The motet, a genre featured on this album, is described as music assembled from numerous elements with multiple poetic texts that are all in accord.
Historical Context
The recording includes music from various important medieval manuscripts, such as the Florentine Pluteo 29.1, the Montpellier Codex, the Robertsbridge Codex, the Faenza Codex, the Buxheim Organ Book, and the Lochamer Song Book.
Historical Context
The Altenbruch organ, used for part of this recording, was originally commissioned in 1497 and first played in 1498 in the St. Nikolaikirche, though it was not fully completed until 1501.
Interpretation
The recording features keyboard versions of pieces that were originally intended for instrumental performance, could have been performed instrumentally or vocally, or have been stripped of their original texts and vocal lines.
Performer Biography
Corina Marti, the multi-instrumentalist on this recording, is praised for the sheer range of genres and styles she presents instrumentally.
Instruments
Corina Marti performs on a clavisimbalum (2010), a claviciterium (2000), organetti (2013 and 2017), and a historic organ from 1498/1727.
Recording & Production
This recording takes listeners on a chronological journey from mid-13th-century Parisian polyphony to the end of the 15th century, with brief stops in modern-day France, England, Italy, Germany, and Spain.
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