Arranger(s): Lewon, Marc
Conductor(s): Lewon, Marc
Label: Naxos
Series: Early Music Collection
Genre: Chamber Music; Vocal; Vocal Ensemble
Period: 20th Century; Renaissance
Catalogue No: 8.574395
Barcode: 747313439577
Release Date: 02/2023

UNICUM - New Songs from the Leuven Chansonnier (Ensemble Leones, Lewon)

The discovery in 2015 of a 15th-century parchment chansonnier still in its original binding was made still more startling because it contained twelve previously unknown, anonymous chansons. Most are rondeaus, and they range from the uncomplicated to the refined and elaborate; many bear musical indications that they are the work of the greatest composers of the period. In this recording they have been contextualised with other known songs but in the variant versions found in Leuven. As on their recording of the Chansonnier Cordiforme (on 8.573325), Ensemble Leones employs a range of performance possibilities, from a cappella ensemble to a mixture of instruments and voices.

Tracklist

Frye, Walter
Janssens-Vanmunster, Els (vocals)
Roos, Tessa (vocals)
Lawrence, Jacob (vocals)
Mauillon, Marc (vocals)
Grigalis, Raitis (vocals)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
1Ave regina celorum [Leuven Chansonnier, Loire Valley, 1470s, LC 1]02:30
Janssens-Vanmunster, Els (vocals)
Roos, Tessa (vocals)
Lawrence, Jacob (vocals)
Mauillon, Marc (vocals)
Grigalis, Raitis (vocals)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
Roos, Tessa (vocals)
Mauillon, Marc (vocals)
Romain, Baptiste (vielle)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
2Ou beau chastel est prisonnier mon cueur [Leuven Chansonnier, Loire Valley, 1470s, LC 40] (arr. for 2 voices and vielle)06:55
Roos, Tessa (vocals)
Mauillon, Marc (vocals)
Romain, Baptiste (vielle)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
Barbingant
Roos, Tessa (vocals)
Lawrence, Jacob (vocals)
Grigalis, Raitis (vocals)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
3Au travail suis que peu de gens croiroient [Leuven Chansonnier, Loire Valley, 1470s, LC 23]04:17
Roos, Tessa (vocals)
Lawrence, Jacob (vocals)
Grigalis, Raitis (vocals)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
Ockeghem, Johannes
Romain, Baptiste (vielle)
Rumsey, Elizabeth (viola d'arco)
Lewon, Marc (lute)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
4Ma maistresse et ma plus qu'aultre amye [Leuven Chansonnier, Loire Valley, 1470s, LC 25] (arr. for vielle, viola d'arco and lute)03:58
Romain, Baptiste (vielle)
Rumsey, Elizabeth (viola d'arco)
Lewon, Marc (lute)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
Newcombe, Grace (vocals)
Romain, Baptiste (vielle)
Rumsey, Elizabeth (viola d'arco)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
5Par malle bouche la cruelle [Leuven Chansonnier, Loire Valley, 1470s, LC 32] (arr. for voice, vielle and viola d'arco)04:03
Newcombe, Grace (vocals)
Romain, Baptiste (vielle)
Rumsey, Elizabeth (viola d'arco)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
Lewon, Marc - Arranger
Lewon, Marc (gittern)
Romain, Baptiste (vielle)
Rumsey, Elizabeth (viola d'arco)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
6Par malle bouche la cruelle [Leuven Chansonnier, Loire Valley, 1470s, LC 32] (arr. M. Lewon for gittern, vielle and viola d'arco)01:38
Lewon, Marc (gittern)
Romain, Baptiste (vielle)
Rumsey, Elizabeth (viola d'arco)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
Janssens-Vanmunster, Els (vocals)
Roos, Tessa (vocals)
Newcombe, Grace (vocals)
Mauillon, Marc (vocals)
Lawrence, Jacob (vocals)
Grigalis, Raitis (vocals)
Romain, Baptiste (vielle)
Rumsey, Elizabeth (viola d'arco)
Lewon, Marc (lute)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
7Donnez l'aumosne, chiere dame [Leuven Chansonnier, Loire Valley, 1470s, LC 31] (arr. for 6 voices, vielle, viola d'arco and lute)03:38
Janssens-Vanmunster, Els (vocals)
Roos, Tessa (vocals)
Newcombe, Grace (vocals)
Mauillon, Marc (vocals)
Lawrence, Jacob (vocals)
Grigalis, Raitis (vocals)
Romain, Baptiste (vielle)
Rumsey, Elizabeth (viola d'arco)
Lewon, Marc (lute)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
Janssens-Vanmunster, Els (vocals)
Mauillon, Marc (vocals)
Lewon, Marc (lute)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
8Tousdis vous voit mon souvenir [Leuven Chansonnier, Loire Valley, 1470s, LC 30] (arr. for 2 voices and lute)03:49
Janssens-Vanmunster, Els (vocals)
Mauillon, Marc (vocals)
Lewon, Marc (lute)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
Newcombe, Grace (vocals)
Romain, Baptiste (vielle)
Rumsey, Elizabeth (viola d'arco)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
9En atendant vostre venue [Leuven Chansonnier, Loire Valley, 1470s, LC 44] (arr. for voice, vielle and viola d'arco)03:37
Newcombe, Grace (vocals)
Romain, Baptiste (vielle)
Rumsey, Elizabeth (viola d'arco)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
Janssens-Vanmunster, Els (vocals)
Lewon, Marc (lute)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
10Escu d'ennuy, semé de plours [Leuven Chansonnier, Loire Valley, 1470s, LC 33] (arr. M. Lewon for voice and lute)03:17
Janssens-Vanmunster, Els (vocals)
Lewon, Marc (lute)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
Mauillon, Marc (vocals)
Rumsey, Elizabeth (viola d'arco)
Lewon, Marc (lute)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
11J'ay des semblans tant que je vueil [Leuven Chansonnier, Loire Valley, 1470s, LC 49] (arr. for voice, viola d'arco and lute)03:46
Mauillon, Marc (vocals)
Rumsey, Elizabeth (viola d'arco)
Lewon, Marc (lute)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
Agricola, Alexander
Roos, Tessa (vocals)
Romain, Baptiste (vielle)
Rumsey, Elizabeth (viola d'arco)
Lewon, Marc (lute)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
12Si vous voullez que je vous ame [Leuven Chansonnier, Loire Valley, 1470s, LC 34] (arr. for voice, vielle, viola d'arco and lute)05:08
Roos, Tessa (vocals)
Romain, Baptiste (vielle)
Rumsey, Elizabeth (viola d'arco)
Lewon, Marc (lute)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
Binchois, Gilles de Bins dit
Janssens-Vanmunster, Els (vocals)
Newcombe, Grace (vocals)
Lawrence, Jacob (vocals)
Lewon, Marc (vocals)
Mauillon, Marc (vocals)
Grigalis, Raitis (vocals)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
13Comme femme desconfortée [Leuven Chansonnier, Loire Valley, 1470s, LC 20]06:05
Janssens-Vanmunster, Els (vocals)
Newcombe, Grace (vocals)
Lawrence, Jacob (vocals)
Lewon, Marc (vocals)
Mauillon, Marc (vocals)
Grigalis, Raitis (vocals)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
Roos, Tessa (vocals)
Lawrence, Jacob (vocals)
Rumsey, Elizabeth (viola d'arco)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
14Vraiz amans pour Dieu suppliez [Leuven Chansonnier, Loire Valley, 1470s, LC 48] (arr. for 2 voices and viola d'arco)03:39
Roos, Tessa (vocals)
Lawrence, Jacob (vocals)
Rumsey, Elizabeth (viola d'arco)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
Caron, Firminus
Busnois, Antoine
Lawrence, Jacob (vocals)
Romain, Baptiste (renaissance violin)
Lewon, Marc (lute)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
15Cent mil escuz quant je vouldroye [Leuven Chansonnier, Loire Valley, 1470s, LC 19] (arr. for voice, renaissance violin and lute)04:35
Lawrence, Jacob (vocals)
Romain, Baptiste (renaissance violin)
Lewon, Marc (lute)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
Janssens-Vanmunster, Els (vocals)
Rumsey, Elizabeth (viola d'arco)
Lewon, Marc (lute)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
16Henri Phlippet, le vert me fais porter [Leuven Chansonnier, Loire Valley, 1470s, LC 50] (arr. for voice, viola d'arco and lute)04:26
Janssens-Vanmunster, Els (vocals)
Rumsey, Elizabeth (viola d'arco)
Lewon, Marc (lute)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
Busnois, Antoine
Romain, Baptiste (vielle)
Rumsey, Elizabeth (viola d'arco)
Lewon, Marc (lute)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
17Est il mercy de quoy l'on sceust finer [Leuven Chansonnier, Loire Valley, 1470s, LC 42] (arr. for vielle, viola d'arco and lute)01:51
Romain, Baptiste (vielle)
Rumsey, Elizabeth (viola d'arco)
Lewon, Marc (lute)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
Janssens-Vanmunster, Els (vocals)
Roos, Tessa (vocals)
Lewon, Marc (lute)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
18Hélas mon cueur, tu m'occiras [Leuven Chansonnier, Loire Valley, 1470s, LC 13] (arr. for 2 voices and lute)02:32
Janssens-Vanmunster, Els (vocals)
Roos, Tessa (vocals)
Lewon, Marc (lute)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
Roos, Tessa (vocals)
Janssens-Vanmunster, Els (vocals)
Newcombe, Grace (vocals)
Lawrence, Jacob (vocals)
Mauillon, Marc (vocals)
Grigalis, Raitis (vocals)
Romain, Baptiste (vielle)
Rumsey, Elizabeth (viola d'arco)
Lewon, Marc (lute)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)
19Oublie, oublie [Leuven Chansonnier, Loire Valley, 1470s, LC 18] (arr. for 6 voices, vielle, viola d'arco and lute)04:07
Roos, Tessa (vocals)
Janssens-Vanmunster, Els (vocals)
Newcombe, Grace (vocals)
Lawrence, Jacob (vocals)
Mauillon, Marc (vocals)
Grigalis, Raitis (vocals)
Romain, Baptiste (vielle)
Rumsey, Elizabeth (viola d'arco)
Lewon, Marc (lute)
Lewon, Marc (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:13:51