriate moments. Eight purely instrumental numbers are sprinkled throughout the 20 tracks, each a gem, full of colorful effects from the rich-sounding shawm and other period instruments like bagpipe, vielle, and a variety of percussion instruments that thump and shimmer in ways that make you want to dance. Pleasure is enhanced by Harmonia Mundi's deluxe presentation: absorbing notes, texts, and translations in readable type, and handsome cardboard packaging. Best of all, you-are-there engineering helps transport you back through time. This is a don't-miss disc! --Dan Davis