The Single Rose CDA68277
The seventh in our series references one of the most important literary texts of the medieval period, Le Roman de la Rose, written by Guillaume de Lorris and added to by Jean de Meun. It explores the imagery of this flower, and flowers more generally, presenting the various faces of Machaut - the religious commentator, the courtly poet, the 'romantic' composer. De toutes flours exemplifies the last of these two aspects of Machaut's interests, a complex ballade of seemingly disparate melodic lines, coalescing organically and almost magically to praise his Lady.
Recording details: July 2018
All Saints' Church, East Finchley, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Mark Brown
Engineered by David Hinitt
Release date: September 2019
Reviews
'The Orlando Consort is steeped in Machaut’s intricate polyphony (here using a new performing edition published by the University of Michigan) and respond to his inexhaustible invention with commitment' ClassicalSource.com
'Countertenor Matthew Venner, tenors Mark Dobell and Angus Smith, and baritone Donald Greig sing with complete mastery of the intricate polyphony, odd harmonies, and complicated rhythms that are characteristic of Machaut's ars nova style, and maintain a purity of tone and line that keeps the music intelligible.' AllMusic.com