Louise Tixier, Alban Tixie - Naulet Nau: Nöels anciens et musique baroque (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Courante italica
02. À la venue de Noël
03. Noël nouvelet
04. What Then is Love but Mourning
05. J'entends un grand bruit
06. Il primo libro de madrigali: No. 23, Madonn' io sol vorrei (Arr. for Viola da Gamba and Lute by Louise Tixier and Alban Tixier)
07. Naulet Nau
08. Quand Pierre est parti
09. Courante
10. Une jeune fillette
11. Gagliarda
12. Ils s'en vont ces roys de ma vie
13. Nous sommes ici trois compagnons
14. Glory of the West
15. Disons Nau à pleine teste
16. N'espérez plus mes yeux
17. Conditor
18. Noël maraichin
19. Allemande
20. Au sainct Nau !
21. The First Booke of Songes: No. 15, Wilt Thou, Unkind, Thus Reave Me
22. Belle qui m'avez blessé
23. Je suis le maître de la grange
24. Champagne
25. La dame blanche

This album does not set out to provide an exhaustive overview of the rich heritage of traditional Christmas carols, but offers a programme that combines Nau’s carols with instrumental pieces from the 16th and 17th centuries. Louise and Alban Tixier present a freely inspired repertoire. Although the theme centres on traditional Christmas carols, they have selected, above all, works they love, blending tradition and ‘art’ music at will. As a result, the album transports us to a transitional era, between the Renaissance and the Grand Siècle.