A small musical portrait of Flemish vocal-instrumental ensemble Zefiro Torna. Mainly music from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and a bit of folk music.
1. Songs from Middle Age Finland from ‘The Piae Cantiones’ (1582):
– Salve flos et decor.
– Nobis est natus hodie.
– Paranymphus adiens.
– Aetas carmen melodiae.
– Kurja, paha syntinen.
– Mars praecurrit in planetis.
– Scholares convenite.
– O scholares discite.
– In vernali tempore.
– Tempus adest floridum.
Zefiro Torna led by Jurgen De bruyn. Timo Väänänen, kantele, vocals. Antwerp Cathedral Choir led by Sebastiaan van Steenberghe.
(Et’cetera KTC 4023, 2007)
2. Music from the Venetian Renaissance:
Manoli Blessi.
– Dedicatio.
Adriano Willaert.
– Dulce padrum.
Claudio Merulo.
– La Leonora.
Cipriano de Rore.
– Madonn’hormai mi vedo.
Andrea Gabrieli.
– Como viver mil posso?
Annibale Padovano.
– Benedetta el gregaria.
Zefiro Torna led by Jurgen De bruyn.
(Et’cetera KTC 4028, 2008)
3. Els Van Laethem/ arr. Tisserands/ text: Bernard de Ventadorn.
– Tant ai mon còr.
Giraut Riquier/ arr. E. Van Laethem, J. De bruyn.
– No’m sai d’amor.
Zefiro Torna. Amorroma. Philippe Laloy, saxophone and transverse flute.
(Homerecords 4446017, 2006)
Zefiro Torna
