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The category of instrumental music was not yet fully independent in the time of Alexander Agricola, who was born in the late 1450s and died in 1506. That explains why this album of Agricola's instrumental music contains a good many vocal pieces: most of the instrumental works of this era were linked to vocal models. In several cases here, most extensively with the little three-part song In minen zin, the vocal piece is presented first, with a sequence of instrumental treatments of it following in the manner of a set of variations, with a small and variable ensemble of strings, winds, harp, and at times plectrum lute. There are works presented singly, without their vocal models (if any), and works by other composers than Agricola, with Agricola involved either as the composer of the original model or of that of the instrumental variations. This is all to the good, for Agricola's instrumental works were part of a larger compositional matrix in which individual authorship was not yet the most important thing. The overall effect is playful and ingenious. None of this justifies the insertion of contemporary works by annotator Fabrice Fitch, based on the pitch content of Agricola's music: these just seem to come out of left field. But the multinational Ensemble Leones, under the leadership of lutenist Marc Lewon offers lively and precise performances, and there is not a surfeit of choices in this repertory. Those interested in the roots of instrumental music in the Western tradition should thus give this release a try.
© TiVo
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In minen zin (Alexander Agricola)
Marc Lewon, Conductor - Ensemble Leones, Ensemble - Crawford Young, Performer - Alexander Agricola, Composer
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
De tous biens plaine (Hayne van Ghizeghem)
Ensemble Leones, Ensemble - Crawford Young, Performer - Marc Lewon, Conductor - Hayne van Ghizeghem, Composer
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
De tous biens plaine a 2 [15th century]
Ensemble Leones, Ensemble - Marc Lewon, Conductor - Crawford Young, Performer
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
De tous biens plaine a 3 No. 2 (Alexander Agricola)
Ensemble Leones, Ensemble - Marc Lewon, Conductor - Crawford Young, Performer - Alexander Agricola, Composer
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
De tous biens plaine a 3 No. 3 (Alexander Agricola)
Ensemble Leones, Ensemble - Marc Lewon, Conductor - Crawford Young, Performer - Alexander Agricola, Composer
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
De tous biens plaine a 3 No. 4 (Alexander Agricola)
Crawford Young, Performer - Ensemble Leones, Ensemble - Marc Lewon, Conductor - Alexander Agricola, Composer
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
De tous biens plaine a 3 No. 5 (Alexander Agricola)
Ensemble Leones, Ensemble - Crawford Young, Performer - Marc Lewon, Conductor - Alexander Agricola, Composer
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
Tandernaken (Tandernaken, al op den Rijn)
Ensemble Leones, Ensemble - Marc Lewon, Conductor - Crawford Young, Performer
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
Tandernaken a 3 (Alexander Agricola)
Ensemble Leones, Ensemble - Marc Lewon, Conductor - Crawford Young, Performer - Alexander Agricola, Composer
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
Si congié prens
Marc Lewon, Conductor - Ensemble Leones, Ensemble - Crawford Young, Performer
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
Se congié prens (Alexander Agricola)
Ensemble Leones, Ensemble - Crawford Young, Performer - Marc Lewon, Conductor - Alexander Agricola, Composer
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
D ... a 3 (Alexander Agricola)
Marc Lewon, Conductor - Crawford Young, Performer - Ensemble Leones, Ensemble - Alexander Agricola, Composer
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
Je ne puis plus a 3 (Alexander Agricola)
Ensemble Leones, Ensemble - Marc Lewon, Conductor - Crawford Young, Performer - Alexander Agricola, Composer
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
Cecus non judicat de coloribus (Alexander Agricola)
Marc Lewon, Conductor - Ensemble Leones, Ensemble - Crawford Young, Performer - Alexander Agricola, Composer
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
Fors seullement a 4 (Alexander Agricola)
Crawford Young, Performer - Ensemble Leones, Ensemble - Marc Lewon, Conductor - Alexander Agricola, Composer
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
Duo (Johannes Ghiselin)
Crawford Young, Performer - Marc Lewon, Conductor - Ensemble Leones, Ensemble - Johannes Ghiselin, Composer - Alexander Agricola, Composer
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
Pater meus agricola est (Alexander Agricola)
Marc Lewon, Conductor - Ensemble Leones, Ensemble - Crawford Young, Performer - Alexander Agricola, Composer
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
Tout a par moy (Walter Frye)
Marc Lewon, Conductor - Crawford Young, Performer - Ensemble Leones, Ensemble - Walter Frye, Composer
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
Marc Lewon, Conductor - Ensemble Leones, Ensemble - Crawford Young, Performer - Alexander Agricola, Composer
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
Tout a par moy a 4 (Alexander Agricola)
Marc Lewon, Conductor - Crawford Young, Performer - Ensemble Leones, Ensemble - Alexander Agricola, Composer
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
agricologies (Fabrice Fitch)
Marc Lewon, Conductor - Crawford Young, Performer - Ensemble Leones, Ensemble - Fabrice Fitch, Composer
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
Helas madame, que feraige a 3 (Alexander Agricola)
Marc Lewon, Conductor - Ensemble Leones, Ensemble - Crawford Young, Performer - Alexander Agricola, Composer
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
agricologies (Fabrice Fitch)
Marc Lewon, Conductor - Crawford Young, Performer - Ensemble Leones, Ensemble - Fabrice Fitch, Composer
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
Le serviteur hault guerdonne (Guillaume Dufay)
Marc Lewon, Conductor - Crawford Young, Performer - Ensemble Leones, Ensemble - Guillaume Dufay, Composer
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
Le serviteur a 2
Crawford Young, Performer - Marc Lewon, Conductor - Ensemble Leones, Ensemble
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
Le serviteur a 4 (Alexander Agricola)
Ensemble Leones, Ensemble - Crawford Young, Performer - Marc Lewon, Conductor - Alexander Agricola, Composer
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
agricologies (Fabrice Fitch)
Marc Lewon, Conductor - Crawford Young, Performer - Ensemble Leones, Ensemble - Fabrice Fitch, Composer
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
Fortuna desperata a 6 (Alexander Agricola)
Marc Lewon, Conductor - Ensemble Leones, Ensemble - Crawford Young, Performer - Alexander Agricola, Composer
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
Album review
The category of instrumental music was not yet fully independent in the time of Alexander Agricola, who was born in the late 1450s and died in 1506. That explains why this album of Agricola's instrumental music contains a good many vocal pieces: most of the instrumental works of this era were linked to vocal models. In several cases here, most extensively with the little three-part song In minen zin, the vocal piece is presented first, with a sequence of instrumental treatments of it following in the manner of a set of variations, with a small and variable ensemble of strings, winds, harp, and at times plectrum lute. There are works presented singly, without their vocal models (if any), and works by other composers than Agricola, with Agricola involved either as the composer of the original model or of that of the instrumental variations. This is all to the good, for Agricola's instrumental works were part of a larger compositional matrix in which individual authorship was not yet the most important thing. The overall effect is playful and ingenious. None of this justifies the insertion of contemporary works by annotator Fabrice Fitch, based on the pitch content of Agricola's music: these just seem to come out of left field. But the multinational Ensemble Leones, under the leadership of lutenist Marc Lewon offers lively and precise performances, and there is not a surfeit of choices in this repertory. Those interested in the roots of instrumental music in the Western tradition should thus give this release a try.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 28 track(s)
- Total length: 01:20:48
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Marc Lewon
- Composer: Guillaume Dufay
- Label: Christophorus
- Genre: Classical
2013 Christophorus 2013 Christophorus
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