A glimpse into the musical taste of the educated merchant class in fifteenth century German cities is provided by song anthologies - Liederbücher - which are the focus of this program by the Ferrara Ensemble.

This is a long overdue for re-release. Diapason d’or de l’année 1995-96, this milestone of the Arcana catalogue returns with new artwork and new packaging (digipack).

“This album follows a real change in society with the rise of the middle class in pre-Renaissance Germany. In this constantly evolving setting, music occupied a thoroughly enviable place. The Ferrara Ensemble is both the depository and the reflection of this bouquet of tendencies and emotions, and its expressive palette is at ease in every situation; Crawford Young, from his lute, attends to the ensemble’s musicality, which is never at fault.” - Roger Tellart, Diapason, January 1996

Track Listing:
1. Sei willekommen herre christ (Anonymous)
2. Damoiselle (Anonymous)
3. Ich sachs eins mals den lichten morgensterne (Anonymous)
4. Ich sachs eins mals den lichten morgensterne (Anonymous)
5. Bruder Konrad (Anonymous)
6. In feuers hitz (Anonymous)
7. Es leit ein schloß in österreich (Anonymous)
8. Ich sach ein bild (Anonymous)
9. Hoftanz Benzenhauer (Anonymous)
10. Nun will ich aber heben an (Lied vom Tanhäuser) (Anonymous)
11. Christ ist erstanden (Anonymous)
12. Christ ist erstanden (Anonymous)
13. Christ ist erstanden (Anonymous)
14. In gotts namen fahren wir (Paul Hofhaimer, 1459-1537)
15. Nun bitten wir den heilgen geist (Anonymous)
16. Ich will zu land ausreiten (Hildebrandston) (Anonymous)
17. Min freud möcht sich wol mehren (Anonymous)
18. Fortuna - Bruder Conrad (Heinrich Isaak, ca.1450-1517)
19. Mein traut gesell (Mönch von Salzburg, ca. 1400)
20. Puer natus est (Anonymous)
21. Tanzmass Benzenhauer (Hans Buchner, 1483-1538)
22. Hoftanz Benzenhauer (Anonymous)
23. Der Wald hat sich entlaubet (Anonymous)
24. Ich spring an diesen Ringe (Anonymous)