Claude LeJeune: Le Printans

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You can either listen to this recording and just enjoy the sound of these engaging, vibrant, rhythmically interesting chansons--or, you can get into the details of the origin and construction of this unique collection. Le Jeune was a member of an elite group of musicians and poets in 16th-century Paris, led by poet Jean-Antoine de Baif. To oversimplify, Baif wanted to join poetry and music in a very refined, highly specific manner, concentrating on different kinds of metrical accents, alternating long and short stresses. His poems under the title Le Printans were written with this in mind--and Le Jeune developed a special compositional technique to complement the texts and to illustrate these aesthetic principles. Whether or not you care about the underlying structure of the music, the results displayed in these exceptionally polished performances are striking, especially in the clarity of the lines and the range of expression. --David Vernier

Claude LeJeune: Le Printans, Music, Lieven Deroo, Claude le Jeune, Paul van Nevel, Huelgas Ensemble, Bart Coen, Peter de Clercq, Ellen Van Ham, Els Van Laethem, Marie-Claude Vallin, Eitan Sork, Otto Rastbichler, Marius van Altena, Choral, Choral Music, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music

Claude LeJeune: Le Printans
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Claude LeJeune: Le Printans

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002BZR
Release Date: 1996-12-10

Tracks:

Le Printans: Revecy venir du printans
Le Printans: Voicy le verd et beau May
Le Printans: O Roze reyne des fleurs
Le Printans: Ie l'ay, ie l'ay la belle fleur
Le Printans: Cigne ie suis de candeur
Le Printans: Perdre le sens devant vous
Le Printans: La brunelette violette reflorit
Le Printans: L'un emera le violet
Le Printans: D'un coeur fier le refus cruel
Le Printans: Que null' etoille sur nous
Le Printans: Ces amoureus n'ont que douleur et tourment
Le Printans: La bele gloire, le bel honeur doner

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You can either listen to this recording and just enjoy the sound of these engaging, vibrant, rhythmically interesting chansons--or, you can get into the details of the origin and construction of this unique collection. Le Jeune was a member of an elite group of musicians and poets in 16th-century Paris, led by poet Jean-Antoine de Baif. To oversimplify, Baif wanted to join poetry and music in a very refined, highly specific manner, concentrating on different kinds of metrical accents, alternating long and short stresses. His poems under the title Le Printans were written with this in mind--and Le Jeune developed a special compositional technique to complement the texts and to illustrate these aesthetic principles. Whether or not you care about the underlying structure of the music, the results displayed in these exceptionally polished performances are striking, especially in the clarity of the lines and the range of expression. --David Vernier

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Highly Recommended.......2005-02-12

This is a wonderful recording of one of the best early music groups on top form. I thoroughly recommend this CD - it is one of my favourites.

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