The Orlando Consort - Machaut: Songs from Remede de Fortune - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The 'fount of grace' of the title is the Virgin Mary, to whom Machaut addresses his appeals for mercy during a turbulent period in France's history.

Machaut The Single Rose - The Orlando Consort The Orlando Consort bring their customary virtues of 'supreme text-sensitivity and beauty of tone' (Early Music Today) to another recital showcasing the breadth of Machaut's musical and poetic inventiveness. The rose as a symbol of both the beloved and of love itself is paid due homage in this latest installment of their essential series which continues to garner the highest critical plaudits.

A celebration from The Orlando Consort of the musical and literary worlds of Florence's golden age under the Medici, in a selection of works which includes a number of first recordings.