Sephardic music

Sepharad

Songs of the Spanish Jews
Ensemble Sarband - Vladimir Ivanoff
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi (BMG) 05472 77372 2 [CD]
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi (BMG) "Splendeurs" 93564

Contents:

Balkans and Ottoman Empire

1. Una ramika de ruda
2. A kasar el rey
   Anderleto
3. Morikos
4. Nani nani

Mediterranean

5. Quien huviesse tal ventura
   Gerineldo
6. Abenamar
7. La rosa enflorese

Performers: Fadia El-Hage (voice), Belinda Sykes (voice, shawms, bagpipes), Mustafa Dogan Dikmen (ney, percussion, voice), Ihsan Mehmet Özer (psaltery), Ahmed Kadri Rizeli (fiddle, percussion), Mehmet Cemal Yesilcay ('ud, djura, percussion), Vladimir Ivanoff (percussion, 'ud, lute)

Playing time: 51'

Recording date: 1994 (Beirut, Istanbul, Munich)

Excerpts:
[1], [5], [6] RCA "Red Seals" 82876 60986 2 [CDx4] Trésors - Moyen-Âge

This recording is subtitled "Living Traditions of the Orient" and is supposed to be followed up with "Medieval Spain and the Hispanic tradition." The present recording reflects the dual diaspora: toward Turkey in the East, or remaining in the Western Mediterranean, and is reflected today in two distinct modern traditions.

And keep in mind that this music is distinctly modern. The opening track, for instance, is audibly influenced by the Turkish styles of Central Asia, i.e. completely post-Ottoman. There is a nice range of styles here, reflected both in the vocal tone and the instrumental accompaniment.

The present ensemble's other recordings:

Dream of the Orient

Concerto Köln - Werner Ehrhardt / Sarband - Vladimir Ivanoff
Archiv Produktion 474 193

Ballads of the Sephardic Jews

Fadia El-Hage / Sarband - Vladimir Ivanoff
Dorian 93190

Cantico

Ensemble Sarband - Vladimir Ivanoff
Jaro 4151

Music of the Emperors

Friedrich II / Palermo - Timur Leng / Samarkand
Sarband - Vladimir Ivanoff
Jaro 4156

Llibre Vermell de Montserrat

Medieval Pilgrim Songs from Spain
Ensemble Sarband - Vladimir Ivanoff
VIA 417122

Fallen Women

Women as Composers and Performers of Medieval Chant
Sarband - Vladimir Ivanoff
Jaro 4210

Danse Gothique

Music by Satie & Machaut
Sarband / Edition L'Orient Imaginaire - Vladimir Ivanoff
Jaro 4229

Sacred Bridges

Rossi / Goudimel / Genevan Psalter / Ufki / Sweelinck
The King's Singers / Sarband
Signum 065

And a related ensemble:

Labyrinth - Medieval and Bulgarian Music

L'Orient Imaginaire - Vladimir Ivanoff
Teldec 0630-11756

Alla Turca

L'Orient Imaginaire - Vladimir Ivanoff
Teldec 3984-24573

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