February 2018

Noel Bauldeweyn

A contemporary of Josquin, for years many of his works were attributed to the more famous composer; the Fra Bernardo label is back with world-premiere recordings of masses by this Franco-Flemish master.

Composer: Noel Bauldeweyn (c. 1480 – c. 1530),

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Norwegian Medieval

The “official pilgrimage choir” for Nidaros, the Schola Sancta Sunnivae, gives the service the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary; and Trio Mediaeval reconstructs ancient Norwegian folksong.

Composer:

CD Info: ECM CD 2520, 2L CD 114

Norwegian Renaissance

For their 20th anniversary, this superb Norwegian vocal ensemble (in collaboration with the director of the New Victoria Edition) chose to perform six-voice works by Tomas Luis de Victoria; plus Lamentation settings from the Renaissance.

Composer: Tomás Luis de Victoria , Carlo Gesualdo, Giovanni Palestrina

CD Info: CD CHSA 0402, CD CHSA 0763

Norwegian Baroque

The Bergen Baroque continue their series celebrating Ludvig Holberg with his Copenhagen years, plus suites in particular keys; and the Norwegian Baroque Orchestra gives us world-premiere music of Johann Berlin.

Composer: Johan Heinrich Berlin, Johan Daniel Berlin

CD Info: CD LWC 1096, CD PSC 1331