In the courts of the 15th century, music was a constant companion. The chanson was a daily pleasure, a vehicle for poetry and passion, a remedy for pain and sublimated the richness of amorous relationships. The chanson was perhaps the musical form in which Dufay, despite being a man of the Church, best expressed his immense talent. He was seen as an absolute master among his peers, owing to the perfection of his writing and it's intense expressiveness, and he enriched the history of music with a masterly oeuvre that went far beyond the stylistic boundaries of the time. His 80 chansons show great diversity and allow us to appreciate the constant evolution of the aesthetic of the genre. The Ensemble Gilles Binchois present a program of 2 selections in which courtly love finds it's most beautiful expression and refinement.
1 Dufay: Par Droit Je Puis Bien Complaindre Et Gemir
2 Dufay: Dona Gentile, Bella Come L'oro
3 Dufay: Belle, Que Vous Ay Je Mesfait
4 Dufay: Les Douleurs Dont Me Sens Tel Somme
5 Dufay: L'alta Belleza
6 Dufay: Je Ne Suy Plus Tel Que Souloye
7 Dufay: Adieu M'amour, Adieu Ma Joye
8 Dufay: He Compaignons, Resvelons
9 Dufay: Ce Moy de May Soyons Lies Et Joyeux
10 Dufay: Estrinez Moy, Je Vous Estrineray
11 Dufay: Ce Jour Le Doibt, Aussi Fait la Saison
12 Dufay: Ne Je Ne Dors, Ne Je Ne Veille
13 Dufay: Resvelons Nous, Resvelons Amoureux / Alons Ent Bien Tos Au
14 Dufay: Mille Bonjours Je Vous Presente
15 Dufay: en Triumphant de Cruel Dueil
16 Dufay: Adyeu, Quitte Le Demeurant
17 Dufay: Je Me Complains Piteusement
18 Dufay: Franc Cuer Gentil
19 Dufay: Pour L'amour de Ma Doulce Amye
20 Dufay: Mon Chier Amy, Qu'avés Vous
In the courts of the 15th century, music was a constant companion. The chanson was a daily pleasure, a vehicle for poetry and passion, a remedy for pain and sublimated the richness of amorous relationships. The chanson was perhaps the musical form in which Dufay, despite being a man of the Church, best expressed his immense talent. He was seen as an absolute master among his peers, owing to the perfection of his writing and it's intense expressiveness, and he enriched the history of music with a masterly oeuvre that went far beyond the stylistic boundaries of the time. His 80 chansons show great diversity and allow us to appreciate the constant evolution of the aesthetic of the genre. The Ensemble Gilles Binchois present a program of 2 selections in which courtly love finds it's most beautiful expression and refinement.
