Musica Antiqua - Medieval and Renaissance: Minstrels, Songs & Dances
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Artist: Musica AntiquaComposer: Elias Nikolaus Ammerbach
Composer: Anonymous
Composer: English Anonymous
Composer: German Anonymous
Composer: Italian Anonymous
Composer: Pierre Attaingnant
Composer: J. von Bruck
Composer: Francois Couperin
Composer: John Dowland
Composer: Thomas [poet] Ford
Composer: Melchior Franck
Composer: Claude Gervaise
Composer: Kleber
Composer: Hans Kotter
Composer: Hans Neusidler
Composer: Paul Peuerl
Composer: Francis Pilkington
Composer: Samuel Scheidt
Composer: Christmas Traditional
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2008-08-24
Music Label: Legacy International
Soundtracks:
- Renaissance Song & Dance
- Dance Suite - Eramus Widmann - Collection Of1613
- Three English Songs For Voices And Instruments
- Instrumental Music Of The Early Barogue
- Festive Sounds
- Trouvere Tunes
- The Cabinet Organ
- Lauda And Motet
- Minstrel Melodies
- Medieval Dances
Music reviews of Medieval and Renaissance: Minstrels, Songs & Dances
Music Review: adequate performances but totally inadequate information
Rating: 2 Stars
It is perhaps unfair to judge the performances on this recording (presumably made in the late 1950s/early 60s? - we are not given a date) by modern standards of early music performance. Yes, there are moments when the experimental nature of the approach is all too apparent, both in terms of the [im]plausibility of the interpretations and in the [at times] excruciating intonation (a particularly pertinent example is the shawm playing in track 10). But what is in fact by far the most deplorable feature of this recording is the utter sparsity of information provided - about the performers, the instruments, the composers, the repertoire, etc. Worse still, what little that is provided is often hopelessly inaccurate: sometimes in the form of blatant spelling errors (e.g. the Coventry Carol becomes here 'Lully Lullary', etc.), at other times factual blunders (the medieval 'Estampie' in track 10 is in fact a 16th century [i.e. Renaissance!!] tourdion, 'Quand je bois du vin clairet', whilst John Dowland's 'Frogg Galliard', c.1597, is here given an anonymous attribution...etc., etc., etc.).
In short, for those not acquainted with pre-Baroque music, this is NOT a good place to start!!! Seasoned Early Music connoisseurs, on the other hand, may find a perverse pleasure in some atrocious moments, or perhaps take interest in its value as an example of historically informed performance style in the pioneering years.
For those interested, here are some alternative recommendations if you are new to this music: firstly, 2 wide-ranging compilations by 2 well-known ensembles -
1. Sinners & Saints: The Ultimate Medieval and Renaissance Music Collection - The New London Consort/Philip Pickett (Decca 48559)
2. Moyen Âge & Renaissance - Hesperion XX/Jordi Savall (Auvidis Fontalis 'Portrait' ES9904), or indeed any of the other compilations by Savall and his ensemble(s) on Alia Vox (Harmonie Universelle, AV9810; Harmonie Universelle II, AV9839, etc.).
and lastly, a compilation (mostly of early music) featuring a number of different groups -
"PASTIME WITH GOOD COMPANY" 1998-2003 / Various Alpha Artists (Alpha, A901) [includes groups such as L'Arpegiatta, Le Poeme Harmonique, Diabolus in Musica, etc...]
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