Courts in Colour

Courts in Colour
Cantigas
Move MD 3177

Contents:

    I. Eleanor of Aquitaine

    Anon.:
  1. A l'entrade del tens clar
  2. Gaite de la Tor

    3. Moniot d'Arras:
  3. Ce fut en mai

    4. Guillaume d'Amiens:
  4. C'est la fins

    5. Bernart de Ventadorn:
  5. Can vei la lauzeta

    6. La Comtessa de Dia:
  6. A chantar

    7. Thibaut IV de Champagne:
  7. De bone amour

    8. II. Gaon of Tiberias

    Anon.:
  8. Hebrew Melody I and II (Niggunim)
  9. Hebrew Melody III
  10. Hebrew Melody IV
  11. Hebrew Melody V: Fun shtot tsu shtot
  12. Hebrew Melody VI

    13. III. Saladin, sultan of Egypt

    Anon.:
  13. Taqsim - Turkish Melody I
  14. Turkish semai
  15. Taqsim - Turkish Melody II

    16. IV. Alfonso X of Castile and Léon

    Alfonso X le Sabio (attr.): Cantigas de Santa Maria
  16. Cantiga 353: Quen a omagen
  17. Cantiga 3: Alegria
  18. Cantiga 384: ` que por muygran
  19. Cantiga 10: Como o demo
  20. Cantiga 2: Virgen Madre gloriosa
  21. Cantiga 375: En todo noz faz merçe

Playing time: 71' 02"

Performers: Cantigas [Zana Clarke (ganassi recorder, voice flute, rebec, yayla-tanbur), Caroline Downer (vielle, harp, hurdy-gurdy), Philip Gunter (oud, lute, darabouka, bells)] & Simon Gorman (darabouka, bells, rainstick).

Recording site and date: Move Studio, Eaglemont, Australia [1996 or prior]

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

Other releases by this ensemble:

Silk and Spice
Move MD 3137

Traveller's Tapestry
Move MD 3153

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

Comments:
It should be first stated as it is on the box; "All pieces are Cantigas compositions based on original melodies". Notwitstanding this, the listening is terribly pleasant and you have a feeling that they have fun in playing together. So, although more in line with german productions like "Verlag der Spilleute", it is an excellent introduction to the genre.

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Pierre-F. Roberge