The Swiss Early Music Scene

Program: #01-33   Air Date: Aug 13, 2001

This program is Free for all, thanks to this generous Preservation Grant:

NOTE: Support for this program came from PRS, Presence Switzerland, with additional support from Pro Helvetia, Swiss Radio International, and the Embassy of Switzerland in Washington, D.C.

This recording, supplied by Swiss Radio, was originally released on EMI Electrola 1C 063-30 117. It features the Ricercare Ensemble for Early Music in Zurich directed by Michel Piguet.

All of the music is from the 1612 collection Terpsichore by Michael Praetorius.

Set I:

• Bransle de Villages XIV a 5 (1-6).
• Philou XXII a 4.
• La Canarie XXXI a 4.
• Passameze CCLXXXIII a 5.
• Gailliards CCLXXXIV a 5.
• Branle de la royne.
• Bouree I & II.

Set II:

• 1, Branle I a 5.
• Volte CCXLII a 4.
• Pavane de Spaigne.
• Pavane hispanica.
• The old Spagnoletta.
• Ballet des Anglois.
• Courante de Perichou.

Set III:

• Volte du Tambour.
• Courante CLXXI a 4.
• Pavane de Spanje.
• Stil stil een Reys.
• Galliarde CCCVII a 4.
• Ballet CCLXXIII a 4.
• Ballet CCLXVI a 4.
• Courante Sarabande.
• Volte CCXLIII a 4.

Composer Info

Michael Praetorius