La baraque d'Antoine Busnois

[Mandryka]

Have you heard the Asteria Busnois CD?

Ah, I wasn't aware of this. Do you like it?

I find it relaxing in small quantities. It's samey.

Yes, bordering the boring.

We are heavily in need of more CDs dedicated to Busnois' chansons. The only other I can recall is Rifkin's old effort. I prefer him to Asteria even if Rifkin's singers are a bit amateurish.

[Mandryka]

Here's a partial discography of all the chansons I have heard apart from the ones with Rifkin and Asteria. I've not included purely instrumental renditions.

It goes Musicians; CD name; Chanson


Diabolus in Musica;  Ma dame, tresgente et belle; On a grant mal par trop amer / On est bien malade
Concordia; Music for Mona Lisa; Je ne fay plus
Pomerium; Antoine Busnoys; A que ville; Bel Acceuil
Pomerium; Antoine Busnoys; Bel Acceuil
Rose Consort; Mynistrelles with strange Sounds; Busnoys: Fortune esperée
Obsidienne; L'amour de moy; Mon Mignault Musequin
Obsidienne; L'amour de moy;  Joie me fuit
Ensemble Syntagma Musicum; Anno domini 1501; Mon Mignault Gracieuse
La Morra; Le Jardin de Plaisance; A vous sans autre me viens render
Alla Francesca; Armes amours; est-il merchy
Ferrara ensemble; The Whyte Rose; Je ne puis vivre ainsi tousjours
Consort of Musicke; Chansonnier Cordiforme; Est-il merci de quoi l'on peust finer
Sollazzo Ensemble; Leuven Chansonnier 2; Quant ce vendra
Sollazzo Ensemble; Leuven Chansonnier 3; Le corps s'en va et le cueur vous demeure
Sollazzo Ensemble; Leuven Chansonnier 4; Est-il mercy de quoy l'on sceust finer
Unicum, Leuven Chansonnier; Est il mercy de quoy l'on sceust finer
Unicum, Leuven Chansonnier; Donnez l'aumosne, chiere dame
Gothic Voices; The Splendour of Florence; Mon seul et cele souvenir

[Mandryka]

Does anyone have this interesting looking CD to share?

 

https://www.medieval.org/emfaq/cds/ada81316.htm

[Selig]

I don't have much to add to that list, other than the obvious (you're forgetting Orlando Consort!)

Huelgas also did Bel accueil, but it's not how I want Busnois to sound!

Alla Francesca; Armes amours; Bel fiore

Bel fiore is an instrumental Faenza thing, probably doesn't belong.

[prémont]

Here's a partial discography of all the chansons I have heard apart from the ones with Rifkin and Asteria. I've not included purely instrumental renditions.

Thanks for this list. Nor have I anything to add.

Unfortunately I don't own the Ensemble Amadis CD. It looks interesting, particularly because of the inclusion of the DelaHaye song, which fortunately BTW exists on a few other recordings.

Edit:
I own another recording by Ensemble Amadis (lossless download from Presto). No Busnois here but rather interesting all the same. Presto doesn't list it anymore, I don't know why not:

https://www.discogs.com/master/1884222-Amadis-Ensemble-Joan-Of-Arc-Music-And-Chants-From-The-XVth-Century

[Selig]

I hope Marc Lewon decides to do a full Busnoys album.

[Mandryka]

Can anyone here make sense of this site? Can I download the Ensemble Amadis cd?

https://medievalyrenacentista.blogspot.com/2025/03/le-chansonnier-nivelle-de-la-chaussee.html

[prémont]

Catherine Joussellin's home page. Maybe one has got to write to her and ask about the CDs.

https://catherinejoussellin.com/discographie/#nivelle

[Selig]

Can anyone here make sense of this site? Can I download the Ensemble Amadis cd?

https://medievalyrenacentista.blogspot.com/2025/03/le-chansonnier-nivelle-de-la-chaussee.html

The opportunity has passed (The blog author puts a download link in the comments, then deletes it presumably to make room for another recording. So only the most recent handful of entries have download links.)

[Mandryka]

The opportunity has passed (The blog author puts a download link in the comments, then deletes it presumably to make room for another recording. So only the most recent handful of entries have download links.)

I've emailed the blog author and Catherine Joussellin.