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Ecco la Primavera
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UPDATED 10 APRIL 2026
We're hopeful, happy and giddy in anticipation of what Spring might bring, and this beautiful playlist of music from the 14th to 16th centuries perfectly reflects these timeless sentiments. This springtime playlist opens (and closes) with Landini's ballata Ecco la Primavera, composed in the 14th century, celebrating spring and love.
The playlist is available on Spotify.
Francesco Landini: Ecco la Primavera
Anonymous 4
Marco Uccellini: La Bergamasca
Thomas Morley: Arise, awake, awake
Christopher Simpson: No. 11, Aire in D Major
William Byrd: This Sweet and merry Month of May
Helen Charlston, Chelys Consort of Viols
Tarquinio Merula: Ciaccona
L'Arpeggiata
Salamone Rossi: Sonata quarta sopra l'arie di Ruggiero
Marco Uccellini: L'Emenfrodito
The Arcadian Academy
Francesco Landini: Ecco la Primavera
Early Music Consort of London
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