Courts in Colour (original) (raw)

Courts in Colour

Cantigas
Move MD 3177

Contents:

I. Eleanor of Aquitaine

Anon.:

1. A l'entrade del tens clar
2. Gaite de la Tor

Moniot d'Arras:
3. Ce fut en mai

Guillaume d'Amiens:
4. C'est la fins

Bernart de Ventadorn:
5. Can vei la lauzeta

La Comtessa de Dia:
6. A chantar

Thibaut IV de Champagne:
7. De bone amour

II. Gaon of Tiberias

Anon.:
8. Hebrew Melody I and II (Niggunim) 9. Hebrew Melody III 10. Hebrew Melody IV 11. Hebrew Melody V: Fun shtot tsu shtot 12. Hebrew Melody VI

III. Saladin, sultan of Egypt

Anon.:
13. Taqsim - Turkish Melody I 14. Turkish semai 15. Taqsim - Turkish Melody II

IV. Alfonso X of Castile and Léon

Alfonso X le Sabio (attr.): Cantigas de Santa Maria
16. Cantiga 353: Quen a omagen 17. Cantiga 3: Alegria 18. Cantiga 384: ` que por muygran 19. Cantiga 10: Como o demo 20. Cantiga 2: Virgen Madre gloriosa 21. Cantiga 375: En todo noz faz merçe

Playing time: 71' 02"

Performers: Cantigas [Zana Clarke (ganassi recorder, voice flute, rebec, yayla-tanbur), Caroline Downer (vielle, harp, hurdy-gurdy), Philip Gunter (oud, lute, darabouka, bells)] & Simon Gorman (darabouka, bells, rainstick).

Recording site and date: Move Studio, Eaglemont, Australia [1996 or prior]

Other releases (identical, first and re-releases):
CD: This is the original release

Other releases by this ensemble:

Silk and Spice
Move MD 3137

Traveller's Tapestry
Move MD 3153

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.):
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.):
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.):

Comments:
It should be first stated as it is on the box; "All pieces are Cantigas compositions based on original melodies". Notwitstanding this, the listening is terribly pleasant and you have a feeling that they have fun in playing together. So, although more in line with german productions like "Verlag der Spilleute", it is an excellent introduction to the genre.

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Pierre-F. Roberge