RELEASE MARCH 2014
AECD 1436 Music for a King The Winchester Troper, 11th century Pierre Chépélov & Joel Rust, 21st century Discantus . Brigitte Lesne 1 CD – Total time: 62’59
On Easter Day in the year 1043, King Edward the Confessor was crowned in Winchester Cathedral. Nearly 10 centuries later, the six women's voices of Discantus bring back to life the nascent polyphonies that were being written at the time in England: between Gregorian chant and organized two-part pieces, here we are at the beginnings of counterpoint and the practice of discantus (descant). These compositions are drawn from the Winchester Tropary, one of the most fabulous musical testimonies of the era, with most of the pieces selected centred on the Paschal period. In mirror are inserted, like two shimmering stained-glass windows framed ÆON · Outhere S.A. · Rue du Chêne 27 · B-1000 Brussels (Belgium) tel. : +32 2 373 82 00 · fax : +32 2 373 82 09 Sales & marketing : dominic@outhere-music.com · communication : julien@outhere-music.com info@outhere-music.com