Anonymous 4 – Love's Illusion: Music From The Montpellier Codex – 13th Century (CD, Album, Slipcase, 1994, Harmonia Mundi)

Why This CD Matters
Love's Illusion explores secular and sacred polyphonic works preserved in the Montpellier Codex, one of the most important surviving sources of 13th-century French music. Anonymous 4’s unaccompanied vocal performances reveal how courtly love poetry, sacred texts, and multiple simultaneous melodies were woven together in medieval motets.

Collector Note
This 1994 German Harmonia Mundi edition carries catalog number HMU 907109 and retains its original slipcover. The 29-track program features the vocal ensemble Anonymous 4, with liner notes by Susan Hellauer and engineering by Bradley Michel.

Availability
Single copy available—once it’s gone, it’s gone.

Condition & Details
CD: Near Mint
Case: VG+ with light wear; will be replaced if cracked
Booklet: Near Mint
Slipcover: VG+ with light wear

Technical Details
Format: CD, Album, Slipcase
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Catalog Number: HMU 907109
Country: Germany
Year: 1994
Genre: Classical
Style: Medieval

Tracklist
Plus Bele Que Flor / Quant Revient / L'autrier Joer / Flos Filius – 2:37
Puisque Bele Dame M'eime / Flos Filius – 2:02
Amours Mi Font Souffrir / En Mai / Flos Filius – 2:37
Ne Sai, Que Je Die / Iohanne – 1:23
Se Je Chante / Bien Doi Amer / Et Sperabit – 2:04
Or Ne Sai Je Que Devenir / Puisque D'amer / Kyrieleyson – 1:48
Hé Dieus, De Si Haut Si Bas / Maubatus / Cumque – 1:46
Celui En Qui / La Bele Estoile / La Bele, En Qui / Iohanne – 2:49
Qui D'amours Se Plaint / Lux Magna – 1:45
Amours, Dont Je Sui / L'autrier, Au Douz Mois / Chose Tassin – 2:20
Au Cuer Ai Un Mal / Ja Ne M'Em Repentirai / Jolietement – 2:55
Quant Voi La Fleur / Et Tenuerunt – 2:15
Quant Se Depart / Onques Ne Sai Amer / Docebit Omnem – 1:37
Joliement / Quant Voi La Florete / Je Sui Joliete / Aptatur – 2:59
Amor Potest Conqueri / Ad Amorem Sequitur – 1:19
Ce Que Je Teing / Certes Mout / Bone Compaignie / Manere – 2:10
J'ai Si Bien Mon Cuer Assiz / Aucun M'Ont / Angelus – 2:12
Ne M'oubliez Mie / Domino – 2:35
J'ai Mis Toute Ma Pensee / Je N'En Puis / Puerorum – 2:18
Blanchete / Quant Je Pens / Valare – 2:33
Dame, Que Je N'os Noumer / Amis Donc Est / Lonc Tans A – 4:32
Li Savours De Mon Desir / Li Grant Desir / Non Veul Mari – 2:05
Entre Copin / Je Me Cuidoie / Bele Ysabelos – 3:23
S'on Me Regard / Prennés I Garde / Hé, Mi Enfant – 1:52
Quant Yver La Bise Ameine (In Seculum) – 1:18
Ne M'a Pas Oublié (In Seculum) – 1:49
On Doit Fin[e] Amor / La Biauté (In Seculum) – 1:28
Ja N'amerai Autre Que Cele (In Seculum) – 1:28
Quant Je Parti De M'amie (Tuo) – 1:20

Shipping & Handling
CD cleaned with alcohol swabs.
Ships in protective CD bag.
Case replaced with new case if cracked.
Packed securely for safe delivery.

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