The titular 'lion of nobility' was (probably) King John II of France, making the most expansive work on this album a lament for a historical event: the French defeat at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356. Elsewhere, Machaut's protagonist continues to scrutinize the joys and sorrows of courtly love in obsessive detail.
1 Machaut: S'il Estoit Nuls / S'amours Tous / Et Gaudebit Cor Vestrum
2 Machaut: On Ne Porroit Penser
3 Machaut: Dame, Se Vous M'estes Lonteinne
4 Machaut: Moult Sui de Bonne Heure Nee
5 Machaut: Ne Pensez Pas, Dame, Que Je Recroie
6 Machaut: en Demantant Et Lamentant
7 Machaut: Mes Esperis Se Combat
8 Machaut: J'aim Sans Penser Laidure
9 Machaut: Ma Fin Est Mon Commencement
10 Machaut: C'est Force, Faire Le Vueil
11 Machaut: Je Puis Trop Bien Ma Dame Comparer
12 Machaut: Tant Doucement M'ont Attrait / Eins Que Ma Dame / Ruina
The titular 'lion of nobility' was (probably) King John II of France, making the most expansive work on this album a lament for a historical event: the French defeat at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356. Elsewhere, Machaut's protagonist continues to scrutinize the joys and sorrows of courtly love in obsessive detail.
