Ludwig Senfl:
Kain höhers lebt noch schwebt
Kein Freud’ ohn‘ dich aus 'Selectissimae necnon familiarissimae cantiones' (Augsburg 1540)

Heinrich Issac:
Zwischen perg und tieffe tal
Kein frewd hab ich uff erd
La Portingaloise aus dem 'Tanzbüchlein der Margarete von Österreich' (Improvisation über den Tenor - Baptiste Romain)
Mein Freud allein in aller Welt aus 'Selectissimae necnon familiarissimae cantiones' (Augsburg 1540))

Johannes Ockeghem:
D’ung aultre amer (Rondeau)

Adrian Willaert:
Kein Adler in der Welt so schön

Antoine de Fevin oder Jean Mouton:
O pulcherrima mulierum (Motette)

Paul Hofhaimer/Hans Neusidler:
Ach lieb mit laid (Lautentabulatur von Hans Neusidler) - Aus sonderer künstlicher Art … (Augsburg, 1512)

Josquin des Prez:
Proch dolor/Pie Jesu (Motette)

Anonym:
Engoulesme (arr. Marc Lewon)
La basse danse de Cleves (arr. Baptiste Romain)
La basse danse du roy d‘Espaigne (arr. Marc Lewon)
Dung plus amer/De montre amer
La douce amour (arr. Marc Lewon)
La Portingaloise
La Margerite (arr. Baptiste Romain)

The 500th anniversary of the death of Emperor Maximilian I this year is the occasion for several exhibitions and also for the programme of the ensemble Per-Sonat's new CD. Maximilian, who was crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 1508, was a great patron of the arts in addition to his warlike activities. Here the music was in his special interest and he brought the most important musicians of his time to his court: Heinrich Isaac, Josquin des Pres, Paul Hofhaimer and Johannes Ockeghem. The artistic sacred music for Emperor Maximilian has already been widely published.

The ensemble Per-Sonat, directed by Sabine Lutzenberger, consists exclusively of leading heads of the early music scene and now turns to secular music at Maximilian's court: the songs, chansons and dances that document the emperor's love of music in a new way.

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Recording: 11-13 January 2019 in Blaibach (Germany).