The sources and mainstreams of European music from the thousand years before the birth of Bach.
Program: #07-17 , Air Date: 04/16/07
Thanks to the work of Anne Walters Robertson, we have an amazing theory--that the motets 1-17 of Machaut form a vast cycle on the aspects of spiritual love as delineated by the popular mystic and Dominican friar, Blessed Henry Suso in his treatise "Wisdom's Watch Upon the Hours"--and with two recent recordings, we can track these astounding works.
Read more and hear this show…Program: #07-19 , Air Date: 04/30/07
Early and mature works of Guillaume Dufay, and works that were attributed to Josquin now known to be by various contemporaries, lead us through the rich half-century from 1440 to 1490--from the last hints of medievalism to full-bore mature Renaissance polyphony; we'll conclude with Josquin pure & true.
Read more and hear this show…Program: #13-31, Air Date: 07/29/13
When Andreas Holschneider took over Archiv in 1970, he wanted to expand the labels' repertoire, including this recording that helped shape the future of this program.
Read more and hear this show…Program: #10-37, Air Date: 09/06/10
Inspired by David Munrow's "Art of Courtly Love" recording from many years ago., jazz conductor Robert Sadin decided to explore Guillaume de Machaut. This week, we sample the results.
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