December 2006

A Medieval Christmas

Our friends The Orlando Consort have a beautiful project for Christmas 2006—we'll talk with founding member Donald Greig about the evolution of this repertoire from the earliest multi-voice writing, through the medieval carol, and into the great era of Franco-Flemish polyphony.

Composer: ARNOLD de LANTINS (?--before 1432), GUILLAUME DUFAY (1397-1474), JACOBUS CLEMENS non PAPA (c.1510/15--1555/6), LOYSET COMPERE (c,1445-1518), ANTOINE BUSNOIS (c.1430-1492), ANTOINE BRUMEL (c.1460--c.1515)

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Palestrina: Missa in duplicibus

In 1950, the stunning discovery of a group of masses by Palestrina based on plainchant gave us a unique insight into the relationship between composers and court chapels. Happily, medieval musical great Dominique Vellard turned to this repertoire with ensembles from the Schola Cantorum in Basel—we'll hear the complete mass as well as some motets from that project.

Composer: GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI da PALESTRINA (1525-1594)

CD Info: CD #05472 77317-2

Sting: Songs from the Labyrinth

Rapidly becoming one of the best-selling early music albums in history, Sting's new project is a four century bridge between like-minded musical spirits. In a far-reaching interview, Sting describes his approach to this music and his collaboration with lute virtuoso Edin Karamazov, a student of Hopkinson Smith at the Schola Cantorum in Basel.

Composer: John Dowland (1563-1626), ROBERT JOHNSON (1583-1633)

CD Info: CD B0007220-02

Theophany

All of the music on this program is from the recording made by the Choir of the Monks of Chevetogne directed by Fr. Thomas Pott.

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