The CD La voce del violino of Cologne-based ensemble Exquisite Noyse explores the diverse and colourful musical world into which the violin was born - anonymous dances, arrangements and improvisations, instrumental renditions of vocal works including beautiful and haunting madrigals, chansons and motets by Arcadelt, Janequin, Josquin and Verdelot.

Exquisite Noyse brings to life music of the Renaissance in a very special way. Performing on instruments of the violin family and a Renaissance triple harp, Exquisite Noyse gives life to a pivotal and important musical repertoire. Our choice of repertoire, instruments, and playing techniques conjures an image of the violin as a new technology in a world undergoing radical musical change. In this music, the violin’s earliest voice — vibrant, seductive, fresh, and unfettered by later conventions — leaps off the strings and across the centuries to new ears and new discovery.

Exquisite Noyse:
- Paula Kibildis (violin)
- Andreas Hempel (viola)
- Zsuzsanna Czentnár (viola)
- Johannes Loescher (bass violin)
- Vincent Kibildis (Renaissance triple harp)

Tracklisting:
1. Le forze d'Hercole
2. Giorgio
3. Folia
4. Arcadelt - Occhi miei lassi
5. Verdelot - Madonna per voi ardo
6. Romanesca
7. Su l'herba frescha
8. Arcadelt - Il bianco e dolce cigno
9. Janequin - Toutes les nuits
10. Bergamasca-Ciaccona
11. Josquin - Ave Maria, virgo serena
12. Spagnoletta
13. La Cornetta
14. La Lavandara
15. Ave pura tu puella (Codex Speciálník)
16. Arcadelt - Deh dimm' amor
17. La morte de la ragione
18. La rocha el fuso