La Sublime Porte

La Sublime Porte
Voix d'Istanbul (1430-1750)
Hespèrion XX1 and various perfomers – Jordi Savall, dir.
Alia Vox AVSA 9887 [SACD-H]

Content:

    Dervis Mehmed (Mss. D. Cantemir n.209)
  1. Taksim & Makam « Uzzäl uşüleş Darb-i feth »

    2. Hace Abdülkadir Meragi (1350 ?-1435)
  2. Segâh Kâr « Kâr-i Seş-âvâz »

    3. Anon., Trad., Armenia
  3. Song & Dance « Siretsi yares Taran-Noubar noubar »

    4. Anon., Sephardic (Smyrna, XVIth c.)
  4. Por alli pasó un cavallero

    5. Dimitrie Cantemir (1673-1723), (Mss. Dimitrie Cantemir 335)
  5. Taksim & Makam « Bûselik uşûleş »

    6. Buhuri Zade Mustafa Efendi (Itri) (?-1712)
  6. Hisar Agir Semai

    7. Trad., Armenia
  7. Taksim & Dance

    8. Trad., hebrew
  8. Prayer

    9. Tanburi Angeli ( ? -1690) [Mss. Cantemir n. 297]
  9. Taksim & Makam Rehavi Çember

    10. Improv. (trad. Ottoman), Lyrics by Fuzuli (Mehmet bin Süleyman)
  10. Gazel

    11. Anon. (Mss. D. Cantemir n. 220)
  11. Taksim & Makam « Hicâz uşuleş Devr-i Kebir »

    12. Anon., Sephardic (Istanbul)
  12. Punxa, punxa

    13. Anon., Sephardic (Smyrna, XVIth c.)
  13. El Rey que tanto madruga (instr.)

    14. Tanburi Mustafa Çavus (1700 ?-1770)
  14. Hisar Buselik Şarki

    15. Goussan Ashot (Armenia)
  15. Plainte « En Sarer II »

    16. Hace Abdülkadir Meragi (1350 ?-1435)
  16. Rast nakiş beste « Amed nesim-i »

Playing time: 79' 49"

Performers
Voices
Gürsoy Dinçer (voice2,10,14,16), Montserrat Figueras (voice4,12), Lior Elmaleh (voice4,8)
Hespèrion XXI
Pierre Hamon (nay13), Pedro Estevan (percussion1,2,4,5,6,7,9,11,12,13,14,16), Jordi Savall (lira d'arco1,2,5,6,9,11,12,14,16, viola4, rebab13)
Jordi Savall, dir.
Musicians
From Armenia: Georgi Minassyan (duduk3,15), Haïg Sarikouyoumdjian (duduk3,4,12,15), Gaguik Mouradian (kemençe7,8,13)
From Turkey: Derya Türkan (kemençe1,2,5,6,9,10,11,14,16), Yurdal Tokcan (ud1,2,5,6,9,10,11,14,16), Murat Salim Tokaç (tanbur1,2,5,6,9,10,11,14,16), Hakan Güngör (kanun1,2,4,5,6,9,10,14,16), Fahrettin Yarkm (percussion1,2,5,6,9,10,11,14,16)
From Bulgaria: Nedyalko Nedyalkov (kaval1,2,4,5,6,9,11,12,14,16))
From Israel: Yair Dalal (ud13)
From Greece: Dimitri Psonis (santur1,2,5,6,9,11,14,16), morisca1,2,5,6,9,11,13,14,16))
From Morocco: Driss El Maloumi (ud1,2,5,6,8,9,11,12,13,14,16)

Recording site and date:
Collegiata, Cardona, Catalunya, Spain [02/ 2010, 05-06/2011]
Rel.: 10/2011.

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.): 597-107 (December 2011)
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.): 35/5-464 (May/June 2012)

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Pierre-F. Roberge