The Early Music Show - Machaut

Catherine Bott explores one of the deadliest pandemics in human history - the Black Death in the 14th century - via the music of the composers who lived through the time. They include Guillaume de Machaut, who wrote of the plague in his poem The Judgement of the King of Navarre. Playlist: Guillaume de Machaut: Introitus: Gaudeamus omnes in Domino from Messe de Nostre Dame Taverner Consort/Taverner Choir/Andrew Parrott EMI CDC 7 47949 2 Track 1 Guillaume de Machaut: Quand je sui mis au retour Early Music Consort of London/Martyn Hill/David Munrow VIRGIN VERITAS VED 5 61284 2 CD1 Track 9 Philippe de Vitry: Apta caro/ Flos virginum Orlando Consort AMON RA CD-SAR 49 Track 3 Segue to: J de Porta: Alma polis religio/Axe poli cum artica Gothic Voices/Christopher Page HYPERION CDA 66463 Track 5 Landini: Abbonda di virtue Micrologus OPUS 111 OPS 30-112 Track 14 Anon: Lamento di Tristano/La Rotta Dufay Collective CONTINUUM CCD 1042 Tracks 7-8 P des Molins: Amis tout dous vis (rondeau) The Early Music Consort of London/David Munrow VIRGIN VERITAS VED 5 61284 2 CD1 Track 5 Giovanni da Firenze: Quand'Amor Micrologus OPUS 111 OPS 30-112 Track 2 Segue to: Gherardello de Florentia: De poni amor a me Micrologus OPUS 111 OPS 30-112 Track 12 Guillaume de Machaut: Sanctus et Benedictus from Messe de Nostre Dame Taverner Consort/Taverner Choir/Andrew Parrott EMI CDC 7 47949 2 Track 13.