Hyperion has long been a champion of music from the medieval era\nand boasts many first recordings in its catalogue, which have\ncombined the highest levels of scholarship with brilliant\nmusicianship, won many awards and opened the ears of a generation\nof listeners to the repertoire.

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In this latest release John Potter, Christopher O’Gorman and\nRogers Covey-Crump continue this trail-blazing voyage with a\nselection from the Conductus genre: the first experiments towards\npolyphony—the kind of sound we associate with Pérotin. Extensive\nbooklet notes by Mark Everist probe into the intricacies of\nperformance practice as well as analysing the music and poetry in\ncontext. This is an important historical document as well as a\nstunning and committed performance.

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