Release Date: 17 July 2015
Label: Avie
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 822252228625
Genres: Classical Early Music
Description
Grammy-nominated The Dufay Collective, in collaboration with vocal trio Voice, presents 'I Set My Hert So Hy: Love and Devotion in Medieval England', a recording of songs and instrumental numbers written for and heard in the royal courts and religious houses of the 15th century.
The Dufay Collective has been performing and recording its unique brand of early music for nearly three decades, winning awards and wide-spread critical acclaim along the way. 'I Have Set My Hert So Hy' marks the group's return to the recording studio with a collection of 15th century songs and instrumental numbers, much of which has been expertly reconstructed by the ensemble's director William Lyons.
On this recording, The Dufays collaborate with vocal trio Voice, recreating the essence of music written for and heard in the royal courts and religious houses of Medieval England.
Personnel: William Lyons (director, flute, recorder, English double pipes, Jon Banks (harp, gittern), Rebecca Austen-Brown (vielle, rebec, recorder), Jacob Heringman (lute, gittern), Victoria Couper, Emily Burn, Clemmie Franks (voice)
Critical acclaim for The Dufay Collective:
"Surely one of the best anthologies of this repertory...the performances are lively and highly polished...great gusto and conviction...be sure to add this one to your collection." - Gramophone (on Grammy-nominated Cancionero: Music for the Spanish Court 1470-1520)
"The Dufay Collective are incapable of producing anything less than outstanding recordings." - Classic CD
Tracklisting
Danbi Um; Juho Pohjonen
Christopher Tyler Nickel, Sarah Jackson
Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Bruce Wolosoff
Charles Owen
Proteus Ensemble; Stephen Shellard
Benjamin Hochman
Apollo's Fire; Jeannette Sorrell
The Dufay Collective
