The rise of English polyphony, 1270-1430
CDA68132 72 minutes 15 seconds
This new album from The Orlando Consort charts the radical development of music between the late thirteenth and mid fifteenth centuries—the transition from what is at essence embellished chant to the extraordinary mathematical intricacies of experimental polyphony.
GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE
‘The Orlandos sensibly espouse the music’s rough edges … courting roughness themselves in a good cause’ (Gramophone)
Early Music Review
‘Both instructive and beautifully performed’ (Lark Reviews)
Early Music Review‘Both instructive and beautifully performed’ (Lark Reviews)