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Bridge BDG 9419
2013
Johannes CICONIA
1. Sus un' fontayne [8:04]
2. O rosa bella [2:45]
intabulation, Buxheimer Orgelbuch
John DUNSTABLE
3. O rosa bella [3:54]
TREBOR
4. Passerose de beauté [6:53]
5. Quant voi la flor novele [4:12]
an. trouvère
ALFONSO X el Sabio
6. Rosa das rosas [4:32] CSM 10
Cantigas de Santa Maria
7. De tout flors [3:04]
intabulation, Faenza Codex, after MACHAUT
8. N’a pas longtemps que trouvay Zephirus [5:38]
an., French
9. Amours mi font ~ En mai ~ FLOS FILIUS [2:29]
French motet, Montpellier Codex, instrumental
10. Rose cui nois ne gelée [4:18]
an. trouvère
Gilles BINCHOIS
11. Margarite fleur de valeur [3:08]
Guillaume DuFAY
12. Flos florum [3:42]
Raimbaut de VAQUEIRAS
13. Kalenda Maya [1:59]
instrumental
14. La tierche estampie roial [2:55]
SOLAGE
15. En l’amoureux vergier [7:05]
Trefoil
Drew Minter — countertenor, harp and percussion
Mark Rimple — countertenor, lute, gittern, and citole
Marcia Young — soprano and harp
Recording:
Concert Hall of Drew University, Dorothy Young Center
March 19-21, 2013
Like poets of all ages, medieval songwriters invoked the imagery and natural magic of flowers in the service of ideal, feminine beauty. In many poems, the most revered flower was the Rose, or fleur de valeur. As a symbol of Mary the Virgin this flower stood for virtue, but also for the more sensual desires of the flesh, where it became an object of masculine desire. On this CD, Trefoil presents an exquisite bouquet of medieval floral song. Trefoil, a trio of singer-instrumentalists long active in early music ensembles, made its debut in 2000, in New York and Philadelphia to rave reviews. — bridgerecords.com