Frottole: Popular Songs Of Renaissance Italy (2015)

Set to vernacular texts dealing mainly with the theme of love, frottole were short, improvisatory polyphonic songs with instrumental accompaniment that flourished in the Renaissance courts of Italy for some forty years between c. 1480 and 1520. Despite its apparent simplicity, this completely new genre of song inspired some of Europe’s greatest vocal and instrumental musicians. The recent invention of movable type added further to its popularity. This recording explores a representative selection, including work published by the historically pivotal figure of Ottaviano Petrucci.

Tracklist:

1. Ring Around Quartet & Consort – La vida de Culin (2:24)
2. Ring Around Quartet, Consort & Vera Marenco – L'amor, donna ch'io te porto (3:10)
3. Ring Around Quartet & Consort – Vecchie letrose (2:15)
4. Ring Around Quartet & Consort – Che faralla, che diralla (3:39)
5. Ring Around Quartet, Consort & Vera Marenco – Occhi miei, al pianger nati (4:41)
6. Giuliano Lucini – Poi che volse la mia stella (1:37)
7. Ring Around Quartet & Consort – L'ultimo dì di maggio (2:01)
8. Vera Marenco, Umberto Bartolini, Ring Around Quartet & Consort – Zephiro spira e 'l bel tempo rimena (4:49)
9. Ring Around Quartet, Consort & Alberto Longhi – Alle stamegne, donne (2:26)
10. Ring Around Quartet, Consort & Umberto Bartolini – Su, su, leva, alza le ciglia (5:05)
11. Vera Marenco, Marcello Serafini & Giuliano Lucini – Ahimè sospiri (3:07)
12. Ring Around Quartet, Consort & Vera Marenco – Per dolor me bagno il viso (Attrib. B. Tromboncino) (5:55)
13. Giuliano Lucini – Ricercar ottavo (1:44)
14. Ring Around Quartet & Consort – Un cavalier di Spagna (1:26)
15. Ring Around Quartet, Consort & Vera Marenco – Vergine bella (4:02)
16. Ring Around Quartet, Consort & Umberto Bartolini – Non è tempo d'aspettare (3:25)
17. Ring Around Quartet, Consort & Umberto Bartolini – D'un bel matin d'amore (2:11)
18. Ring Around Quartet & Consort – Lirum bililirum (6:00)

Total length: 59:57