A Garland of Medieval German Verse
Albrecht Classen's gathering of some of his favorite Middle High German texts.
Alan Gaylord Reads Chaucer: Miller's Tale and Friar's Tale
Our recording of the Friar's Tale has been combined with a reading of the Miller's Tale too by Alan Gaylord.
An Introduction to Medieval Music
On this recording, Linda Marie Zaerr and Joseph A. Baldassarre sing and play on a wide variety of authentic instruments from the medieval and early Renaissance period. The music and poetry of various European countries are represented in this recording.
Anelida and Arcite
One of Chaucer's early works about another Arcite than the one in the Knight's Tale who loves a faithful woman named Anelida. Here read by Helen Cooper who recently retired as Head of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at the University of Cambridge.
Beowulf: A Dramatic Reading in the Original Language
This is a complete dramatic recording by a group of readers from various nations (Canada, US, and Australia) of the entire text on the Old English epic on three CDs.
Carmina Burana
This performance by Eberhard Kummer took place at the Adel Church during the July 2012 International Medieval Congress, held at the University of Leeds. Eberhard Kummer lives in Vienna and has performed and sung many medieval works for The Chaucer Studio.
Chaucer Aloud: The Varieties of Textual Interpretation
This version incorporates the original sound recordings by many Chaucerian scholars at the appropriate sections in the audio book. Betsy Bowden reads her own writing; Paul Thomas reads excerpts from authors, poets, and scholars.
Christianity & Culture Conference, 2004: Performances in the Canterbury Cathedral Crypt
This recording features performances by Tom Hanks, Helen Cooper, musical selections by Paul Bracken, and a reading by the late Derek Brewer.
Cleanness
The Gawain-poet's most biblically inspired work, featuring prophets and holy men and women of cleanness from both the Old and New Testaments as major players in this full text of the poem on two CDs.
Colloquies on the Oedipus Trilogy by Sophocles with Emphasis on Oedipus Tyrannos
Professor Siebach and Thomas discuss Sophocles and his Oedipus Trilogy of Oedipus Tyrannos, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone, with emphasis on Oedipus Tyrannos and Periclean Athens.
Dame Sirith
Enter the world of fabliau where Dame Sirith acts as a go-between for would-be lovers such as Wilekin and Margery, the married woman.
Das Herzmaere by Konrad von Würzburg
This famous Middle High German work is read by Hildegard Elisabeth Keller of the University of Zurich.
Extracts from La3amon’s Brut
The author of this early Middle English work, sometimes known as Lawman, is dealing with the legendary history of Britain, first founded by Brutus or Brut, a great grandson of Aeneas, supposedly. Much Arthurian lore in the larger work with samples here.
Heroic Women in Old and Middle English
Ros Allen's excellent readings in Old and Middle English of portions of several texts about heroic women.
Herzog Ernst
Performed by Eberhard Kummer live at Kalamazoo in May 2008, this DVD tells of the exotic travels and conquests of Duke Ernst.