Machaut: The Lion Of Nobility / Orlando Consort

Orlando Consort

The real headline performance on this album is the lai En demantant et lamentant...it is here performed TTB, with voices taking the texted part in turn as the others vocalise. The result is rich, mesmeric and deeply moving...The famous rondeau Ma fin est mon commencement (‘My end is my beginning’) is especially pleasing in this thoughtful, clear performance. The Orlando Consort bear Machaut’s virtuoso writing lightly and keep the text clearly in the foreground. ~ Gramophone

Price: $32.98