The Dufay Collective Cancionero: Music For The Spanish Court (1470 1520) (2002, Avie # Av0005) [re Up]

The Dufay Collective - Cancionero: Music for the Spanish Court (1470 - 1520)
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Label/Cat#: Avie # AV0005 | Country/Year: UK 2002
Genre: Classical, Early Music | Style: Late Medieval, Renaissance

"…This release focuses on the Spanish Court of Ferdinand and Isabella and the music is drawn from three "Cancioneros," or Spanish songbooks, from the early Renaissance era. There is an amazing range of material presented among the 31 tracks on the disc, from gentle instrumental solos to bombastic courtly dances and even some folksy-sounding secular choral pieces. Although the Dufay Collective is primarily known as an instrumental group, all of the vocalizing here is splendid, with the singing of Vivian Ellis being particularly outstanding in its ease of delivery and tasteful use of decoration. This recording comes highly recommended." 4,5/5 ~AMG