
Beautiful execution by Ferrara Ensemble - Johan Robert TreborBalades a III chans de Johan Robert Trebor & al.Ferrara Ensemble - Crawford YoungArcana 32 Contents:1. Johan Robert: Helas pitié envers moy dort si fort 2. Johan Robert: Si Alexandre et Hector fussent en vie 3. Baude Cordier: Tout par compas suy composés (instrumental) 4. Anon: Adieu vous di, tres doulce compaynie 5. Matteo de Perugia: Rondeau-refrain (instrumental) 6. Matteo de Perugia: Pres du soloil deduissant s esbanoye 7. Antonio da Cividale: Io vegio per stasone (instrumental) 8. Anon: Lamech Judith et Rachel de plourer 9. Anon: Le mont Aon de Thrace, doulz pais 10. Magister Grimace: Se Zephirus, Phebus et leur lignie Performers: Lena Susanne Norin (alto), Kathleen Dineen (soprano), Stephen Grant (baritone), Randall Cook (fiddle), Norihisa Sugawara (fiddle, lute), Debra Gomez (harp), Crawford Young (lute, guitar)Playing time: 59 Recording date: March 1994This recording consists of primarily French (with one Italian, but performed instrumentally) secular songs, sources are the Codex Chantilly and Modena MS. The featured composer is the Trebor of the Codex Chantilly, tentatively identified as Johan Robert, track #2 is especially impressive.