Le Miroir De Musique - Birth of the Violin - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Born in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, Antoine Gosswin was recruited at a very young age by the Bavarian court chapel, where he was in frequent contact with Orlando di Lasso and accompanied the Emperor Maximilian II on his travels. Esteemed as a singer and composer, he was also part of the violin band employed by Duke Albert V at the legendary wedding of Prince William in 1568. Gosswin would go on to conduct the chapel of Prince Ernest, Bishop of Freising and later of Liège, to whom he dedicated his Newe teutsche Lieder. Extremely prolific, Gosswin produced several masses and motets as well as madrigals and German songs in which he continued the musical developments initiated by his master Lasso.

Gilles Binchois (ca 1400-1460), was one of the most eminent composers of the early Renaissance. Highly esteemed by his fellows, Binchois left a lasting legacy, notably through his polyphonic chansons and sacred works, although these remain unfamiliar to the general public. This selection of works by Binchois, born in Hainault, shows the evolution of his musical language from the beginnings of the burgundian style to the later instrumental transcriptions of some of his works, as these bear witness to the timeless beauty of his melodies and harmonic structures. Album Tracks 1. Sanctus 2. Adyeu ma tres [Adieu mes tres belles amours] (instrumental) 3. Veneremur Virginem 4. Je loemors [Je loe amours] 5. Salve sancta parens 6. Qui vult messite [Qui veut mesdire si mesdie] (organ) 7. Adieu, jusques je vous revoye 8. Dixit sanctus Philippus (instrumental) 9. Gloria InchhominibusInch 10. En sera il mieulx voustre cuer 11. Redeuntes in re (instrumental) 12. Jamais tant que je vous revoye (instrumental) 13. J’ay tant de deul que nul homs peut avoir 14. Triste plaisir basse danse (instrumental) 15. Adyeu ma tres belle [Adieu mes tres belles amours] (organ) 16. Depuis le congié que je pris 17. Geloymors [Je loe amours] (organ) 18. Agnus Dei'cum jubilo'

Born in Leuze (Hainaut) around 1430, Johannes Martini was initially active in Konstanz, then in Milan and Ferrara, where he died on 23 October 1497. Closely connected with the d'Este family, he was paid in 1479 for the production of a large volume of vocal music for the ducal chapel of Ferrara. He is also the key contributor to the Casanatense Chansonnier, which was compiled for the marriage of Isabella d'Este to Gianfrancesco II Gonzaga in 1490. Thanks to these collections, we can for the first time present a glimpse of the immense output (motets, psalms, mass movements, chansons, instrumental chansons) of one of the most refined composers of the generation before Josquin's.