A Medieval Concert 1200-1350. David Munrow directing the Early Music Consort of London

[ArnoldSchwarznigger]

That instrument @ 1:50 sounds like something from the outback.

[canaca3330]

CRAZY....EXCELLENT

[mjmjmh6]

Christopher Hogwood playing the harp!!

[duncansunrise]

There is purity and uncomplicated beauty in this music. Wonderful listening.

[AlfredMittelalter]

¡Excelente maestro!... mil gracias sr.Munrow

[ukcelticpride]

The middle ages are the best.

[metalheadnick555]

Jethro Tull?

[dorekatja]

@metalheadnick555 funny you say that.... he just reminded me of Ian Anderson. Same way of going nuts, completely absorbed in his own music. Love that. I'm not a fan of medieval music, but this guy mákes it epic.

[baxter5431]

David Munrow was at the very forefront of making Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music available to everyone and not keeping behind the doors of academia. He was an influence on ALL of us back in the 1970's, 80's. His and the Early Music Consort of London are STILL selling 30+ years later! Thank you for this otherwise unknown video!

[jingwu42]

the first pan flute piece is very haunting

[citlaltlamina]

Percussions man is just having a f..ing great time!

[vstasov]

Wonderful, marvelous, thrilling, and very interesting!!!  Thank you so much!

[ScholaCantorumSalta]

Just beautiful! In what other terms could I define the excellence of these performances and performers? Would you be so kind and name the instruments they play in each excerpt?

[seonidh]

there is evidence the normans in the 10th century (or Picts 8th century) both had the triangualr harp well before the Irish and one or the other brought the triangular harp to Ireland. No Irish harp is triangular before the 11th century in Ireland they are lyres and not harps.

[seanthepiper]

The Bagpipe that starts this segment is a Represas Family Gaita from Galicia.

In the 1970s this brand of this Pipe (in either Bb or C major) was sold in Music stores all over Spain.

This is fantastic to see this footage as I only heard Mr. Munrow's Radio Show

"The Pied Piper" on Radio 4 when I was living in London just as the Early Music scene was "Taking Off" ! I also bought his LP Record "The Medieval Sound" at Collets Record Shop there and brought it back to California with me.

[sunsdomain]

p.s. wow, I get to see DM actually performing the two unforgettable Saltarellos that were so hair-raisingly exciting to hear all those years ago. I can't tell you what a treat this is.

[sunsdomain]

David Munrow's been gone for a very long time. He died when I was quite young. I remember hearing about his passing right at the time when I was discovering the EMC's recordings.

But I never saw Munrow or the Consort "live" till now. Gives a poignant little thrill. Thanks.

[CharlieRutan]

he is jammin @7:26. also, he looks a lot like Donovan.

[jimj122680]

I have a PhD in Physics from Brown. I have noticed that true intellectuals (like myself) are drawn to Early Music.

[poetryreincarnations]

Such heavenly music David Mumrow was a true genius and a complete one off how very sad he died so young,but what an amazing legacy he left us.

Kind Regards

Jim Clark

[Imhof44]

@poetryreincarnations He was the greatest influence of the Early Music renaissance,a staggering performer,and a consumate communicator.There has never been anyone like him,he will go down in history as a true STAR.

[poetryreincarnations]

@Imhof44 I Totaly agree he was one of those human beings that prove the true worth of our kind I Ifirst came across him via one of his wonderful records in Holborn Library in Central London in the 1970's and his music has amazed me ever since.

[iorixs]

i dont like to brag but i got the three record set, hmm

[sunsdomain]

@iorixs I had 'em on cassette! Wore them right out.

[Lytton333]

What a fellow.. he could play anything..

Even an old teapot if it was offered..

[vetnox]

What a perfect concert, thank you!!!!!

[ShinatoKawasaki]

These guys are way better than The Beatles.

[jevalles]

Fantastic to have video footage of David Munrow playing! Such an important person in the history of the Rebirth of Early Music. Why did he kill himself in 1976?

[iorixs]

@jevalles i wonder too, he obviously spent a lot of time practicing his music and that requires living for the future. maybe didnt actually commit suicide

[OneEyePI]

A genius, and a very, very sad loss.

[unagondolaunremo]

they went in Turin in 1974, i guess remember, and it was a wonderful concert!

[MandoMohan]

I love the work of Monrow. He turned my head around way back in the sixties.

Brilliant upload. Thanks so much.

[BoxFullofDragons]

wow ! the ocarina is beautiful thankyou for posting all these wonderful videos :)

[crowe]

@BoxFullofDragons What ocarina?