The helpful introduction to the music of Ludwig Senfl in the liner notes to this disc tout his range of musical styles and moods, and the interesting program of Im Maien delivers just that. The songs and consort music on this disc range from Marian motets to love songs, from a lamentation to a roll in the hay. Also carefully included in the program are several groups of pieces that show the range of Senfl's handling of the same popular tune in different arrangements. The ensemble Fretwork renders the music with the ...
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The helpful introduction to the music of Ludwig Senfl in the liner notes to this disc tout his range of musical styles and moods, and the interesting program of Im Maien delivers just that. The songs and consort music on this disc range from Marian motets to love songs, from a lamentation to a roll in the hay. Also carefully included in the program are several groups of pieces that show the range of Senfl's handling of the same popular tune in different arrangements. The ensemble Fretwork renders the music with the excellent intonation and absolutely supple passagework expected of it, and the rather intimate recording style features a warm resonance that especially favors the lower sonorities. For this recording, as with the earlier disc of Petrucci prints (HMU 907291), the group plays on a set of viols modeled after earlier Italian instruments, rather than the better known English models. The restrained passion in the playing and the sensitivity to imitative passages perhaps are most evident in the...
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Add this copy of Im Maien to cart. $25.00, Sold by Basileia Liturgy and Music rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Andover, MA, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Harmonia Mundi France: HMU 907334.