Music to the Max
Música Antigua de Albuquerque

Dennis Davies-Wilson, Jay Hill, Sheldon Kalberg, Art Sheinberg, Colleen Sheinberg, MaryAnn Shore

From the Liner Notes:

The first Habsburg ruler who was known as a patron of the arts was Maximilian I of Austria. Born in 1459 to the Emperor Friedrich III and his Portuguese wife Eleanora, Maximilian ruled from 1486 until his death in 1519. Through his efforts, he was responsible for Germany’s entrance into the mainstream of musical development in the Renaissance. His actions were often guided by a desire for self-aggrandizement, and he commissioned thousands of works from the artists, poets and architects of his time to record his greatness for posterity. This was the motivation for his commissioning of The Triumph of Maximilian I, the celebrated series of woodcuts (several of which depict musicians at court) produced by Hans Burgkmair, Albrecht Dürer and others. On the other hand, evidence also points to Maximilian possessing a genuine love of music, and while he did not compose or play any instrument, he clearly enjoyed being surrounded by the finest music possible.

Track List:

THE BURGUNDIAN COURT

01) Réveillez-vous, Anonymous [1:16]
02) Tander naken, Erasmus Lapicida (?1440/45-1547) [3:00]
03) Seule apart moy, Antoine Busnois (c.1430-1492) [8:04]
04) Een vroylic wesen, Jacques Barbireau (c.1420-1491) [1:14]

THE IMPERIAL HOFKAPELLE

05) Entzindt pin ich, Hans Buchner (1483-1538) [1:25]
06) Wer muskat und Nägelein, Heinrich Finck (1444/5-1527) [1:52]
07) Erst weis ich was die liebe ist, Paul Hofhaimer (1459-1537) [1:14]
08) Nach willen dein, Hofhaimer [1:32]

HEINRICH ISAAC

09) La mi la sol, Heinrich Isaac (c.1450-1517) [2:48]
10) Isbruck, ich muss dich lassen, Isaac [3:11]
11) In meinem Sinn, Isaac [1:02]
12) Imperii proceres, Isaac [4:32]

OTHER HABSBURG COURTS

13) Es gieng ein wolgezogner knecht, Stephan Mahu (1480/90-?1541) [1:56]
14) So drincken wir alle, Arnold von Bruck (?1500-1554) [2:31]
15) Pourquoy non, Pierre de la Rue (c.1460-1518) [2:32]
16) Pour ung jamais, de la Rue [2:28]
17) Se je souspire–Ecce iterum, Anonymous [4:50]

LUDWIG SENFL

18) Hans Beutler, der wollt' reiten aus, Ludwig Senfl (c.1486-1542/3) [1:00]
19) Hoscha, wenn wöll' wir fröhlich sein, Senfl [2:54]
20) Im Maien, Senfl [1:28]
21) Wohl kumbt der Mai, Senfl [1:45]
22) Ach Elslein, liebes Elselein mein, Senfl [2:36]
23) Was wird es doch des Wunders noch, Senfl [1:41]
24) Nun wöllt ihr hören neue Mär, Senfl [1:23]
25) Lust hab' ich ghabt zuer Musica, Senfl [5:32]
26) Carmen in la, Senfl [3:17]
27) Ich weiß nit, was er ihr verhieß (4-part and 5-part versions), Senfl [2:08]

THE DEATH OF MAXIMILIAN

28) Quis dabit oculis nostris, Costanzo Festa (c.1490-1545) [4:39]

Total Program Length: 73:50

Recording Information:

Recorded at the Church of Santa Maria de la Vid, Norbertine Community of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Recording Engineer & Editor: Eric Larson
Mastering Engineer: Eric Larson
Booklet Preparation & Editing: Colleen Sheinberg
Program Notes: Art and Colleen Sheinberg
Cover artwork: Maximilian I. Portrait dated 1519, by Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)

© 2004 Música Antigua de Albuquerque, all rights reserved
1017 Roma NE — Albuquerque, NM 87106 USA — (505) 842-9613

Música Antigua de Albuquerque can also be heard on the Dorian label release, A Rose of Swych Virtu (DIS-80104), and the Dorian label release, The Sport of Love (DOR-93175).