The German Ensemble for Medieval Music Berlin, known as Triphonia, is a group of musicians that specialises in performance on original instruments of the period. The selection of pieces on this new CD - titled 'Mia Yrmana Fremosa' - has been chosen to tell the story of the love and pain of medieval women. The disc includes music by Neidhart von Ruental, Etienne de Meaux and Richard de Fournival, as well as several titles from anonymous sources.

The language used in the lyrics of songs of women that became popular throughout Europe during the Middle Ages tends to be simple and direct. The songs often incorporate aspects of nature, whilst other prevailing themes may involve the conflict between the upper and lower classes, strife among married couples, and dissension between mothers and daughters, and between sisters. The woman‘s song unfolded in a variety of genres: strophic refrain songs, dance songs, ballads, chanson de toile, chanson de malmarée, pastourelles, dialogues and motets.

Triphonia Ensemble for Medieval Music Berlin was founded in 2004 and studied in Berlin, Amsterdam, Milan and Bloomington, USA. Triphonia utilises a wide range of instruments: romanesque harp, psaltery, medieval recorders, pipe and tabor, stringed tabor, vielle, medieval brass bells, portative organ, hurdy-gurdy, medieval dulcimer, and various percussion instruments.

Contents:
- Anonymous: Motet - Endurez, endurez les dous mas d‘amer
- Martin Codax; Cantigas de amigo: Ondas do mar de Vigo
- Martin Codax; Cantigas de amigo: Mandad‘ e comigo
- Martin Codax; Cantigas de amigo: Mia yrmana fremosa
- Martin Codax; Cantigas de amigo: Ay Deus, se sab‘ora meu amigo
- Martin Codax; Cantigas de amigo: Quantas sabedes amar amigo
- Martin Codax; Cantigas de amigo: Eno sagrado en Vigo
- Martin Codax; Cantigas de amigo: Ay ondas, que eu vin veere
- Anonymous: Motet - Trois serors sor rive mer
- Anonymous: Sephardic Ballad - Tres hermanicas eran
- Anonymous: Motet - Endurez, endurez les dous mas d‘amer
- Gaby Bultman: Estampie (instrumental)
- Anonymous: Chanson de toile - Bele Yolanz
- Anonymous: Motet: Bele Aelis par matin se leva
- Neidhart von Ruental: Blôzen wir den anger ligen sâhen
- Anonymous: Motet - Endurez, endurez les dous mas d‘amer
- Etienne de Meaux: Chanson de malmariée - Trop est mes maris jalos
- Anonymous: Conductus (instrumental) - Procurans odium
- Anonymous: Motet - Endurez, endurez les dous mas d‘amer
- Richard de Fournival: Motet & Chanson de femme
- Anonymous: Ich was ein chint sô wolgetân
- Anonymous: Motet - Endurez, endurez les dous mas d‘amer
- Anonymous: God de bat eyn zelelin
- Anonymous: Cantiga de Santa Maria: De vergonna nos guardar
- Anonymous: Ik draghe an mynes herten grunt
- Anonymous: Motet: Endurez, endurez les dous mas d‘amer

Triphonia: Amanda Simmons, Gaby Bultmann and Leila Schoeneich