Istanbul – Dimitrie Cantemir (1673-1723)

Istanbul – Dimitrie Cantemir (1673-1723)
« Le livre de la Science de la Musique » et la tradition musicale Séfarade et Arménienne
Hespèrion XXI et al. – Jordi Savall, dir.
Alia Vox AVSA 9870 [SACD-H]

Contents:

    Improvisation
  1. Taksim (kanun, vielle, 'ud, kemenç, tanbur)

    2. Anon., old, Mss. Dimitri Cantemir (118)
  2. Der makam-i 'Uzzâl usules Devr-i kebir

    3. Anon., sephardic, Turkey, (Isaac Levy I.59) – Maciço de Rosas (I.Levy III.41)
  3. Los Paxaricos

    4. Improvisation
  4. Taksim (kanun)

    5. Kantemiroglu, Mss. D.Cantemir 285)
  5. Der makam-i Muhayyer usules Muhammes

    6. Trad., Armenian
  6. Song & dance (2 duduk, percussion)

    7. Improvisation
  7. Taksim ('ud)

    8. Baba Mest, Mss. D.Cantemir 268
  8. Der makam-i Hüseyni Semâ'î

    9. Anon., sephardic, Esmirna (I.Levy II.80)
  9. El amor yo no savia

    10. Improvisation
  10. Taksim (Lira)

    11. Anon., old,, Mss. D.Cantemir 256
  11. Der makam-i Suri Semâ'î

    12. Barde Ashot Armenia
  12. Lamento: Ene Sarére (2 duduk)

    13. Trad., sephardic, Turkey (I. Levy III.29)
  13. Madre de la gracia

    14. Improvisation
  14. Taksim (kanun, tanbur, santur, 'ud)

    15. Edirne'li Ahmed, Mss. D.Cantemir 96
  15. Der makam-i [Hüseyni] usules Çenber

    16. Barde Sayat Nova, Armenia
  16. Taksim & Makam « Esmkhetiet-Yis kou ghimeten-Tchim guichi »

    17. Improvisation
  17. Taksim (kanun, tanbur, 'ud)

    18. 'Ali Häli Hoca, Mss. D.Cantemir 148
  18. Der makam-i 'Uzzâl usules Berevsan

    19. Trad., Sephardic, Esmirna (I. Levy II.58)
  19. Venturoso Mançevo

    20. Improvisation
  20. Taksim (kemençe, kanun, 'ud, tanbur)

    21. Anon., old, Mss. D. Cantemir 89
  21. Der makam-i Hüseyni Sakil-i Aga Riza

Performers:
Hespèrion XXI
Yair Dalal ('ud), Driss El Maloumi ('ud), Pierre Hamon (nay, flute), Dimitri Psonis (santur), Pedro Estevan (percussion), Jordi Savall (rebab, vielle, bowed lyra)
Guest artists: Kudsi Erguner (nay), Derya Türkan (Istanbul kemençe), Yurdal Tokcan ('ud), Fahrettin Yarkin (percussion), Murat Salim Tokaç (tanbur), Hakan Güngör (kanun), Gaguik Mouradian (kemancha), Georgi Minassyan (duduk), Haïg Sarikouyomdjian (duduk, nay « Beloul »), Haroun Taboul (bowed tanbur)
Jordi Savall, dir.

Playing time: ??' ??"

Recording site and date:
Colegiata de Cardona, Catalunya, Spain [02/12-15/2009];
Rel.: 10/2009

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.): 575-116 (Dec. 2009)
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.): 33/6-482 (July / August 2010)
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.): 1059/88-75 (July 2010)

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Pierre-F. Roberge