Fiori Musicali presents: Dufay – Se la face ay pale
St Peter's Church, Wolfhamcote
This is the second in our series of four concerts celebrating the remarkable life & work DAVID MUNROW - one of the great pioneers of ‘early music’. Munrow (who died exactly 50 years ago) was an inspiration to thousands. His regular radio slot PIED PIPER had countless listeners enthralled, as he deftly opened up a world of lesser known repertoire to a wider public.
Amongst Munrow’s many achievements was his ground-breaking 1973 recording of Dufay’s Missa Se la face ay pale, bringing vividly to life the opulent world of the House of Savoy in the 1450s. Believed to have been written for the nuptials of Anne de Lusignan to Louis Prince of Piedmont in 1534, the popular love ballade Se la face ay pale forms the basis of Dufay’s impressive eponymous mass.
Fiori perform this astonishing and rarely heard piece in the atmospheric, isolated church at Wolfhamcote – a place time has forgotten.
Pérotin Beata viscera
Dufay Ballade Se la face ay pale
Dufay Kyrie & Gloria from Missa Se la face ay pale
Dufay Par le regard
Dufay Credo from Missa Se la face ay
Dufay Belle veillies moy retenir
Dufay Sanctus & Agnus Dei from Missa Se la face ay pale
Fiori Musicali Chamber Ensemble
Fiori Musicali Consort Choir
Director Penelope Rapson
Fiori are very grateful to the Continuo Foundation for supporting this concert.