Traveler

Traveler
Cantos de España - Medieval Journeys through Times
The Waverley Consort - Michael Jaffee, dir.
Angel CDC 7243 5 55 559 2 2

Contents:

    Pilgrim songs from the "LLibre Vermell" of Montserrat (Catalonia 14th Century)

    Anon., Catalonia, 14th c.: Llibre Vermell de Montserrat
  1. Song: O Virgo splendens
  2. Virelai/dance: Stella splendens in monte
  3. Song: Laudemus virginem
    Song: Splendens ceptigera
  4. Ballad/dance: Los set goyts recomptarem
  5. Virelai: Cuncti simus concanentes
  6. Virelai/dance: Polorum regina
  7. Virelai: Mariam matrem virginem
  8. Motet: Imperayritz de la ciutat la joyosa
  9. Virelai: Ad mortem festinamus

    10. Galician-Portuguese Lyrics (13th century)

    Martim Codax: Cantigas de amigo
  10. Cantiga I: Ondas do mare de Vigo
    Cantiga II: Mandad' ei comigo
  11. Cantiga III: Mia irmans fremosa
    Cantiga IV: Ai Deus, se sab'ora meu amigo
  12. Cantiga V: Quantas sabades amare amigo
    Cantiga VI: Eno sagrada, en Vigo
    Cantiga VII: Ai ondas que eu vin veer

    13. Alfonso el Sabio (attr.), Escurial MS: Cantigas de santa Maria
  13. Cantigo 100: Santa Maria, strela do dia

    14. Traditional Judeo-Spanish Ballads

    Anon., trad. Jewish Spain:
  14. El buesca del padre
  15. Las hermanas reina y cautiva
  16. El sueño de la hija

Playing time: 65' 09"

Performers:
The Waverley Consort [Shannon Anderson (soprano), Rita Lilly (soprano), Kathy Theil (soprano), Timothy Leigh Evans (tenor, tambourine), Larry Lipnik (tenor, baritone, bowed psaltery), John Olund (tenor), John Shankweiler (tenor), Joel Frederiksen (bass), Kay Jaffee (harp, hammered psaltery, recorder, organetto, chimes, drone fiddle, gemshorn, percussions), Michael Jaffee (medieval cup bells, plucked psaltery, citole, hurdy-gurdy, small harp, handbells), Rosamund Morley (vielle, kemençe, finger cymbals)] & Michael Hinton (percussion), George Mgrdichian (oud) - Michael Jaffee, dir. & Kay Jaffe, co-dir.

Recording site and date:
Sommer Center Performance Hall, Concordia College, Bronxville, New-York, U.S.A [06/1995]

Compilation: Virgin "VeritasX2" 7243 5 61815 3 6 [CDx2] Spanish Music of Travel and Discovery

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