Meridian > Medieval Period

Music of Kings from the 11th through the 16th Centuries

1 CD / Meridian / 2007-11-13

Works: Anonymous, Italian: Lamento di Tristano, estampie; Alfonso X: Cantiga de Santa María 139, Maravillosos e piadosos; Cantiga de Santa María 10, Rosa das rosas e Fror das frores; Cantiga d...
Conductors: Zlokovich, Vera
Ensemble: Musica Antiqua Consort, Serbia

Medieval courts were the main gathering centers of professional musicians aside from churches. No wonder, then, that even some of the kings and noblemen applied...continue...

The Water is Wide and other Lute Songs / Perrin, Parsons

2 CD / Meridian / 2007-07-10

Works: British Isles Traditional: The Water Is Wide, folk song; English Traditional: Scarborough Fair; Through Bushes and through Briars; Lillibulero, lute song; The Turtle Dove; The Three Ravens, folk song...
Performers: Parsons, David; Perrin, Nigel

Nigel Perrin sang with the legendary King's Singers from 1968 to 1980. He initially left the group to work for the Church Army in an...continue...