Silk and Spice

Silk and Spice
Cantigas
Move MD 3137
Move MC 3137 [Cass.]

Contents:

    Anon.:
  1. Istanpitta Ghaetta

    2. Anon., hebrew: Latin Kingdoms
  2. monophonic melody I
    monophonic melody II
    monophonic melody III

    3. Anon., Llibre Vermell:
  3. Stella splendens
  4. Los set goyts

    5. Alfonso le Sabio (attr.):
  5. Cantiga 50: Non deve null' ome desto per ren dultar (instr.)

    6. Francesco Landini:
  6. Ecco la Primevara

    7. Guillaume de Machaut:
  7. Tel rit au main qui au soir pleure

    8. Anon., Saladin's period:
  8. Taqsim

    9. Marcabru:
  9. Pax in Nomine
    Richard the Lionheart:
    Ja nun huns pris

    10. Guiraut Riquier:
  10. A mon dan soy esforsieus

    11. Anon., Cambodia:
  11. Cambodian wind ensemble piece
    Hebrew dance I
    Hebrew dance II
    Anon., Ghana
    African rythm
    Anon., Greece, trad.:
    Folk Dance

    12. Anon.,:
  12. Istanpitta Belicha

Playing time: 72' 47"

Performers: Cantigas [Michael Hall (percussion), Philip Gunter (oud), Caroline Downer (vielle, hurdy-gurdy), Zana Clarke (recorders, rebec), Martin Greet (lute)].

Recording site and date: Move records Studio, Melbourne, Australia [09/1992]

Other releases (identical, first and re-releases):
CD: This is the original release
Cass. It was also issued as MC 3137

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.):
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.):
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.):

Comments:
Information from owned CD. Nice to listen, but I prefer their last release Courts in Colour. More in line with german productions like "Verlag der Spilleute", it is a good introduction to the genre.

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Pierre-F. Roberge