Sibila II

El Canto de la Sibila II
Galicia - Castilla
Montserrat Figueras, La Capella Reial de Catalunya - Jordi Savall, dir.
Fontalis (Auvidis) « Musica Iberica » ES 9900 [CD]
Fontalis (Auvidis) « Musica Iberica » ES5 9900 [Cass.]
Astrée "Naïve" (Auvidis) « Musica Iberica » ES 9942 [CD]

Contents:

    Sibila Galaica

    Alfonso el Sabio (attr.): Cantigas de Santa Maria
    CSM 422: Madre de Deus
  1. Madre de Deus
  2. U verrá na carne
  3. E u el a todos
  4. E en aquel dia
  5. U verás dos santos
  6. U ao juyzio
  7. U leixerám todos
  8. U queimará fogo
  9. U verás os angeos
  10. U dirán as tronpas
  11. U será o ayre
  12. U verrá do çeo
  13. U terrán escrito
  14. E quando s'iguaren
  15. Eu o sol craro
  16. E du o mar grande
  17. E u estrelas
  18. E du o inferno
  19. E u todo-los Reys
  20. E u mostrar ele
  21. Que pelos teus rogos

    22. Sibila Castellana

    Anon., Monastère de Silos, Cantoral de Cuenca, XVIème siècle
  22. Tocata
  23. Iudicii signum
  24. Quantos aqui estades
  25. Si oyésedes lo que dixo Sibila
  26. El rey de los cielos verná
  27. A Dios verán presente
  28. Las ánimas venirán
  29. Dexarán los ricos
  30. Dios los infiernos quebrantará

    31. Alonso de Cordoba, XVIème siècle (refrains)
  31. Los pecadores seran dañados
  32. Dios mostrará los pecados
  33. Perderá el sol su resplandor
  34. Los montes pues baxarán

    35. Triana, XVIème siècle (refrains)
  35. Montes ni campos no seran
  36. Fuentes y ríos fuego arderán
  37. La tierra se abrirá
  38. Une reina se levantará

    39. Cristóbal de Morales, XVIème siècle (refrains)
  39. Pues vos los criastes
  40. Esta es nuestra Señora
  41. Puez será el juzgament

Playing time: 71' 12"

Performers:
[1]-[21] Montserrat Figueras (voice), Andrew Lawrence-King (harp)
La Capella Reial de la Catalunya:
Maite Arruabarrena (soprano), Alexandrina Polo (soprano), Sandra Roset (soprano), Marisa Vila (soprano), Carlos Mena (counter-tenor), Paolo Costa (counter-tenor), Josep M. Gregori (counter-tenor), Jean-Yves Guerry (counter-tenor), Lambert Climent (tenor), Francesc Garrigosa (tenor), Jordi Ricart (bass), Yves Bergé (bass), Daniele Carnovich (bass), Lorenz Duftschmid (violone), Pedro Estevan (bells)
Jordi Savall, dir.
[22]-[41] Montserrat Figueras (voice), Pedro Memelsdorff (recorder), Andrew Lawrence-King (harp)
La Capella Reial de la Catalunya:
Maite Arruabarrena (soprano), Alexandrina Polo (soprano), Sandra Roset (soprano), Marisa Vila (soprano), Carlos Mena (counter-tenor), Paolo Costa (counter-tenor), Josep M. Gregori (counter-tenor), Jean-Yves Guerry (counter-tenor), Lambert Climent (tenor), Francesc Garrigosa (tenor), Jordi Ricart (bass), Yves Bergé (bass), Daniele Carnovich (bass), Eunice Brandao (viola di gamba), Sergi Casademunt (viola di gamba), Sophie Watillon (viola di gamba), Lorenz Duftschmid (violone), Guy Ferber (trumpet), Roland Callmar (trumpet), Daniel Lassalle (sackbut), Thierry Durand (sackbut), Josep Borras (bombarde), Michael Beringer (organ), Pedro Estevan (percussion)
Jordi Savall, dir.

Recording site and date:
Colegiata del Castillo de Cardona (Cataluña) [1996];
Rel.: 11/05/1996 (Auvidis ES), 1997 (Auvidis ES5), 2000 (Astrée)

Excerpts:
[1]-[2], [4], [20]-[21] Fontalis (Auvidis) « Portrait » ES 9901 [CD] Montserrat Figueras: La Voix de l'Émotion - The Voice of Emotion
[1]-[2], [4], [20]-[21] Fontalis (Auvidis) « Portrait » ES 9906 [CD] Offertorium - La Capella Reial de Catalunya

Compilation:
Astrée "Naïve" « Musica Iberica » ES 9984 [CDx5] El Canto de la Sibilla I & II, El Cancionero de Palacio, Cantigas, ...

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.):433-116 (january 1997)
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.):
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.): 20/6-280 (july august 1997)

Comments:
Information from owned CD
Montserrat Figueras with Andrea von Ramm and Anne Azéma are my favorite female singers, so maybe I am biased in saying it is a wonderful recording; her voice in comparison to the 1988 CD is not aging and the quality of Capella Reial de la Catalunya needs no comment.
For those interested in Montserrat Figueras, you may refer to an excellent anthology:
Montserrat Figueras: Montserrat Figueras: La Voix de l'Émotion - The Voice of Emotion
Fontalis (Auvidis) « Portrait » ES 9901 [CD]

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Pierre F. Roberge