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Disc No: AV 2089
Price: Sek. 155 The CD’s title, The Unknown Lover, reflects the composer’s anonymity, together with the fact that all twelve of Solage’s songs are love-songs. They are perfectly paired with the seven ars nova style songs by his earlier French contemporary Guillaume de Machaut, which provide a sorbet-like contrast and variety of texture to the richness and complexity of Solage’s output. Any information about Solage’s life can only be surmised from the texts of his songs. Judging from the dedication of S’aincy estoit, it appears he was active in the court of Jean, Duc de Berry, during the 1380s and 90s, and from the virtuosity required by works such as Corps feminin we can safely assume that his music was mainly composed for professional musicians
Name: The Unknown Lover
 

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ComposerOpusMusicKey Performer
Solage (fl. 1380s)   Le Basile   Gothic Voices
Machaut, Guillaume de (c. 1300 – 77)   Mors sui, se je ne vous voy  
Solage   En l’amoureux vergier  
Machaut, Guillaume de   Quant je sui mis au retour  
Solage   Tres gentil cuer  
Solage   Fumeux fume par fumee  
Solage   Joieux de cuer  
Machaut, Guillaume de   Dame, se vous m’estes lonteinne  
Anon   Adieu vous di  
Machaut, Guillaume de   Plus dure que un dyamant  
Solage   Corps feminine  
Solage   S’aincy estoit  
Solage   Pluseurs gens  
Machaut, Guillaume de   Douce dame, tant com vivray  
Anon   Le mont Aön de Trace  
Machaut, Guillaume de   Se je souspir parfondement  
Solage   Calextone, qui fut dame  
Machaut, Guillaume de   Dieus, Biaute, Douceur, Nature  
Solage   Helas! je voy mon cuer  

Toccata, February 2007 Webmaster