Ensemble Renaissance - Discography

Discography

The albums discography of Serbian recording artist Ensemble Renaissance, consists of 15 studio albums, 5 independent releases and two guest albums.

Renaissance's music career began as a result of her popularity of their performances in Europe. They recorded their debut album Music of the Old Serbia with PGP RTB. The album was released in 1983 and was very successful. Their sophomore album, Music of the Old Adriatic was released in 1984 followed by their first official greatest hits compilation Greatest hits 3. Two more albums were released in the 1980s, one dedicated exclusively to the Renaissance music Mon amy in 1987 and Hommage а l'amour in 1990. Two cassettes were also released in this period: Vidovdan and Early Serbian Music.

Having completed contract with PGP, they signed to various European music labels. From 1992 they will release albums only in the format of audio CD. Their next album Los primeros siete annos from 1993 was a summery of the material recorded in their early years (1969-1983) and was released for Edi Vox in Barcelona. It was followed by Renaissance en Barcelona and Gems of Medieval Music (released for label Musica Viva, Athens), all from 1993.

Their most experimental album to date Marco Polo – The Journey was released in 1993 for German label Artelier Music. The album represented the musical traditions of Trecento Italy, Byzantine chant, Secular Byzantine music, Persian and Arabic dances, and Mongolian and Chinese ceremonial music from the time of Marco Polo. After great popularity of the album, Renaissance moved to Al Segno. CDs they released in this period represent the crown works of their career. In 1995, they released Journey to Jerusalem dedicated to the music of the Crusades (the year was also anniversary of the 900 years of Crusades). Anthology followed in 1997, their second official greatest hits album and a revision of their material from the 1980s, now on CD. However, it was the 1999 album Journey through Dalmatia, that gave them widespread international recognition. The album became the highest seller of their career, and, in the words by Ensemble Renaissance, their greatest effort. In 2002, they released their 15th album Roots of the Balkan, the definite collection of the Early Serbian music.

They resumed their career with newly established ensemble Flauto Dolce and 2008 independent release of the album A spark from the Darkness.

• “Music of the Old Serbia” (PGP RTB Yugoslavia, 1983) (LP)
• “Music of the Old Adriatic” (PGP RTB Yugoslavia, 1983) (LP)
• “Greatest hits 3” (PGP RTB Yugoslavia, 1985) (LP)
• “Mon amy” (PGP RTB Yugoslavia, 1987) (LP)
• “Vidovdan” (1989) (Cassette)
• “Early Serbian Music” (1990) (Cassette & Video cassette)
• “Hommage а l'amour” (PGP RTB Yugoslavia, 1989) (LP)
• “Renaissance en Barcelona” (1993) (Edi Vox, Barcelona, 1993)
• “Los primeros siete annos” (Edi Vox, Barcelona, 1993)
• “Gems of Medieval Music” (Musica Viva, Athens, 1993)
• “Marco Polo – The Journey” (Artelier Music, Cologne, 1992)
• “Journey to Jerusalem” (Al segno, Cologne, 1995),
• “Anthology” (Al segno, 1997)
• “Journey through Dalmatia” (Al segno, 1999)
• “Roots of the Balkan” (Classic Produktion Osnabrück, 2002)

There are also 5 independent releases:

• “Shakespeare in love” live concert with a program of Elizabethan music (1981)
• “Claude le Jeune: Chansons” live album from the Belgrade Music Festival (1998)
• “Francesca Caccini: La liberazione di Ruggiero” live album from the Belgrade Music Festival (2003)
• “Scherzi musicali con zia Nina: greatest hits of the XX century” a Medieval take on popular songs from the 20th century (2001)
• “The First 15 Years (1969-1984)” (CD) remastered material from their Spanish edition Los primeros siete annos

and 2 CDs with Renaissance as a featured artist:

• “Music of Old Serbia - Chants from 14th to the 18th century” (PGP RTB Yugoslavia, 1987)
• “A spark from the Darkness” (with early music ensemble Flauto Dolce)