Come close, and I will tell the tale of four travellers just like yourself: Draec, Ealric, Rowara and Veric.
BLOCK4 Recorder Quartet
Beneath a Pale Moon
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About the album
Welcome, weary travellers. Come close, and gather to the fire. This is a time for tales old and new, told by only the light of the pale moon as we wait for the crow of the cockerel and the dawning of another day. Come close, and listen to the tale I will tell, one full of magic and mystery. You see, not far from this fire there is a path, and not far from that path there is a field, and not far from that field there is a forest. A forest so tall the trees seem to touch the sky, a forest so deep it seems to stretch all of Christendom, a forest so green and lush that it seems to whisper to you with its very leaves. Everyone knows that a forest is a place of Magicks; a place of transformation and treachery; of lovesick wandering and charmed romance. In the woods, all are equal: prince and peasant boy, it is all the same to the trees and those who live amongst them.
Come close, and I will tell the tale of four travellers just like yourself: Draec, Ealric, Rowara and Veric.
All were brave. All were bold. All were loyal. All were true. But only one of them was heartbroken.
Tracklist click to play/pause
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Anonymous (arr. BLOCK4)
Watkin's Ale
1:36
1:36
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Anonymous (arr. BLOCK4)
Lumps of Pudding
2:51
2:51
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Anonymous (arr. BLOCK4)
Stella Splendens in Monte No. 1
4:03
4:03
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Deh hor fossio col vago della luna
2:48
2:48
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Matthew Olyver
My Last Breath
5:16
5:16
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Francisco Guerrero
O Domine, Jesu Christe
3:27
3:27
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Anonymous (arr. BLOCK4)
Stella Splendens in Monte No. 2
3:49
3:49
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Michael Praetorius
Bransle de la Royne
1:00
1:00
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Michael Praetorius
Courante de M.M. Wüstrow
2:54
2:54
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Michael Praetorius
Volte
1:54
1:54
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Andrew Crossley
Bardo No. 1 (Layers)
7:57
7:57
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Tarquino Merula
La Lusignuola
5:44
5:44
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Michiel Mensingh
Wicked
6:21
6:21
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Anonymous (arr. BLOCK4)
Stella Splendens in Monte No. 3
4:47
4:47
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Wojtek Blecharz
Airlines
10:36
10:36
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Francisco Guerrero
Alma Redemptoris Mater
4:14
4:14
More information
| Label | TRPTK |
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| Genre(s) | Classical – Early Music (< 1600) Classical – Contemporary (> 1920) |
| Artist(s) | BLOCK4 Recorder Quartet |
| Composer(s) | Anonymous Blecharz, Wojtek Crossley, Andrew Guerrero, Francisco Mensingh, Michiel Merula, Tarquinio Olyver, Matthew Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da Praetorius, Michael |
| Recording location(s) | Lutheran Church, Haarlem (NL) |
| Recording date(s) | April 2023 |
| Cat. No. | TTK 0109 |
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| Release date |
May 3rd, 2024 |
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Tech specs
| Microphones | Josephson C617 w/ Gefell MK221 capsules (main) |
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| Microphone preamps | Grace Design m801mk2 |
| AD/DA conversion | Merging Technologies Hapi MkII |
| Recording resolution | DSD 11.2MHz 1bit |
| Mastering resolution | PCM 352.8kHz 64bit |
| Monitoring (recording) | Audeze LCD-X |
| Monitoring (mastering) | Grimm Audio LS1be |
| Cabling | Purecable Optimus Link Microphone Cables |
"the excellent playing of these four musicians [...], the well-crafted arrangements, the extraordinary instrumentation (details are given in the booklet) and the beautiful recording."
Aart van der Wal, Opus Klassiek
"[...] It’s a great skill to be able to present this music with such clarity, yet without losing the ambience of the resonant Lutheran Church in Haarlem where it was recorded. This is one of the best-captured recorder quartet discs this listener has heard in a long time. Fans of recorder consort music will find much to enjoy on this varied and well-programmed disc, but moreover, those who like their music to take them on a journey – in this case one of magic and enchantment – are in for a real treat."
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