Musica Reservata - Music from the Time of Boccaccio's Decameron (Remastered) (1969) [Hi-Res]

Music from the time of Boccaccio's Decameron (14th century Italy) included secular forms like ballate and saltarelli, with composers such as Francesco Landini and Lorenzo Masini active during this period. While some specific songs mentioned in the text feature prominently, like Minuccio d'Arezzo's "Muoviti Amore," the actual music for these pieces often survives only in the written lyrics. Performing ensembles like The Pampinea Ensemble and Ensemble Decameron have created recordings of this music, using instruments such as the recorder, pipe and tabor, and organetto to evoke the sounds of the era.

Musica Reservata Ensemble:
Jantina Noorman, mezzo-soprano
Grayston Burgess, countertenor
Bernard Thomas, alto/tenor crumhorns
David Munrow, alto/tenor crumhorns
Desmond Dupré, bass viol
John Leach, dulcimer
Michael Morrow, lute
Daphne Webb, treble rebec
Ruth David, treble rebec
John Sothcott, sopranino recorder, soprano recorder, tenor recorder, citole
Edgar Fleet, tenor
Jeremy Montagu, triangle, drum-set
John Beckett, organ, drum-set
John Beckett, conductor

Digitally remastered

Tracklist:
1-1 Musica Reservata - Così pensoso [2:29]
1-2 Musica Reservata - Se la nimica mie [4:19]
1-3 Musica Reservata - In pro [5:38]
1-4 Musica Reservata - O tu chara scientia [3:00]
1-5 Musica Reservata - Per larghi prati [2:53]
1-6 Musica Reservata - Lamento di Tristano [1:41]
1-7 Musica Reservata - Questa fanciulla, Amor [1:57]
1-8 John Beckett - Questa fanciulla, Amor (Version for Organ) [1:33]
1-9 Musica Reservata - Saltarello [2:10]
1-10 Musica Reservata - Gram piant' agli ochi [4:05]
1-11 Musica Reservata - Ghaetta [3:45]
1-12 Musica Reservata - Non avra ma'pieta [3:50]
1-13 John Beckett - Non avra ma'pieta (Version for Organ) [3:03]
1-14 Musica Reservata - Musicha son [3:44]
1-15 Musica Reservata - Tre fontane [4:29]
1-16 Musica Reservata - Tosto che l'alba [2:11]