Guillaume de Machaut: Remede de Fortune

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If I had to name one wonderful thing about the singing, it would be the carefully aligned medieval French vowels. Another choice would be the subtle phrasing… I would also add that’s Blue Heron’s... — MusicWeb International, January 2023 More…

Release Date: 21st Oct 2022
Catalogue No: BHCD1012
Label: Blue Heron Renaissance Choir
Length: 72 minutes

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Machaut: Le Remède de fortune

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Scott Metcalfe

Ci commence Remede de Fortune (Live)

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Machaut: Esperance qui m'asseüre, B13

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Martin Near, Scott Metcalfe
Blue Heron

Machaut: Remede de Fortune (Excerpts)

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Jason McStoots, Martin Near, Owen McIntosh
Blue Heron

Qui n'aroit autre deport (Live)

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Machaut: Hareu, hareu ! - Helas ! ou sera pris confors - Obediens usque ad mortem

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Martin Near, Owen McIntosh, Jason McStoots
Blue Heron

Machaut: Gais et jolis, B35

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Debra Nagy, Charles Weaver, Scott Metcalfe
Blue Heron

Machaut: Remede de Fortune (Excerpts)

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Jason McStoots, Martin Near, Charles Weaver, Debra Nagy, Scott Metcalfe
Blue Heron

Tieus rit au main qui au soir pleure (Live)

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Joye, plaisance, et douce nourreture (Live)

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Machaut: Qui es promesses

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Martin Near, Owen McIntosh, Debra Nagy
Blue Heron

Machaut: Remede de Fortune (Excerpts)

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Owen McIntosh, Charles Weaver, Debra Nagy, Martin Near, Jason McStoots, Scott Metcalfe
Blue Heron

En amer a douce vie (Live)

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Dame de qui toute ma joie vient (Live)

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Machaut: Trop plus est bele - Biauté parée de valour - Je ne sui mie certeins

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Martin Near, Owen McIntosh, Jason McStoots
Blue Heron

Machaut: Dis tans plus qu'il ne faudroit flours

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Arr. D. Nagy for Recorder, Lute & Harp
Debra Nagy, Charles Weaver, Scott Metcalfe
Blue Heron

Machaut: Remede de Fortune (Excerpts)

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Jason McStoots, Charles Weaver, Scott Metcalfe, Debra Nagy
Blue Heron

Dame, a vous sans retollir - Dame, a vous sans retollir [Arr. D. Nagy for Recorder, Lute & Harp] [Live]

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Machaut: Messe de Nostre Dame

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Martin Near, Owen McIntosh, Jason McStoots, Charles Weaver
Blue Heron

Kyrie I (Live)

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Machaut: Ay mi! dame de valour

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Arr. D. Nagy for Chamber Ensemble
Debra Nagy, Charles Weaver, Scott Metcalfe
Blue Heron

Machaut: Remede de Fortune (Excerpts)

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Owen McIntosh, Martin Near, Jason McStoots
Blue Heron

Dame, mon cuer en vous remaint (Live)

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Machaut: Biaute qui toutes autres pere

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Owen McIntosh, Jason McStoots

Machaut: Trop plus est bele - Biauté parée de valour - Je ne sui mie certeins (2) [Live]

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Martin Near, Owen McIntosh, Jason McStoots
Blue Heron

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A feast of poetry, song, and visual art animated by a surprisingly Zen-like philosophy, Guillaume de Machaut’s Remede de Fortune tells the tale of a woebegone lover who is counseled by Lady Hope on how to be happy and persevere in the face of the ups and downs dished out by Fortune and her Wheel. Machaut was at once the greatest poet and composer of 14th-century Europe, and the Remede is a narrative poem or dit, around 4000 lines long, with interpolated lyrics set to music. This live recording of a concert production of the Remede—a collaboration between two outstanding American ensembles, Blue Heron and Les Délices—includes all seven musical items from the Remede as well as a selection of other motets, songs, and dances, which take the place of the narration, express the emotions and thoughts of the Lover, and convey Hope’s teachings in lyric form. Four singers are joined by a delightful ensemble of medieval instruments (recorder, douçaine, fiddle, lute, harp, hurdy-gurdy, and percussion) in performances which are both spirited and deeply informed by the study of historical performance practices. The CD booklet contains complete texts and translations, an interspersed synopsis of the story, and numerous full-color reproductions of the pictures that grace the lavishly illustrated first manuscript copy of the Remede, prepared c. 1350 under Machaut’s supervision.

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January 2023

If I had to name one wonderful thing about the singing, it would be the carefully aligned medieval French vowels. Another choice would be the subtle phrasing… I would also add that’s Blue Heron’s tempi seem ideal and hold one’s attention… This is one of the most beautifully and lavishly made discs that has ever come my way.

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