Browsing through early music. Focused around music by undeservedly unknown composer Firminus Caron. This French or Italian 15th-century composer was one of the first composer who wrote a Mass to the L’homme armé theme.
1. Matteo da Perugia (?-1418).
– Helas! Merci.
Jill Feldman, soprano. Kees Boeke, recorder.
(Olive Music OM 002, 2003)
2. Firminus Caron (fl. 1460-1475).
– Helas que pourra devenir.
Musica Antiqua of London led by Philip Thorby.
(Signum SIGCD039)
3. Gilles Binchois (1400-1460).
– Esclave puist yl devenir.
Carlos Mena, countertenor. Speculum Ensemble led by Ernesto Schmied.
(Open Music CMBK0818)
4. Firminus Caron.
– Missa Accueilly m’a la belle.
The Sound and the Fury: David Erler, countertenor. Klaus Wenk and John Potter, tenor. Thomas Bauer and Richard Wistreich, bass.
(Orf SACD 3057)
The Sound & the Fury
