Catalogue

Summary:

Britain’s top multicultural medieval band, Joglaresa, whose explorations of medieval and renaissance repertoire from western European, Arabic and Sephardic traditions have won them widespread critical acclaim, present a portrait in song of Mary Magdalen. Director Belinda Sykes’ ensemble of English, Irish and Bulgarian singers, and band of fiddle, harp and hurdy gurdy, perform 14th century Italian lauda, Latin hymns and chants extending as far back as 9th century Byzantium, including numerous modern premiere performances.

Joglaresa, whose name derives from wandering minstrels from the South of France, is unique in performing medieval music with prestigious artists drawn from the improvisational spheres of jazz and world music in addition to those of classical music. Their infectious enthusiasm, combined with peerless skill and musicianship, produces programmes that are lively, expressive, full of Mediterranean passion and colour, poignant, spontaneous and highly improvisational.

Tracklist:

14th CENTURY ITALIAN LAUDA
1. Magdalena degna da laudare (3:50)

ST. LORENZO GIUSTINIANI (1381–1456)
2. O Magdalena che portasti (4:27)

CHRISTIAN OF LILIENFELD (14th century)
3. Ave, clari generis dulcis Magdalena (05:02)

ANONYMOUS TROUVERE SONG
4. Chanter voel par grant amour (4:03)

WIPO OF BURGUNDY, 11th CENTURY
5. Victime paschali laude (1:48)

ANONYMOUS, MEDIEVAL LATIN
6. Ortorum virentium / Virga Yesse / Victime paschali laudes (1:07)
7. Benedicamus Domino / Victime paschali laudes (2:17)
8. Novum festum celebremus (2:32)

14th CENTURY ITALIAN ISTAMPITA
9. Istampita: Parlamento (3:06)

14th CENTURY ITALIAN LAUDA
10. Co la madre del beato (4:02)

ANONYMOUS, MEDIEVAL LATIN
11. Hodie mater gaudeat ecclesia (2:36)
12. Salve, pia Magdalena (1:15)
13. O Maria Magdalena (1:15)
14. Benedicamus Domino Magdalena (0:58)
15. Magdalenam laude plenam (0:50)
16. Ave, beata femina (1:43)
17. Psallat immensas chorus (3:07)
18. Ave, plena Magdalena (3:39)
19. O Maria, prius via (3:46)

14th CENTURY ITALIAN LAUDA
20. Peccatrice nominata – instrumental (3:05)

CONON DE BETHUNE (d. 1219)
21. Estampie: Chançon legiere (2:16)

14th CENTURY ITALIAN LAUDA
22. Peccatrice nominata (3:04)
23. O Madalena ch’andasti al sepolcro (5:40)

PHILLIPPE DE GREVE (13th Century)
24. O Maria, noli flere (3:28)

Total duration: 69:02

Recorded 14 – 16 April 2003, at St. Andrew’s Church, Toddington, Gloucestershire
Produced and Engineered by John Hadden