Dufay Secular Music
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Composer or Director: Guillaume Dufay
Label: L'Oiseau-Lyre
Magazine Review Date: 11/1997
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 321
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Catalogue Number: 452 557-2OC5
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Ce jour l'an |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Entre vous, gentils amoureux |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Resvelliés vous et faites chiere lye |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| J'ay mis mon cuer |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Navré je sui d'un dart penetratif |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| (L') Alta belleza tua |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Helas, et quant vous veray? |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Je donne a tous les amoureux |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Je veuil chanter de cuer joyeux |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Mon cuer me fait tous dis penser |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Je requier a tous amoureux |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Resvelons nous/Alons ent bien tos |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Invidia nimica |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Ma belle dame souveraine |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Passato é il tempo omaj di quei pensieri |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Pour ce que veoir je ne puis |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Par droit je puis bien complaindre |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Belle, que vous ay je mesfait |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Se madame je puis veir |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Mon chier amy |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Belle plaissant et gracieuse |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Helas, ma dame, par amours |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| J'atendray tant qu'il vous |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| J'ay grant (dolour) |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| (La) belle se siet |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Ce moys de may |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Je ne suy plus tel que souloye |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| La dolce Vista |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Je me complains pitieusement |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Bien veignes vous, amoureuse liesse |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Dona i ardenti'ray |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Quel fronte signorille |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Bon jour, bon mois |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Estrines moy, je vous estrineray |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Je ne puis plus ce que y'ai peu |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Pour l'amour de ma douce amie |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| He, compaignons, resvelons nous |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Adieu ces bons vins de Lannoys |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Portugaler |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Belle, veuilles moy retenir |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Vergene bella |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Belle, vueillies vostre mercy donner |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| C'est bien raison de devoir essaucier |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Mon bien, m'amour et ma maistresse |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Je pirens congie de vous, amours |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Mille bonjours je vous presente |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Craindre vous vueil, doulce dame de pris |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Entre les plus plaines danoy |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Se la face ay pale |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Dona gentile, bella come l'oro |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Bien doy servir de volente entiere |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Las, que feray? Ne que je devenray? |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Hic iocondus sumit mundus |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Pouray je avoir vostre mercy? |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Qu'est devenue leaulte? |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Ce jour le doibt, aussi fait la saison |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Seigneur Leon, vous soyes bienvenus |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Donnes l'assault à la fortresse |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Je languis en piteux martire |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Trop lonc temps ai esté en desplaisir |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| J'ayme bien celui qui s'en va |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Va t'en, mon cuer |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Puisque celle qui me tient en prison |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Vo regard et doulce maniere |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Or pleust a dieu qu'a son plasir |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Juvenis qui puellam |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Je n'ai doubte fors que des envieux |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Par le regard de vos beaux yeux |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Adieu, quitte le demeurant de ma vie |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| S'il est plaisir que je vous puisse faire |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Belle, vueilles moy vangier |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Lamentatio sanctae matris ecclesie Constantinopoli |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Adieu m'amour, adieu ma joye |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Ne je ne dors |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Puisque vous estez campieur |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| O flos florum virginium |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Je vous pri/Ma tres douce amie/Tant que mon argent |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Ma plus mignonne de mon cueur |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Departes vous, male bouche et envie |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Dieu gard la bone sans reprise |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| En triumphant de Cruel Dueil |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Je ne vis onques la pareille |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| De ma haulte et bonne aventure |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Du tout m'estoie abandonné |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Malheureulx cueur, que vieulx tu faire? |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Mon seul plaisir, ma doulce joye |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Helas mon dueil |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Franc cueur gentil, sur toutes gracieuse |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Vostre bruit et vostre grant fame |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| Resistera... |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| (Le) serviteur hault guerdonné |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
| (Les) douleurs, dont me sens tel somme |
Guillaume Dufay, Composer
Guillaume Dufay, Composer Medieval Ensemble of London Peter Davies, Conductor Timothy Davies, Conductor |
Author: Fabrice Fitch
This recording first appeared 17 years ago, and the passage of time hasn’t diminished the grandeur of the achievement of the Medieval Ensemble of London. DF suggested then that the opportunity of hearing the entire corpus of Dufay’s songs from the same interpretative perspective is irreplaceable – indeed, I wonder whether any record company today would be willing to undertake such an ambitious project. I could also say with DF that the six hours spent in the company of this set positively flew by. More than just the scope of Dufay’s invention (that is hardly surprising in a career that spanned nearly 60 years), it is its astonishing consistency that strikes the listener – nearly every song has something to delight, to intrigue, to teach. The rough chronology, traced from first to last, is a programme in itself, beginning with the jaunty, seemingly effortless songs of his youth, catchy and dazzling by turns, to the increasingly involving works of maturity, culminating in the sublime poise of his last years. I’d promised myself that I wouldn’t name any particular songs, but can’t resist mentioning the very last, the canonic Les doleurs, which I played over and over again, scarcely daring to believe that anything so perfect could ever have been written.
What seemed 17 years ago like justified quibbles now seem to matter less, for while one has come to accept the series’s limitations, its many virtues endure. Although the ensemble doesn’t always match Dufay’s phenomenal consistency, it’s hard to argue with a line-up that includes Paul Elliott, Rogers Covey-Crump and John Elwes, all of them in their prime. And yes, one can disagree with the odd phrase here, spot a fluffed note among the instrumentalists (or, rather more rarely, the singers), or wonder at some surprising glitches in the CD transfer (like the wobbles in pitch at the start of a few tracks, as though the playback and recording components were not quite synchronized; for example: disc 1 track 7 or disc 2 track 2); but with Les doleurs lingering in the mind’s ear, I haven’t the heart to complain. DF’s original summing-up remains valid: every serious collector should have this.
Since Decca are in a generous mood these days, with several major L’Oiseau-Lyre reissues appearing alongside this one, I await with anticipation the reappearance of other Medieval Ensemble of London recordings: “Ce diabolic chant”, its wild rendition of Ars subtilior (one of the very first anthologies of that period), the disc of John Bedingham, and also the Consort of Musick’s complete recording of the Chansonnier Cordiforme. After all, it’s nearly Christmas.'
What seemed 17 years ago like justified quibbles now seem to matter less, for while one has come to accept the series’s limitations, its many virtues endure. Although the ensemble doesn’t always match Dufay’s phenomenal consistency, it’s hard to argue with a line-up that includes Paul Elliott, Rogers Covey-Crump and John Elwes, all of them in their prime. And yes, one can disagree with the odd phrase here, spot a fluffed note among the instrumentalists (or, rather more rarely, the singers), or wonder at some surprising glitches in the CD transfer (like the wobbles in pitch at the start of a few tracks, as though the playback and recording components were not quite synchronized; for example: disc 1 track 7 or disc 2 track 2); but with Les doleurs lingering in the mind’s ear, I haven’t the heart to complain. DF’s original summing-up remains valid: every serious collector should have this.
Since Decca are in a generous mood these days, with several major L’Oiseau-Lyre reissues appearing alongside this one, I await with anticipation the reappearance of other Medieval Ensemble of London recordings: “Ce diabolic chant”, its wild rendition of Ars subtilior (one of the very first anthologies of that period), the disc of John Bedingham, and also the Consort of Musick’s complete recording of the Chansonnier Cordiforme. After all, it’s nearly Christmas.'
Dufay Secular Music
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