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La Bella Mandorla: Ballate, Cacce & Madrigali from the Codex Squarcialupi
Palatino87 (Jane Achtman, Meike Herzig, Maria Jonas, Marc Lewon)
Deutschlandfunk/CPO 777 623-2
www.jpc.de
The Squarcialupi Codex is one of the most important manuscript sources for 14th- and early 15th-century music. Its musical contents-some 25 percent of the extant Italian music of this time period-have been studied by scholars from every angle, and the lavish decorations and illuminations, many of which depict the composers themselves, are unique and incredibly beautiful.
This recording features compositions from this manuscript, all by Italian composers. The Cologne-based ensemble Palatino87 (which takes...