Baltimore Consort - La Rocque' N' Roll (1993)

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Artist: Baltimore Consort
Title: La Rocque' N' Roll
Year Of Release: 1993
Label: Dorian
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 1:17:49
Total Size: 375 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

1. Baltimore Consort – J'ai Vu Le Loup (02:04)
2. Baltimore Consort – Has Tu Point Veu (02:20)
3. Chris Norman & Mark Cuddek – Branle Double (00:49)
4. Mary Anne Ballard & Larry Lipkis – Branle de Montirande (00:54)
5. Baltimore Consort – Branle De La Torche (01:30)
6. Custer Larue & Mark Cudek – Mignonne, Allons Voir Si La Rose (03:39)
7. Chris Norman & Ronn McFarlane – Frais Et Gaillard (04:05)
8. Baltimore Consort – Une M'avoit Promis (03:24)
9. Baltimore Consort – Volte (02:01)
10. Baltimore Consort – Mes Pas Semez (05:36)
11. Mary Anne Ballard & Ronn McFarlane – Gaillarde D'escosse (00:35)
12. Baltimore Consort – Laroque Gaillarde (01:16)
13. Baltimore Consort – Alemande de Liege (01:27)
14. Baltimore Consort – Ma Bergere, Ma Lumiere (02:32)
15. Baltimore Consort – Estans Assis Aux Rives Aquatiques (04:43)
16. Ronn McFarlane – Prelude (01:01)
17. Baltimore Consort – Tant Que Vivray (02:26)
18. Ronn McFarlane & Mary Anne Ballard – Ung Gay Bergere (03:03)
19. Baltimore Consort – O Madame, per-je mon tems (04:03)
20. Custer Larue & Mark Cudek – J'ay Le Rebours (04:15)
21. Baltimore Consort – Branles Du Village (03:55)
22. Custer Larue – Une Jeune Fillette (04:31)
23. Ronn McFarlane – Une Jeune Fillette (05:47)
24. Baltimore Consort – Fantasie sur Une jeune fillette: Une jeune fillette (01:06)
25. Baltimore Consort – Une Nimphe Jolie (04:45)
26. Baltimore Consort – Jean de Nivelle (05:47)

Its cute title may mislead, but La Rocque 'n' Roll is neither a crossover album nor an anachronistic popularization of French Renaissance music. The Baltimore Consort brings vitality to its performances, and a little roughness at times, yet it does not use commercial gimmicks for the purpose of enticing new listeners. Conversely, the ensemble avoids sounding unduly chaste, that other pitfall of early music performance. Without pretensions toward authenticity, but with absolute confidence in their scholarship and skills, the musicians play the music honestly and openly, and with a virtuosity that seems effortless. Mary Anne Ballard, Mark Cudek, Larry Lipkis, and Chris Norman change off from their primary instruments to improvise on a wide array of viols, flutes, recorders, reeds, and guitars, while Ronn McFarlane plays three lutes chosen for their different timbres. Sometimes controversial for her theatricality, soprano Custer LaRue is subtle in her performances here, tastefully characterizing the chansons only when their texts call for it. Most often, her voice is full and affecting, and her pronunciation of Middle French is excellent. Highlights of this disc include the lively dances by Michael Praetorius, Ballard's charming viol solo in Giovanni Bassani's Ung Gai Bergiere, and Jehan Planson's Une nimphe jolie, where LaRue's singing is most enchanting.

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