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An enigmatic manuscript as regards its origin and purpose, and containing musical and poetic enigmas within it—the perfect illustration of Ars Subtilior, the Chantilly Codex, MS. 564 from the library of the Château de Chantilly, is one of the richest collections of French music from the late Middle Ages. Perfectly preserved, it bears witness to the imagination and virtuosity of the musicians who were exploring the limits of musical notation, which had only recently been established. Throughout their works, the composers skilfully scattered riddles, acrostics, plays on words, quotations and mythological, political or amorous allusions. They rivalled in intelligence but also, and above all, in sensitivity, for the intellectual dimension of this art remains at the service of undeniable beauty. Featuring vocal suppleness and gentleness of lines, the De Caelis ensemble maintains an amorous relationship with this repertoire, the clarity and richness of their timbres allowing us to savour the marvels of the polyphonic writing.
Alpha vibrans - Coetus venit - Amicum querit [Codex Chantilly]
Alpha vibrans - Coetus venit - Amicum querit [Codex Chantilly]
Solage: Corps feminin
Corps feminin
Johannes Galiot: En attendant, souffrir m'estuet
En attendant, souffrir m'estuet
Par maintes foys
Par maintes foys
O bonne douce Franse [Codex Chantilly]
O bonne douce Franse [Codex Chantilly]
Jaquemin de Senleches: La harpe de melodie
La harpe de melodie
Egidius de Aurelia: Alma polis - Axe poli cum artica
Alma polis - Axe poli cum artica
Solage: Fumeux fume par fumee
Fumeux fume par fumee
Grimace: Se Zephirus (Se Jupiter)
Se Zephirus (Se Jupiter)
En un peril doutous bien delitable [Codex Chantilly]
En un peril doutous bien delitable [Codex Chantilly]
Borlet: He, tres doulz roussignol
He, tres doulz roussignol
Gacian Reyneau: Va t'en, mon cuer, aveuc mes yeux
Va t'en, mon cuer, aveuc mes yeux
Adieu vous di [Codex Chantilly]
Adieu vous di [Codex Chantilly]
A l'arme, a l'arme
A l'arme, a l'arme
Solage: Calextone qui fut
Calextone qui fut
Solage: En l'amoureux vergier
En l'amoureux vergier
April 2011
“Both text and music are very strange [of Fumeux fume par fumée], with the composition exploring harmonies and deep sonorities rarely encountered in that period.”
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Alpha vibrans - Coetus venit - Amicum querit [Codex Chantilly]