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Music for the 100 Years' War
The Binchois Consort, Andrew Kirkman
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2017, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Finalist - Early Music
A fascinating musical account of the English court from the late 14th century onwards. The Binchois Consort is on stellar form.
Music for the 100 Years' War
The Binchois Consort, Andrew Kirkman
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Awards:
-
Gramophone Magazine, April 2017, Editor's Choice
-
Gramophone Awards, 2017, Finalist - Early Music
A fascinating musical account of the English court from the late 14th century onwards. The Binchois Consort is on stellar form.
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Music of predominantly royal association spanning the reign of Henry V, the Battle of Agincourt and its aftermath, and the coronations in England and France of the boy king Henry VI. The Binchois Consort under Andrew Kirkman bring this music vividly to life, while the copiously illustrated booklet is a pleasure in itself.
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Awards and reviews
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Gramophone MagazineApril 2017Editor's Choice
May 2017
A fascinating musical account of the English court from the late 14th century onwards. The Binchois Consort is on stellar form.
April 2017
The Orlandos sensibly espouse the music’s rough edges (as in the Kyrie Cuthberte), courting roughness themselves in a good cause. Where a more mellifluous tone is required, as in the top-voice-driven Credo by Excetre, they give Matthew Venner’s expressive countertenor full rein.
April 2017
The mysterious and influential John Dunstaple (c1390-1453) is the best known of the composers here. His Missa Da gaudiorum premia and Veni Sancte Spiritus are highlights on a fascinating disc…we are lucky to have the Binchois Consort – here, two altos, four tenors – to bring this haunting, often jubilant early English repertoire to full-blooded life
