Lost Songs of a Rhineland Harper [Hybrid SACD]
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Composer: AnonymousComposer: Cambridge Songs Anonymous
Performer: Cologne Sequentia Ensemble for Medieval Music
Edition: Music CD
Format: Enhanced, Hybrid SACD
CD Release Date: 2004-09-28
Music Label: RCA
Soundtracks:
- Felix Qui Potuit Boni
- Caute Cane, Cantor Care
- Magnus Cesar Otto
- Rota Modos Arte
- David Reges Inclita Proles
- Cigni (Instrumental)
- Foebus Abierat
- Clangam, Filii
- Phebi Claro
- Aurea Personet Lira
- Iam, Dulcis Amica, Venito
- Advertite, Omnes Populi
- O Admirabile Veneris Idolum
- Puella Turbata (Instrumental)
- Suavissima Nunna
- Veni, Dilectissime
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Free Music Review: Utterly convincing as Music!
Hit: 5 Stars
Benjamin Bagby is a formidable scholar; though I'm an "early music" performer myself, I couldn't begin to challenge the historical authenticity of these performances. But I can swear they SOUND authentic. That is, I can imagine such performances by an 11th C minnesinger of the first rank, a world class poet/harper. This is a far more varied and enjoyable CD than Sequentia's "Edda", and one I will listen to purely for musical satisfaction. The lighter voices of tenor Eric Menzel and alto Agnethe Christensen complement perfectly the manly, world-knowing timbre of Bagby's mature voice, and Ms Christensen's Danish accent in Latin has a charm of its own, possibly sounding quite like how a Medieval Rhinelander might have pronounced Latin. The lyre/harp/flute accompaniments are more than mere noodling; they have musical substance to deliver. For the moment, for me, this CD is the gold-standard of performance of the "secular" 10th & 11th C repertoire.
Lost Songs of a Rhineland Harper [Hybrid SACD] Poster
Presuming it wasn't always religion or lovesickness, what did people sing about in the 10th and 11th centuries? The answer is presented here by the small group known as Sequentia, in a program of songs which were found in a 1000-year-old collection at Cambridge University, songs that had been copied down by Augustinian monks. The subjects vary from re-telling the complete myth of Orpheus and Eurydice (in 10 minutes!) to one about King David, to a lover's tale of the appearance, at night, of her dead darling. Along the way there are songs about how good it is to sing, a dialogue between a man and the nun he is trying to seduce (actually, there are a few "seduction" songs here), one about the three German emperors named Otto and more. There are three singers---occasionally all are involved at once, at times there are duets, several are solos. A harp, lyre, and, occasionally, flute are used as accompaniments. While one can hardly expect toe-tappers, this fascinating collection is incredibly catchy; the three singers are expressive storytellers who sing in a natural, non-operatic manner, and the style, though unfamiliar, is riveting. Recommended---a fine curiosity. --Robert LevineClassical Music CDs
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