Cantigas de Santa Maria

Alfonso X el Sabio: Cantigas de Santa Maria
Camerata Mediterranea - Joel Cohen
Abdelkrim Rais Andalusian Orchestra of Fès - Mohammed Briouel
Erato 3984-25498-2 [CD]
Warner "Apex" 2564-61924-2 [CD]

Content:

  1. Nawba Ramal al-Maya
    Bughya (overture) / instrumental
    Alfonso el sabio (attr.): Cantigas de Santa Maria
  2. Cantiga 100: Santa Maria strela do dia
  3. Cantiga 406: Benvennas mayo
  4. Cantiga 370: Loemos muit'a virgen
  5. Cantiga 90: Solas fusti senlleiira
  6. Cantiga 52: Mui gran dereit / instrumental
  7. Nawba Gharibat al-Husayn
    Tushiyas (prelude) instrumental

    8. Alfonso el sabio (attr.): Cantigas de Santa Maria
  8. Cantiga 230: Todo me deve dar loor
  9. Cantiga 130: Quen entender quiser
  10. Cantiga 56: Gran dereit
  11. Nawba Iraq al-Ajam
    Mizan Darj - Sana "Kouli Lmalihti" / instrumental

    12. Alfonso el sabio (attr.): Cantigas de Santa Maria
  12. Cantiga 320: Santa Maria leva
  13. Cantiga 200: Santa Maria Loei
  14. Cantiga 417: Nobre don e muy precado
  15. Nawba Gharibat al-Husayn
    Mizan Bacit - Sana "Kad nilto hibbi" / instrumental

    16. Alfonso el sabio (attr.): Cantigas de Santa Maria
  16. Cantiga 140: A Santa Maria dadas
  17. Nawba Rasd al-dhil
    Mizan Koddam - Sana "Allah hoo Yalamo"

    18. Alfonso el sabio (attr.): Cantigas de Santa Maria
  18. Cantiga 250: Por nos virgen madre

Playing time: 57' 06"

Performers:
Camerata Mediterranea, Joel Cohen, dir.: Françoise Atlan (voice), Hayet Ayad (voice), Anne Azéma (voice), Equidad Bares (voice), Joel Cohen (lute, voice), Shira Kammen (harp , vielle); Abdelkrim Rais Andalusian Orchestra of Fès, Mohammed Briouel, dir.: Azis Alami (taar, voice), Abdessalam Amri (darbouka, voice), Mustapha Amri (viola, voice), Mohammed Briouel (violin, viola, voice), Salah Charki (canun), Saïd Chraibi (tenor, voice), Rachid Lebbar (ud, voice).

Recording site and date:
Mnehbi Palace, Medina in Fèz, Marocco, 11-18 October 1998 (not 1988, a misprint in the booklet, confirmed by Joël Cohen - Pierre-F. Roberge)
Released 1999

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.):
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.):
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.): 23/4-159 (March/April 2000)
Goldberg (#-p.): 11-53 (summer 2000)

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Robert Horres