October 2019

Three New Medieval Recordings

Music from the time of St. Francis, songs by Francesco Landini, and sacred works by Johannes de Lymnburgia.

Composer: Francesco Landini, Johannes de Lymburgia

CD Info: CD AMY052, Arcana CD A462, CD RIC 402

Acronym—The Instrumental Recordings

Co-founder Kivi Cahn-Lipman joins us once again to discuss the groups work with instrumental composers of the early 17th century.

Composer: Antonio Bertali (1605–1669), Samuel Capricornus, Adam Drese, Johann Philipp Krieger, Andreas Oswald, Daniel Eberlin, Philipp Jakob Rittler, Georg Piscato, Alessandro Poglietti, Clemens Thieme, H. I. F. von Biber,

CD Info: CD FCR901, CD FCR906, CD FCR913

The 14th Century

The superb Gilles Binchois ensemble with anonymous masses from Barcelona and Apt, and late medieval wind music.

Composer: Philippe de VITRY (1291-1361), Johannes TAPISSIER (c.1370-1410), Guillaume DUFAY (1397–1474), John BEDYNGHAM (c. 1422–c. 1460), Gilles BINCHOIS (c. 1400–1460), Johannes CICONIA (1370–1412), Baude CORDIER (1380–1440), Guillaume de MACHAUT (1300–1377), Robert MORTON (c. 1430–c. 1479), Francesco LANDINI (c. 1325–1397), JOSQUIN DES PRÉS (c. 1450/55–1521)

CD Info: CD EVCD 060, CD FHR69

Obrecht: Masses

The Ensemble Beauty Farm on the Fra Bernardo label is back with a vast new reinterpretation of Obrecht’s Masses Fortuna desperata and Maria Zart (which weighs in at an astounding 55 minutes!).

Composer: Jacob Obrecht (1457/8 – 1505).

CD Info: CD FB 1905157.