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La Rocque 'n' Roll: Popular Music of Renaissance France

This title isn t just a joke. It makes the valid point that these Renaissance pieces occupied the same place in their culture as our pop music does in ours. People whistled these tunes in the street and danced to them at night, and you can easily accept the disc s title when hearing the Baltimore Consort s extremely lively performances, which have all the rhythmic drive and gusto of a good rock band. The ensemble s arrangements and the variety of its programming also contribute to the success of this disc, which would make an excellent introduction to music of the period. The booklet contains translations of all the vocal texts, and Dorian s sound leaps out of the loudspeakers with great clarity and presence. --Leslie GerberUPC:053479017727SKU:ADIB000001Q9P

Folie Douce (Sweet Folly): Renaissance Improvisations

The disc s title means Sweet Folly, but the contents of this intriguing program would best be described as serious fun. The five-member Ensemble Doulce Memoire not only seeks to re-create the instrumental and vocal sounds that Renaissance figures such as Leonardo da Vinci and Henry VIII might have heard, but most importantly strives to emulate the improvisational techniques practiced by all accomplished musicians of the period. To do this, these French performers employ such instruments as Renaissance guitar, lute, cornett, recorder, harpsichord, and cittern, and they skillfully utilize improvisational methods reconstructed from descriptions found in various contemporary treatises. Most of the works on the program are dances by Michael Praetorius; these players really know how to swing, embellishing each piece with snazzy ornamentation and creating music in truly joyful spontaneity. --David VernierUPC:053479026224SKU:ADIB00000B9NR

The True Lover's Farewell - Appalachian Folk Ballads

Custer LaRue, soprano - The Baltimore Consort - date de sortie : 01/09/1998UPC:053479021328SKU:ADIB000001QAR