21 tracks - MP3 192 Kbps - RAR 118Mb
This
program features alternating sequences of Eastern and Western
compositions, illuminating the differences and similarities between the
musical styles of such cultures. Some of the Western pieces are taken
from the "Cantigas de Santa Maria" cycle or have their origins in the
Istampittas of Medieval Italy. Some of the Eastern compositions were
taken from a manuscript entitled "The Book of the Science of Music
through Letters" written by the Ottoman musicologist Dimitrie Cantemir,
while others were probably carried forward from a strong oral tradition.
Orient-Occident
1200-1700 is superb, it really is. The cultural exchange that creates
the unique blend of elements experienced here almost seems to fill in
the blanks of the old source music. For example, here is heard a much
richer Lamento di Tristano than we are used to, and if these ears were
more naturally attuned to the sound of a Turkish Makam such as Uzal
Sakil "Turna," perhaps the impression would be much the same. By
bringing these elements -- instruments, surviving texts, and expert
players -- together, we get a full menu of the flavor of traditional
Mediterranean music, as it might have been known to a traveler in a time
before there was conflict between these cultures on a large scale.
Anyone
who loves world music should know this album, despite its presence on a
classical label and the early music pedigree of much of the material.
Orient-Occident 1200-1700 is more than just a historical survey or a
period performance, it's a genuine work of musical humanism that is
bigger than music, or musicianship itself, that attempts to reach out to
warring societies with a reminder of common interests and history. As
music, though, Orient-Occident 1200-1700 is endlessly fascinating,
rhythmically revitalizing, and a dazzling show all the way around. While
many AliaVox releases are excellent, Orient-Occident 1200-1700 is
essential even on the date of its first release.
contents:
1. Makam Rast "Murass'a" Usul Düyek (Turquie, Mss. De Kantemiroglu)
2. Ductia (Cantigas 248-353) (Alfonso X El Sabio, 1221-1284)
3. A La Una Yo Nací (Sefarad / Sarajevo)
4. Alba (Castelló De La Plana, Espagne)
5. Danse De L'Âme (Maroc / Driss El Maloumi)
6. Istampitta: La Manfredina (Italia: Trecento Mss.)
7. Laïli Djân (Afghanistan, Perse)
8. Istampitta: In Pro (Italia: Trecento Mss.)
9. Danza Del Viento (Sefarad / Bereber, Algérie)
10. Istampitta: Saltarello I (Italia: Trecento Mss.)
11. Chahamezrab (Perse / Dimitris Psonis)
12. Danza De Las Espadas (Galicia, S.XIII, Espagne)
13. Makam Nikriz Üsul Berevsân (Turquie, Mss. De Kantemiroglu)
14. Istampitta: Saltarello II (Italia: Trecento Mss.)
15. Ya Nabat Elrichan - Magam Lami (Judeo-Iraquienne / Yair Dalal)
16. Rotundellus (Cantiga 105) (Alfonso X El Sabio)
17. Makam Rast Semâ'I (Turquie, Mss. De Kantemiroglu)
18. Istampitta: Lamento Di Tristano (Italia: Trecento Mss.)
19. Molâ Mâmad Djân (Afghanistan, Perse)
20. Saltarello (Cantigas 77-119) (Alfonso X El Sabio)
21. Makam 'Uzäl Sakil "Turna" (Turquie, Mss. De Kantemiroglu)
Hesperion XXI
Driss El Maloumi (oud)
Dimitris Psonis (santur, saz)
Yair Dalal (oud)
Pedro Estevan (darbouka, tambor, pandereta, riq-gunga)
Khaled Arman (rubâb)
Osman Arman (tulak flute)
Seiar Hashimi (tablas & zirbaghali)
Jordi Savall (viola, rebab, lira, director)
