Minne and Maria

“Minne” is not just love. The medieval term encompasses much more. It describes different types of human affection as well as the relationship between man and God, and there is probably no one who wrote as many Minnelieder in the latter sense as the Benedictine abbess, mystic, poet, musician, scientist and saint Hildegard of Bingen in the 12th century. The Per-Sonat ensemble, a special troupe for music of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, foun...