September 2014

Courts of Heaven—Music from the Eton Choirbook, Volume 3

The latest by Stephen Darlington features rarely-heard music from the Eton Choirbook—Part 3 of a series—including works by Hampton, Turges, and Fawkyner.

Composer: John Browne (fl. c.1480-1505), John Fawkyner (fl. late 15th c.), John Hampton (1484-1521), Edmund Turges (1469-?1508),

CD Info: CD number AV2314,

Bulgaria, Portugal, and the New World

Three new releases take us on a journey from the Old World to the New.

Composer: JOAN CEREROLS (1618-1676), DIEGO JOSÉ de SALAZAR (??-1709), TOMAS de TORREJON y VELASCO (1644-1728), JUAN de ARAUJO (c.1648-1712), GASPAR FERNANDEZ (c.1570-1629), Antonio Marques LESBIO (1639-1709), Frei Miguel da NATIVIDADE (c.1630-c.1690), Frei Manuel dos SANTOS (1668-1737), Rogerio Gonçalves, Manuel Botelho de OLIVEIRA (1636-1711), Pedro Vaz REGO (1673-1736),

CD Info: CD 2-VLT-15248, D PC 10304. CD RIC 334

Three New Takes on Early Music

Continuing our occasional “Old Wine, New Skins” feature, we hear recordings that give us a contemporary take on Sephardic music, a jazz ensemble in the middle ages, and sacred Sicilian folklore

Composer: JORGE LIDERMANN (1957-2008),

CD Info: Raum Klang CD RK 3301, Raumklang CD RK 3307, CD FA 9513,

French Baroque Splendor

Three new recordings take us from the court of Louis XIII into the court of his successors, with music by Moulinie, Charpentier, and even Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

Composer: Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703–1741), Jean-Joseph Cassanéa De Mondonville (1711–1772), Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), Michel-Richard De Lalande (1657–1726), Louis Lacoste (c1675–c1750), Étienne Moulinié, CARISSIMI, BROSSARD, CHARPENTIER,

CD Info: CD HMC 902194, CD HMU 807588, Hyperion CD CDA 68035

The City of Ladies

The Spanish ensemble Capella de Ministrers has made more than 40 recordings; it’s latest 2-CD set and book is dedicated to women in the middle ages.

Composer: Constanza de Aragon (S.XIV), Margarita de Austria (1506), Florencia Pinar (S.XV), Cristina de Pizan (1400-1460), Ana Bolena (S.XVI), Carmina Burana (S.XII), Maroie de Dregnau (S.XII), Blanc de Castilla (1188-1252), Beatriz de Dia (c. 1140-1175), Abadia de Fleury (s .XII-XIII), Kassia (s .IX), Gracia Baptista (1557), Codex Bamberg (s.XII), Eloisa (1101-1164), Clarisas de Valencia (s.XIV), Herrada de Landsberg (1130-1195), Christine de Pizan (1364-1420), Hildegarda de Bingen (1098-1179), Las Huelgas (s .XIV)

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