Traveller's Tapestry

Traveller's Tapestry
Cantigas
Move MD 3153

Contents:

    Walther von der Vogelweide:
  1. Nu alrest

    2. Anon., London Harley 978:
  2. Nota

    3. Anon., 13th c., Catalan:
  3. Quant ay

    4. Guillaume de Machaut:
  4. Douce Dame jolie

    5. Anon., Momtpellier, Bibl. De l'École de Médecine H 196:
  5. Chose Tassin

    6. Guiraut de Borneill:
  6. Reis glorios

    7. Anon.:
  7. Minstrel Melodies
  8. Bonum est factum
  9. Village fair

    10. Anon., Constantinople:
  10. Constantinople I
  11. Constantinople II
  12. Constantinople III
  13. Constantinople IV

    14. Anon., Oxford, Bodleian Lib., Douce 139:
  14. Istanpitta

    15. Guillaume de Machaut:
  15. Se je souspir

    16. Anon.:
  16. Balaam prophetanti

    17. Anon., Tibet
  17. Monody: Himalayan journey

    18. Anon., Japan:
  18. Monody: Mogami's ferryman

    19. Anon., London., British Lib. Add. 29987:
  19. Saltarello

    20. Anon.: Carmina Burana
  20. Ecce torpet probitas

    21. Alfonso le Sabio (attr.): Cantigas de Santa Maria
  21. Cantiga 100: Santa Maria

Playing time: 73' 25"

Performers: Cantigas [Matthew Armstrong (percussion), Zana Clarke (ganassi recorder, voice flute, rebec), Caroline Downer (vielle, hurdy-gurdy, harp), Philip Gunter (oud, lute, percussion)].

Recording site and date: Move records Studio, Melbourne, Australia [12/1993]

Other releases (identical, first and re-releases):
CD: This is the original release

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

Comments:
Information from owned CD. Nice to listen, but the less interesting from the three CDs already released. I prefer their last release Courts in Colour.

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Pierre-F. Roberge