Sweet Is The Song: Music Of The Troubadours & Trouveres / Catherine Bott

On this CD:

1. Reis Glorios
Composed by Guirant De Bornelh
Performed by Catherine Bott

2. Trop est mes Maris Jalos
Composed by Etienne de Meaux
Performed by Catherine Bott

3. Lanquan li jorn son lonc en may
Composed by Jaufre Rudel
Performed by Catherine Bott

4. Desconfortez plains d'ire et de pesance
Composed by Gace Brule
Performed by Catherine Bott

5. Fine amolurs en esperance
Composed by Audefroi le Bastart
Performed by Catherine Bott

6. Can vei la lauzeta mover, motet
Composed by Bernart de Ventadorn
Performed by Catherine Bott

7. Bele Yolanz En Ses Chambres Ses Seoit
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Catherine Bott

8. A chantar m'er de so qu'ieu non volria
Composed by La Guerre de
Performed by Catherine Bott

9. Deus est ausi comme li pellican
Composed by King of Navarre Thibault IV
Performed by Catherine Bott

10. Onques n'amai tant que jou fui amée, rondeau-motet
Composed by Richard De Fournival
Performed by Catherine Bott

11. S'ie - Us Quier Conseil
Composed by Guirant De Bornelh
Performed by Catherine Bott

12. Fortz Causa Es for consort
Composed by Gaucelm Faidit
Performed by Catherine Bott

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
The songs of the troubadors and their northern French counterparts the trouvères are among the most recorded works in all of medieval music. Yet little is known for certain about how these songs were performed: what, if any, rhythm to apply, for example, and how or even whether to accompany the singer with instruments. Each performer makes different decisions, based on contemporary pictorial evidence, instinct, and simple preference. Most performances of this repertory use at least one or two instruments--in part, it must be said, out of worry about holding listeners' attention. So it took courage for soprano Catherine Bott--and the label L'Oiseau-Lyre--to make an entire CD of these songs performed by a single unaccompanied voice. You may worry that this austere approach won't wear well over 66 minutes, but once you settle into it, it works wonderfully. With her voice alone, Bott captures the spirit of elegant songs like the Comtessa de Dia's "A chantar m'er" ("I must sing") and playful ditties like Etienne de Meaux's "Trop est mes maris jalos" ("My husband is too jealous"); she's particularly good at subtly varying the successive verses of a song while keeping the repeated melody and rhyme/meter scheme clear. Thanks to her performance, this disc is worth experiencing as both music and literature. --Matthew Westphal

Sweet Is The Song: Music Of The Troubadours & Trouveres / Catherine Bott, Music, Anonymous, Trouveres Anonymous, Audefroi le Bastart, Gace Brule, Beatriz de Dia, Gaucelm Faidit, Richard De Fournival, Giraut de Bornelh, Etienne de Meaux, Jaufre Rudel, King of Navarre Thibault IV, Bernart de Ventadorn, Catherine Bott, Bernart de Ventadorn, King of Navarre Thibaut, Baroque Individual Dance Movement for Orchestra, Chamber, Chamber Music, Choral, Classical, Classical Music, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Miscellaneous Vocal Music, Motet, Orchestral, Vocal, Vocal Music
Sweet Is The Song: Music Of The Troubadours & Trouveres / Catherine Bott
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    		Sweet Is The Song: Music Of The Troubadours & Trouveres / Catherine Bott
    Richard De Fournival , Bernart de Ventadorn , and King of Navarre Thibaut
    Manufacturer: Polygram Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    Baroque Dance SuitesBaroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music | Allemandes | Courantes | Gigue | Sarabande
    GeneralGeneral | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    MotetsMotets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B000004CYQ
    Release Date: 1997-07-15

    Tracks:

    1. Reis glorios, verais lums e clartatz
    2. Trop est mes marias jalos
    3. Lanquan li jorn son lonc en may
    4. Desconfortez, plains d'ire et de pesance
    5. Fine amours en esperance
    6. Can vei la lauzeta mover
    7. Bele Yolanz en ses chambres seoit
    8. A chantar m'er de so qu'ieu non volria
    9. Deus est ausi comme li pellicans
    10. Onques n'amai tant que jou fui amee
    11. S'ie-us quer conselh, bell'ami' Alamanda
    12. Fortz chausa es que tot lo major dan

    Amazon.com

    The songs of the troubadors and their northern French counterparts the trouvères are among the most recorded works in all of medieval music. Yet little is known for certain about how these songs were performed: what, if any, rhythm to apply, for example, and how or even whether to accompany the singer with instruments. Each performer makes different decisions, based on contemporary pictorial evidence, instinct, and simple preference. Most performances of this repertory use at least one or two instruments--in part, it must be said, out of worry about holding listeners' attention. So it took courage for soprano Catherine Bott--and the label L'Oiseau-Lyre--to make an entire CD of these songs performed by a single unaccompanied voice. You may worry that this austere approach won't wear well over 66 minutes, but once you settle into it, it works wonderfully. With her voice alone, Bott captures the spirit of elegant songs like the Comtessa de Dia's "A chantar m'er" ("I must sing") and playful ditties like Etienne de Meaux's "Trop est mes maris jalos" ("My husband is too jealous"); she's particularly good at subtly varying the successive verses of a song while keeping the repeated melody and rhyme/meter scheme clear. Thanks to her performance, this disc is worth experiencing as both music and literature. --Matthew Westphal

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