RICERCAR - RIC 243
JOY
Chansons de Troubadours et danses de Jongleurs
Thibaut de Champagne : Amour me fait commencer une chanson
Bernard de Ventadorn : Can vei la lauzeta mover, Ben m' an perdut
Gaucelm Faidit : Fortz chausa es, Jamais nuill tems, Lo rossinholet selvatge
Beranguier de Palol : Tant m'abelis
Anonymes : Dananza amorosa, La nova estampida real
MILLENARILUM
Carole MATRAS, voix & harpe, Christophe DESLIGNES, organetto, Thierry GOMAR, percussions
Our intention with this recording of the songs of Bernard de Ventadorn, Gaucelm Faidit and Beranguier de Palol and instrumental pieces by anonymous composers of the same period is to demonstrate our interest in the creative artistry of the troubadours and the jongleurs of the Middle Ages.   The most interesting aspect of this recording for us as performing musicians is neither the revival of courtly love as it was then experienced, nor the performance of the songs as we may suppose that they were originally sung, but rather the sharing of what has impressed us during our discovery of the astonishing philosophy of life promoted by the totemic phrase 'motz et sos' (words and music).

1. Dananza amorosa - Anonyme       4'19   2. Amour me fait commencer une chanson - Thibaut de Champagne       3'05   3. Can vei la lauzeta mover - Bernard de Ventadorn       5'58   4. Comminciamento di goia - Anonyme       5'18   5. Ben m'an perdut - Bernard de Ventadorn       6'23   6. Fortz chausa es - Gaucelm Faidit       10'13   7. Tant m'abelis - Beranguier de Palol       2'59   8. La nova estampida real - Anonyme       4'41   9. Jamais nuill tems - Gaucelm Faidit       5'54 10. Lo rossinholet selvatge - Gaucelm Faidit       8'05 11. Improvisation sur Quis dabit occuli mei - Anonyme      5'10

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