La Camera delle Lacrime, Bruno Bonhoure - Noël baroque en Pays d'Oc - Natalis Cordat & Nicolas Saboly (2011)

Tracklist

01. Ben urosa la naissença
02. Orgulhós, plen de maganha
03. Tu que cerques tei delices
04. O monde, que tu es heureux
05. Mortels, assamblez tous vos voix
06. Li a quauqua ren que m'a fat paur
07. Adam fut un pauvre homme
08. Coratge, moainada
09. Aquò's pro durmit, mainada
10. Adam e sa companha
11. Soleil, de toutes parts
12. Li a pron de gens
13. Sus chrestiens, préparons nous
14. Aquel ange qu'es vengut
15. Sant Jousè m'a dit


Natalis Cordat (ca1610-1663), was a country vicar who wrote very refined and aristocratic 'noëls' whilst Nicolas Saboly (1614-1678), the caustic master of an Avignon Chapel, was a writer of small pieces in a popular vein. The Camera delle Lacrime approaches these noëls in a most delightful way.They perfectly catch the historical context of these works, which originate in medieval mystery plays, and which were very popular in the 16th and 17th centuries. Such a performance is the trademark of this ensemble. None of Natalis Cordat's noëls has ever been recorded before.

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