Early Delights, an hour of early music on Sunday. Special delights from the Middle Ages up and to High Baroque. It is the height of spring so time for a spring episode. Our programme today is filled with birdsongs.
Anonymous
1. Du lenze gut
Clemencic Consort led by René Clemencic
(Oehms OC 417, 2012)
Ramon Llull (ca. 1232 – 1315)
2. Cantaben els osells
Unicorn Ensemble, Ensemble Oni Wytars
(Naxos 8.554257, 1999, 2012)
William Williams (1675 – 1701)
Sonata in immitation of birds:
3. Adagio
4. Allegro
5. Grave
6. Allegro
Jacob van Eyck (1589 – 1657)
7. Engelsch Nachtegaeltje
Claudia Muller, Elisabeth Larsson, recorder. Ulf Söderberg, harpsichord
(Chamber Sound CSCD-9203, 2011)
Thomas Morley (ca. 1557 – 1602)
8. Now is the month of maying
Antonio Scandello (1517 – 1580)
9. Ein henlein weis
Juan del Encina (1468 – 1529)
10. Cucú, cucú, cucucú
Josquin des Prez (ca. 1450 – 1521)
11. El grillo
Anonymous
12. Dindirín, dindirín
Adriano Banchieri (1568 – 1634)
13. Contrappunto bestiale alla mente
Ensemble Amarcord
(Raumklang RK AP 10106, 2007)
Louis-Claude Daquin (1694 – 1772)
14. Le coucou
François Couperin le Grand (1668 – 1733)
15. Le rossignol en amour
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 – 1764)
16. La poule
Louis-Claude Daquin
17. L’hirondelle
Wanda Landowska, harpsichord
(United Archives NUA 03, UAR018, 2007)
Ennemond Gaultier (1575 – 1651)
18. Rossignol
19. Canarie
Jacques Gallot (died ca. 1690)
20. Courante La Cignogne
Charles Mouton (1617 – before 1699)
21. Canarie
Toyohiko Satoh, lute
(Channel Classics CCS 8795)
Marco Uccellini (1603 or 1610 – 1680)
22. Aria nona “L’Emenfrodito”
23. Aria quinta “sopra la Bergamasca”
The Arcadian Academy led by Nicholas McGegan
(Harmonia Mundi HMU 907066)
