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Ensemble: Fortune's Wheel Album: Pastourelle, The Art Of Machaut And The Trouvères Video: MS Hunter 229, XII secolo • Searching among some terrible 90s/2000s productions of medieval music, deftly dodging the countless recordings of pseudo Gregorian chants with new age pads and keyboards, I found some wonderful records - which I immediately took and studied and I will publish in the next few days - where the quality is truly amazing and they definitely deserve more attention. The first one I decided to publish is the work of the Fortune's Wheel ensemble, composed of the musicians: Robert Mealy, Shira Kammen, Lydia Heather Knutson, Paul Cummings. Investigating the careers of individual musicians, I discovered that they have all been part of very high quality musical ensembles, ranging from folk to medieval music, for example: Robert Mealy, who sing, plays the viella and the harp, also collaborated with the ensemble Sequentia. The repertoire of “Pastourelle“ is entirely dedicated to the music of the trouvères of northern France: we find anonymous ballads and works of important artists such as Adam de la Halle and Guillaume de Machaut. In songs like “Tant con je vivrai“ you can feel the influence of the aforementioned Sequentia ensemble very much, the arrangement in fact is very reminiscent of their version contained in their work dedicated to the trouvères, which can be listened to at this link: The album as a whole is truly wonderful. I wish you happy listening! Mirkò Virginio Volpe MUSICA MEDIEVALE • 1 Main Se Leva/La Jus Desous L'Olive/C'est La Gieus - Anon. 2 Fontis In Rivulum - Anon. 3 Volez-vous Que Je Vous Chant - Anon. 4 Chanson Legière - Conon de Bethune 5 Lis Dous Regars - Adam de la Halle 6 Tant Con Je Vivrai - Adam de la Halle 7 Doucement Mi Reconforte - Anon. 8 Lai De La Pastourelle - Anon. 9 Je Muir - Adam de la Halle 10 Bele Doette - Anon. 11 Or Est Baiars En La Pasture - Adam de la Halle 12 Souvent Sospire - Anon. 13 Je Vivroie Liement - Guillaume De Machaut 14 Moult Sui/Se Mesdisans - Guillaume De Machaut 15 Sans Cuer - Guillaume De Machaut 16 De Fortune - Guillaume De Machaut 17 Quant Je Sui Mis - Guillaume De Machaut 18 Comment Qu'a Moy/Vostre Doulz Viaire/Puis Que Ma Dolour Agree - Guillaume De Machaut 19 Ay Me! Dame De Valour - Guillaume De Machaut 20 Douce Dame Jolie - Guillaume De Machaut • Lydia Heather Knutson - voice Paul Cummings - voice Shira Kammen - vielle, harp, voice Robert Mealy - vielle, harp, voice • Buy: 🌻 The monetization of this channel is disabled to offer the highest possible listening quality. Please support the channel with a free donation: or • ➳ Don't forget to also add yourself to the Medieval Music Whatsapp group, so you don't miss a single update about medieval music: no silly chats and your phone number will not be viewable by me or by any other community participant. • #musicamedievale #medievalmusic #trouvere #medieval #medioevo #folk #earlymusic #troubadour #troubadours #trovatori #medievalmanuscript
