Guillaume de Machaut's 14th century mass may evoke blues and jazz for some listeners. (Micah Fluellen / Los Angeles Times) How to Listen: Machaut's "Messe de Notre Dame" Travelogue DVDs are the ...
CAMBRIDGE — Two years ago, when the French city of Reims was toasting the 800th anniversary of its legendary cathedral, the Boston Camerata received a high honor for any out-of-town ensemble: an ...
On Thursday, early-music groups Blue Heron and Les Délices combine for a Cambridge concert that includes one of the medieval era’s most ingenious works. Guillaume de Machaut’s 14th-century “Ma fin est ...
Musician and Day to Day contributor David Was reviews a new recording of motets by the 14th-century composer Machaut. Was finds some very modern elements in the music, performed by the ...