About This Song
About "Machaut: Qui es promesses" by James Bowman
Machaut's 'Qui es promesses' is a medieval riddle wrapped in velvet. Bowman teases out the subtle dissonances like a jeweler examining flawed gems—promises, yes, but whose? The voice moves with courtly grace while the harmony quietly sabotages certainty, leaving the listener suspended between trust and the elegant suspicion that nothing here is quite what it seems.