C 9901/7 COURS & CATHÉDRALES (7 CDs x 4) [47,99 Euro]

The Ensemble Gilles Binchois celebrated a few years ago their 30th Anniversary and, to mark such happy occasion, Cantus released a specially priced 7 CD set containing their best-ever recordings.

As it is well-known, Dominique Vellard and his Ensemble Gilles Binchois are unanimously considered among the best early music artists in the world, and have received dozens of international awards.

Cantus is the proud owner of a large part of the discography of this ensemble and we have selected some of their best and most representative recordings of their impressive career.

Their 3 legendary CDs devoted to the figure of Guillaume de Machaut (1300-1373) have been hailed as the absolute key-stone in the discography of the most important medieval French poet and composer, but we cannot forget to mention some of their highly respected recordings such as their marvellous readings of the repertoires associated with the first Notre Dame School polyphonies, their colourful performances of 13th-century trouvères music or their serene and pure recordings of the authentic Gregorian chant.

Our new specially priced 7 CDs x 4 set (C 9901/7 Cours et Cathédrales, with 7 Cds grouped in 6 titles), is entirely devoted to medieval French sacred and secular music. It includes the following original references:

C 9617 Canto gregoriano

C 9703/4 Le chant des cathédrales (2 CDs)

C 9616 Les Escholiers de Paris

C 9624 Machaut: Messe de Nostre Dame

C 9625 Machaut: Le Vray remède d’amour

C 9626 Machaut: Le Jugement du Roi de Navarre