Just imagine: a mediaeval manuscript in which the greatest vocal hits of the 14th century get a spectacular makeover…That’s the Codex Faenza, a goldmine of virtuoso instrumental variations on work by Francesco Landini, Guillaume de Machaut, Jacopo da Bologna, Bartolino da Padova and others. L’Amorosa Caccia plunges into this fascinating source and takes it even further by interweaving the original works with variations of its own in the same style. With an impressive line-up of mediaeval instruments, these Renaissance specialists transform the faded scores into a lively kaleidoscope of sounds in which original and interpretation, old and new, voice and instrument collide.
