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| ARTIST: | Josep Cabre, Anonymous, Codex Faenza Anonymous, French Anonymous, Bartolino da Padova, Jacopo da Bologna, Francesco Landini, Guillaume de Machaut, Ensemble Organum, Josep Benet |
| CATEGORY: | Music |
| MANUFACTURER: | Harmonia Mundi Fr. |
| FEATURES: | Import |
| TYPE: | Ballade, Ballata, Choral, Classical, Classical Music, Classical Vocals, Keyboard, Madrigal, Medieval/Renaissance Keyboard Music, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Miscellaneous Vocal Music, Vocal |
| MEDIA: | Audio CD |
| TRACKS: | De Toutes Flours - Gerard Lesne/Josep Benet/Josep Cabre, Honte, Paour, Doubtance - Josep Benet/Josep Cabre/Malcolm Bothwell, J'ay Grant Desespoir De Ma Vie - Gerard Lesne/Josep Benet/Josep Cabre, Aquila Altera - Gerard Lesne/Josep Benet/Josep Cabre, Deduto Sey, Io Mi Son Uno Che Per Le Frasche - Gerard Lesne/Josep Benet/Josep Cabre, Che Pena E Quest Al Cor - Josep Benet/Josep Cabre/Malcolm Bothwell, O Ciecho Mondo - Gerard Lesne/Josep Benet/Josep Cabre, Imperiale Sedendo Fra Piu Stelle - Josep Benet/Josep Cabre, Le Ior, De Toutes Flours, Honte, Paour, Doubtance, J'ay Grant Desespoir, Aquilla Altera, Deduto Sey, Io Mi Son Uno Che Per Le Frasche, Che Pena E Quest' Al Cor, Constantia, Alors Mon Cueur |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 794881301423 |
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Customer Reviews of The Faenza Codex
Good window to the past I agree with the previous reviewer that the vocal arrangements were quite good. They were lively and pleasant. One of my coworkers who sings in a choir remarked at how well they handled difficult passages. <
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>I feel that the keyboard works were balanced and clear. Most music of this era is interpreted with ensembles which gives the music more color. Given here that they are played on an ancestor of the harpsichord, the clavicitherum, there is a "black and white sketch" aspect to the instrument which colors the music. Upon repeated listening the intrinsic worth of the music can be heard in spite of the limitations of the instrument. <
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>This CD is a worthy purchase.
A treasure for Early Music lovers, but...
This is a bugdet-price CD devoted to a 15th century codex found in Faenza (Italy): here we have the oldest collection of paraphrasis for a keyboard instrument, built around poliphonic secular pieces from Ars Nova's composers (notably Machaut and Jacopo da Bologna).
The original vocal works (not in the codex itself) are very well performed by Pérès and his own ensemble, with warmth and (remarkable aspect) satisfacting italian pronunciation.
Frankly speaking, the major interest would be in the keyboard transcriptions, performed by Pérès on a copy of a 15th century 'clavicytérium': sadly, I find his account sometimes a bit too cold and uniform, becoming gradually interesting only after repeated listenings; of course, careful comparation with the original work may help the listener.
Booklet notes and translation are good, so it's a true pity that I can't give full 5 stars to this nice CD.