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This week's show celebrates the joys and sorrows of love through the ages, with songs about happy lovers (and some sad ones), distant love, and love gone terribly wrong! We'll also hear some "sacred love songs"- texts from the Song of Songs by composers like Orlando di Lasso and Nicolas Gombert.

  • Raimon de Miraval: Cel que no volh auzir chanssos. Performed by Ensemble Celadon.
  • Berenguier de Palazol: Tan m’abelis. Performed by Ensemble Celadon.
  • Ludwig Senfl: Ungnad: begehr ich nit von ihr. Performed by Tore Tom Denys, tenor; La Caccia.
  • Ludwig Senfl: Im meyen. Performed by Tore Tom Denys, tenor; La Caccia.
  • Bartolomeo Tromboncino: Per dolor me bagno el viso. Performed by Marco Beasley, tenor; Accordone.
  • Andrea Antico: Per mio ben ti vedrei. Performed by Peter Waldner, organ.
  • Marco Cavazzoni: Madame vous aves mon cuor. Performed by Peter Waldner, organ.
  • Nicolas Gombert: Quam pulchra es. Performed by Stile Antico.
  • Orlande de Lassus: Veni, dilecte mi. Performed by Stile Antico.
  • Jacob Obrecht: Fors seulement. Performed by Capilla Flamenca.
  • Claudio Monteverdi: Lamento della Ninfa. Performed by Concerto Vocale.
  • Claudio Monteverdi: Chi vol haver felice e lieto il core. Performed by Concerto Vocale.
  • Jacob Obrecht: Tsat een Meskin. Performed by Fretwork.
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