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"For some truly persuasive female advocates of medieval music you should hear the splendid latest offering from Anonymous 4. This is a beautifully arranged meditation on the Virgin Mary as she laments over her dead son and intercedes for the world... Not just a collection of works but an enthralling concert." -- BBC Music Magazine
reviewing The Lily and the Lamb
"The group's exquisite and pure voices blend to create an atmosphere of angelic echoes." -- New Age Voice
'Whatever these four women sing, you're promised a sound as beautiful and pure and clear as the human voice can make...' -- CD Review
Selections from their hugely successful recordings ('A Star in the East',
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'Miracles of Sant'Iago', 'The Lily & the Lamb', 'Love's Illusion', 'On Yoolis Night', 'An English Ladymass') and a sneak preview from 'Eleven Thousand Virgins', music of Hildegard von Bingen inspired by the legend of St. Ursula.
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Works on This Recording
1.
Venite omnes cristicole by Anonymous
Performer:
Johanna Rose (Voice),
Ruth Cunningham (Voice),
Susan Hellauer (Voice),
Marsha Genensky (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anonymous 4
Period: Medieval
2.
Ad superni regis decus by Anonymous
Performer:
Johanna Rose (Voice),
Ruth Cunningham (Voice),
Susan Hellauer (Voice),
Marsha Genensky (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anonymous 4
Period: Medieval
3.
Partum in ultimo by Anonymous
Performer:
Ruth Cunningham (Voice),
Marsha Genensky (Voice),
Johanna Rose (Voice),
Susan Hellauer (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anonymous 4
Period: Medieval
4.
O maria stella maris by Anonymous
Performer:
Marsha Genensky (Voice),
Ruth Cunningham (Voice),
Johanna Rose (Voice),
Susan Hellauer (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anonymous 4
Period: Medieval
5.
Stabat iuxta Christi crucem by Anonymous
Performer:
Ruth Cunningham (Voice),
Marsha Genensky (Voice),
Susan Hellauer (Voice),
Johanna Rose (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anonymous 4
Period: Medieval
Written: England
6.
Stillat in stellam radium by Anonymous
Performer:
Marsha Genensky (Voice),
Susan Hellauer (Voice),
Johanna Rose (Voice),
Ruth Cunningham (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anonymous 4
Period: Medieval
Written: England
7.
Primo tempore by Anonymous
Performer:
Susan Hellauer (Voice),
Marsha Genensky (Voice),
Ruth Cunningham (Voice),
Johanna Rose (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anonymous 4
Period: Medieval
8.
Speciosus forma by Anonymous
Performer:
Marsha Genensky (Voice),
Ruth Cunningham (Voice),
Susan Hellauer (Voice),
Johanna Rose (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anonymous 4
Period: Medieval
9.
Mi aryánk Atya Isten by Anonymous
Performer:
Ruth Cunningham (Voice),
Marsha Genensky (Voice),
Susan Hellauer (Voice),
Johanna Rose (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anonymous 4
Period: Medieval
Written: Hungary
10.
Montpellier Codex: Puisque bele dame m'eime by Anonymous
Performer:
Ruth Cunningham (Voice),
Johanna Rose (Voice),
Susan Hellauer (Voice),
Marsha Genensky (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anonymous 4
Period: Medieval
Written: 13th Century; France
11.
Montpellier Codex: Ne sai, que je die by Anonymous
Performer:
Ruth Cunningham (Voice),
Susan Hellauer (Voice),
Marsha Genensky (Voice),
Johanna Rose (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anonymous 4
Period: Medieval
Written: 13th Century; France
12.
Montpellier Codex: Amor potest conqueri by Anonymous
Performer:
Ruth Cunningham (Voice),
Marsha Genensky (Voice),
Susan Hellauer (Voice),
Johanna Rose (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anonymous 4
Period: Medieval
Written: 13th Century; France
13.
Montpellier Codex: Quant yver la bise ameine by Anonymous
Performer:
Ruth Cunningham (Voice),
Johanna Rose (Voice),
Susan Hellauer (Voice),
Marsha Genensky (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anonymous 4
Period: Medieval
Written: 13th Century; France
14.
Montpellier Codex: On doit fine Amor by Anonymous
Performer:
Ruth Cunningham (Voice),
Susan Hellauer (Voice),
Marsha Genensky (Voice),
Johanna Rose (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anonymous 4
Period: Medieval
Written: 13th Century; France
15.
Edi be thu, heven-queenë by Anonymous
Performer:
Ruth Cunningham (Voice),
Marsha Genensky (Voice),
Susan Hellauer (Voice),
Johanna Rose (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anonymous 4
Period: Medieval
Written: circa 1270; England
16.
Ave maris stella by Anonymous
Performer:
Ruth Cunningham (Voice),
Johanna Rose (Voice),
Susan Hellauer (Voice),
Marsha Genensky (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anonymous 4
Period: Medieval
17.
Salve, Virgo by Anonymous
Performer:
Ruth Cunningham (Voice),
Susan Hellauer (Voice),
Marsha Genensky (Voice),
Johanna Rose (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anonymous 4
Period: Medieval
18.
Ther is no rose of swych vertu by Anonymous
Performer:
Johanna Rose (Voice),
Marsha Genensky (Voice),
Ruth Cunningham (Voice),
Susan Hellauer (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anonymous 4
Period: Medieval
Written: circa 1420; England
19.
Prolis eterne genitor by Anonymous
Performer:
Ruth Cunningham (Voice),
Johanna Rose (Voice),
Susan Hellauer (Voice),
Marsha Genensky (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anonymous 4
Period: Medieval
20.
Ecce quod natura by Anonymous
Performer:
Johanna Rose (Voice),
Ruth Cunningham (Voice),
Marsha Genensky (Voice),
Susan Hellauer (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anonymous 4
Period: Renaissance
Written: 15th Century
21.
Spiritui Sancto honor sit by Hildegard of Bingen
Performer:
Susan Hellauer (Voice),
Marsha Genensky (Voice),
Ruth Cunningham (Voice),
Johanna Rose (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Anonymous 4
Period: Medieval
Written: 12th Century; Germany
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