Consolation through Medieval Music: A Guide for the Modern Listener

How to understand medieval music when centuries separate it from the modern listener?
With the knowledge of a scholar and the passion of a performer and popularizer, Daniil Ryabchikov has prepared a guide to the mysterious world of religious hymns, church dances, the works of troubadours and minnesingers. You will be immersed in the origins of Christian singing, get acquainted with key figures of medieval music - from the mystical Hildegard of Bingen, innovators Perotin and Leoninus, and the secular songs of Carmina Burana to the elegant and inventive Guillaume de Machaut - and the diversity of musical genres. Medieval music is not an artifact — it continues to be a consolation for the listener, as told by its renowned contemporary performers.
Daniil Ryabchikov is one of the leading Russian musicians and popularizers performing medieval music, artistic director of the Moscow International Festival Musica Mensurata (2014–2021), as well as the creator of the eponymous Telegram channel.