Medieval music, spanning the 9th to 15th centuries, is characterized by monophonic and polyphonic textures, often featuring solo voices or chant-like harmonies, accompanied by simple instrumental accompaniment, such as the fiddle, recorder, or organ. Emerging from the Gregorian chant tradition, medieval music evolved into complex polyphonic forms, like motets and masses, influenced by troubadours and courtly love poetry. During the High Middle Ages (12th-13th centuries), this genre flourished in European monasteries and courts, reflecting the era's cultural and spiritual values. Medieval music's unique characteristics include the use of modal scales, antiphonal singing, and elaborate ornamentation. Its influence can be seen in subsequent Renaissance and Baroque styles, while its distinctive, haunting beauty continues to captivate audiences today, with modern ensembles and artists reinterpreting and reimagining this ancient music for contemporary ears.

Peaceful Rest (Forever)

Johann Sebastian Bach•

André Campra•

Antonio Vivaldi•

Antonín Dvořák•

Arvo Pärt•

Béla Bartók•

Charles Gounod•

Claude Debussy•

Edvard Grieg•

Erik Satie•

Felix Mendelssohn•

Franz Liszt•

Franz Schubert•

Frédéric Chopin•

Gabriel Fauré•

George Frideric Handel•

Hector Berlioz•

Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber•

Henry Purcell•

Jean Sibelius•

Johannes Brahms•

Johannes Ockeghem•

Josquin des Prez•

Leoš Janáček•

Ludwig van Beethoven•

Manuel de Falla•

Marc-Antoine Charpentier•

Marin Marais•

Maurice Duruflé•

Maurice Ravel•

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•

Ralph Vaughan Williams•

Richard Strauss•

Robert Schumann•

Sergei Prokofiev•

Sergei Rachmaninoff•

Edward Elgar•

William Byrd•

William Schuman•

William Walton•

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Album - 55 Tracks - Released November 18, 2024