The fifth studio album from one of the most respected medieval-electronic fusion acts in the world. This CD includes a gorgeous 24 page booklet with exclusive all new art from Brian Froud. Brian Froud, the world famous fantasy/faerie artist (Labyrinth, Dark Crystal, Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy book) designed all new artwork for both the regular and limited editions of this album. A must have for Froud fans!

Credits
Baritone Vocals – Geoffrey Shaw
Composed By – Anthonello De Caserta* (tracks: D2), Borlet (tracks: C3.a, C3.b), Franciscus (tracks: C2), F. Andrieu* (tracks: B8), Binchois* (tracks: E3 to E6, F3, F5), Dufay* (tracks: E1, E2, E7 to F2, F4, F6), Machaut* (tracks: A2 to A4, A6 to A9, B1 to B7), Johannes Vaillant* (tracks: C7), Jehan De Lescurel (tracks: A1), Johannes De Meruco (tracks: C5), Joannes Simon Hasprois* (tracks: D8), Matheus De Perusio* (tracks: D6, D7), Pykini* (tracks: D1), Solage (tracks: C4, D4), Solage (tracks: D4)
Conductor [Director] – David Munrow
Cornett [1st] – Michael Laird (2)
Cornett [2nd] – Iaan Wilson
Countertenor Vocals [1st] – James Bowman (2)
Countertenor Vocals [2nd] – Charles Brett
Drums [Nakers], Drums [Tabor], Tambourine – David Corkhill
Engineer [Balance] – Stuart Eltham
Ensemble – The Early Music Consort Of London
Lute, Strings [Citole], Viol [Tenor], Crumhorn [22nd] – James Tyler
Organ, Harp [1st] – Christopher Hogwood
Other [Pronunciation Advisor] – Michael Freeman
Producer [Recording] – Christopher Bishop
Rebec [Bass], Strings [Crwth], Viol [Bass], Crumhorn [3rd], Recorder [3rd] – Oliver Brookes
Rebec [Treble], Fiddle [Mediaeval], Harp [2nd] – Eleanor Sloan
Recorder [1], Crumhorn [1st], Shawm, Bagpipes [Cornemuse], Reeds [Kornholt], Bagpipes – David Munrow
Tenor Vocals – Martyn Hill
Text By, Text By [Translations] – David Munrow, Michael Freeman (3)
Trombone [Tenor Sackbut (2nd)] – Roger Brenner
Trumpet [Slide Trumpet], Cornett [Tenor], Trombone [Tenor Sackbut(1st)], Recorder [2nd] – Alan Lumsden
Notes
Reissue of three LPs
Musica Reservata - Music from the Court of Burgundy (1971)
Early Music Consort of London - Late Fourteenth Century Avant Garde (1973)
Early Music Consort of London - Guillaume De Machaut And His Age (1973)
Made in GT Britain
Issued in a laid in container with a full sized 36 page booklet.
℗ 1973 EMI Records Limited
Additional No. on spine. (OC 191-05410-2)
Individual LP catalog Nos.:
Record 1 - Side's A & B Box 86301
Record 1 - Side's C & D Box 86302
Record 1 - Side's E & F Box 86303

意大利Neofolk乐队Rose Rovine E Amanti主脑damiano mercuri的个人专辑，演奏文艺复兴时期和巴洛克时期早期民谣作品。

Authentic medieval languages, songs and over fifteen instruments take the listener on an hour-long journey back through time. Lush, beautiful female vocals, sometimes in contrast with choral arrangements, deliver a harmonious and warm feel throughout the album. This captivating yet comforting sound belies the often dark subject matter of the lyrics (all in Latin save one piece in medieval German), which focus primarily on medieval man's concept of the apocalypse.

Songs of "Frauenminne" are songs about love and passion, the central theme of the medieval troubadour art.
Brazen narratives find a place on this recording as well as the high courtly love considered by Troubadours as the highest aspiration.
A CHANTAR is the successful debut album of Estampie; making tangible today the emotions of that time long ago.
Released in 1990 by Christophorus.
Re-Release 2008.
Erschienen 1990 bei Christophorus.

来自德国的Estampie可能是最着名的中世纪音乐组合,Estampie是法语,乐队Estampie却来自德国慕尼黑，指十三到十四世纪流行于南欧的一种音乐形式，以器乐合奏为主，常用于舞蹈伴奏.80年代中期成立，活跃至今。足迹遍布音乐，史诗，舞台剧。是欧洲中世纪文化复兴运动的重要力量。和 Poeta Magica 不同的是，Estampie的音乐有浓厚的宗教色彩，主唱采用庄严的女声，常出现大段的圣咏。同时乐队又具有良好的古典音乐背景，曲风内敛严谨，歌词多取材中世纪游吟诗人的作品，是学院派中世纪民谣的旗帜。这么多年来他不断把那些属于中世纪的声音带回现实生活中。无论是在古典音乐界还是流行音乐界他们都取得了成功。
Michael Popp, Sigrid Hausen和Ernst Schwindl给她的定位是“歌唱中世纪音乐的慕尼黑合唱团”严谨深厚的学院派功底是Estampie凌驾于其他众多中世纪组合之上的最根本原因。在1987年，他们赢得了荷兰中世纪音乐大赛的冠军。他们的1989年的第一和1990年的第二张专辑A CHANTAR（爱与激情贯穿整张专辑的中心，此时作为慕尼黑合唱团体的ESTAMPIE意图去挖掘恢复中世纪音乐的本来面貌，
大部分歌曲直接以中世纪圣咏形式出现，歌词创作则来源于中世纪女性吟游诗人Coutrly Love的手稿。ESTAMPIE成员良好的古典音乐背景，出色的合声，加之旋律化的歌曲编排是此唱片成功的主导要素。）和AVE MARIS STELLA（同样是作为第一张专辑A CHANTAR的延续。歌曲全部采用了欧洲中世纪时期歌颂女神玛利亚圣歌。这是一份对圣母崇拜的最好礼物。
在悲哀神秘的世界中，她是被众人景仰的天国女王，她的处女之身孕育了挽救罪恶世界的救世之主。玛利亚不同层面复杂丰满的形象影射在ESTAMPIE的这张专辑之中，时而快乐，时而冥想，时而悲鸣。情感的魔力，艺术家准确的把握通过专辑展现出人性中最虔诚的一面。）均是带有浓郁的中世纪古典音乐，发行公司是古典厂牌Christophorus.

Hildegard von Bingen是德国的一位修道士领袖、神秘主义者、作家和作曲家。
她出生在一个贵族家庭，7岁时便在Bingen附近开始接受圣本笃修会的教育。43岁时她成为当地的女修道院院长。Hildegard的哲学来自富于幻想的神秘主义——在1146年她感觉接收到了来自上帝的启示。她把那些幻觉记载进三本书中。
Hildegard von Bingen是历史上第一位有记载的作曲家。她创作了至少72首歌曲，其中包括一部道德剧。她的音乐作品流传了近千年，至今仍被作为研究对象。

One of the early recordings of Dufay's most famous mass, along with one of Obrecht's most ambitious compositions. The Missa Sub tuum praesidium starts with three voices in the Kyrie, adding one in every movement to reach a seven-voice Agnus Dei. Along the way, Obrecht also quotes various Marian chants in different voices, creating a complex texture which at times includes four different texts sounding at once.