Lux Feminae (900-1600)

Lux Feminae (900-1600)
Montserrat Figueras et al.
Alia Vox AVSA 9847 [SACD-H]

Contents:

    O Lux

    Anon., Codex de las Huelgas (13th c.)
  1. Prosa: Flavit auster

    2. I. Femina Antiqua

    Anon., Córdoba (10th c.)
  2. Sibila latina: Judicii Signum

    3. II. Femina Nova

    Anon., al-Andalus (12th c.)
  3. Jarcha: Gar kom lebare

    4. Beatritz de Dia (12th c.)
  4. Cançó: Estat ai en greu cossirier

    5. III. Femina Ludica

    Bartomeu Cárceres
  5. Villancico: Soleta so jo aci

    6. Anon.,
  6. Villancico: Niña y Viña

    7. Anon., Calabre
  7. Villancico: Yo me soy la morenica

    8. IV. Femina Mistica

    Teresa de Jesús (t) / Anon. (m)
  8. Alma, buscarte has en Mi

    9. V. Femina Amans

    Um Al Kiram, al-Andalus
  9. Hal sabil likhalwa

    10. Martin Codax (13th c.)
  10. Cantiga d'Amigo: Ondas do mar

    11. VI. Femina Mater

    Bartomeu Cárceres
  11. Villancico: Soleta i Verge estich

    12. Anon., País Vasco
  12. Nana Aurtxo txikia negarrez

    13. VII. Femina Gemens

    Anon., Sefardi (m) / M. Forcano (t)
  13. Plany d'Estelina

    14. Anon., Andalusia
  14. Saeta antigua

    15. O Lux

    Anon., Codex de las Huelgas (13th c.)
  15. Prosa: Flavit auster

Playing time: 70' 53"

Performers:
Montserrat Figueras (soprano), Tina Aagaard (soprano), Arianna Savall (soprano), Laurence Bonnal (contralto), Begoña Olavide (mezzo-soprano, psalterion), Andrew Lawrence-King (arpa cruzada), Jordi Savall (lyra, rebab, violas da gamba), Frederike Heumann (bass viola da gamba), Fahmi Alqhai (bass viola da gamba), Pierre Hamon (flutes), Driss El Maloumi ('ud), Rolf Lislevand (guitar), Pedro Estevan (percussions), Marc Clos (percussions), Carlo Rizzo (percussions)

Recording site and date:
Église de Franc-Waret, Belgium & Abbaye de Fontfroide, France [08/2005];
Rel.: 03/2006 (AVSA).

Excerpts:
[7] Alia Vox AV 9853 Ludi Musici: The Spirit of Dance - L'Esprit de la Danse - El Espíritu de la Danza: 1450-1650
[14] Alia Vox AV 9849 [CD + catalogue] Les Métamorphoses de la Foi

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.): 537-121 (june 2006)
Early Music America (Vol./#-p.):
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.): 30/2-300 (november/december 2006)
Goldberg (#-p.):
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.): 84/1010-96

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Pierre-F. Roberge