Whats on your turntable tonight?

R_f I understand your disappointment in not being able to acquire a record that has so many high recommendations. However to help you regain heart I recommend pursuing a number of the recordings on Harmonia Mundi that Rushton has written about over the course of these post. Many show up frequently on ebay and in used record stores. He occasionally mentions recordings on that label by the Clemencic Consort and his evaluations of those disk are spot on. I think you will find that series quite enjoyable from both a musical and audiophile perspective.

Rene Clemencic specializes in playing various flutes and recorder some quite old and unusual he being a collector of this instrument. The Clemencic Consort, of which he is founder and director, performs music of the medieval, Renaissance and baroque periods on authentic instruments. The cover of HM 497 "De Hongrie Et De Transylvanie" by the Clemencic Consert has a picture of some unusual looking instruments the musicians are playing. Incidentally this is a record Rushton had on his turntable in an earlier post no too long ago.

If you browse back through some of Rushton's post you will see various selections from this label. I would begin pursuing them now as I feel they still show up regularly enough on ebay to acquire, however I don't think many of the more popular from this series will continue to be so easy to find.

Regards,

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Montepilot, Thanks for the Clemencic Consort recommendation. Upon a brief search to gain a little background it appears this will be a rather interesting undertaking as well. I will take your suggested heed to the timing for finding these recordings. René Clemencic looks to be a rather interesting fellow with quite the resumé.
Happy Listening!

RF and Montepilot, the Clemencic performances are always reliable and enjoyable. If this genre appeals, I'd also recommend any of the recordings by Gregorio Paniagua (Atrium Musicae de Madrid).

My favorites among the Clemencic recordings are:

The Carmina Burana series (5 volumes)
Dances Anciennes de Hongrie & Transylvanie
Dances Du Moyen-Age
Feast of the Ass
Roman de Fauvel
Danses de la Renaissance

...all on Harmonia Mundi.

Of the recordings by Gregorio Paniagua, I'm very fond of:

Villancicos (an instrumental collection of 15th-16thC Spanish Songs)
Tarantelle (collection of Italian ancient dances)
Musique de la Grece Antique
Musique Arabo-Andalouse (Music of Arabic-Spain of the 9th-13th Centuries)
La Folia (collection of Spanish Renaissance Dances, with some wild additions)

...all on Harmonia Mundi

Plus "La Spagna" on BIS LP163/164 (a desert island LP for me).

Cheers!

"Dances Anciennes de Hongrie & Transylvanie" and Dances Du Moyen-Age" are two recordings that spend a great deal of time on my turntable. (Rushton introduced these to me - and I have his duplicate copies)

In addition, more music in this vein that is well worth pursuing is "Trumpet and Organ Music Of The Baroque" on the Water Lily Acoustics label. Kavi Alexander did a marvelous job of capturing these two instruments and the space in which they were recorded.

The Mercury Golden Import of Respighi's "Ancient Airs & Dances" spins a lot at my home too.

While not early music, the following recordings also offer the type of atmosphere we are discussing:
Both on the Argo label
Holst "Choral Songs Of The Rig Veda" and "Savitri"
Holst "Hymn Of Jesus"
Wonderful examples of small ensemble choral and instrument music.