Music of the Emperors

Music of the Emperors: Friedrich II / Palermo - Timur Leng / Samarkand
Sarband - Vladimir Ivanoff, dir.
Jaro 4156-2

Contents:

    Jacopo da Bologna, Codex Reina, 14th c.:
  1. Lauda: Nel mio parlar
    Anon., Trad., Sicily:
  2. Muttettu
    Anon., Adapt. by Ali Ufki:
    Rast Pesrev (In Maqam (mode) Rast)

    3. Anon., Codex Reina, 14th c.:
  3. Siciliana: Donna fallante

    4. Anon., Sammlung Ali Ufki:
  4. Nikriz Pesrev (Instr. in Makram (mode) Nikriz)
    Anon. / Friedrich II, Codex Reina, 14th c.:
    Siciliana: Dolce lo mio drudo

    5. Anon., Adapt. by Ali Ufki:
  5. Nevâ Ceng-i Harbi I (Instr. in Makram (mode) Nikriz)

    6. Abdükâdir Meragi:
  6. Gazel / Rast Nakis Beste (Instr. in Makram (mode) Nikriz)

    7. Anon., Codex Reina, 14th c.:
  7. Siciliana: E vantènde segnor mio
  8. Siciliana: Strençi il labri

    9. Anon., MS., Lo., BM 29987:
  9. Estampitta: Lamento di Tristano:

    10. Abdükâdir Meragi:
  10. Love song: Rast kar / i Muhtesem

    11. Anon., Adapt. by Ali Ufki:
  11. Nevâ Ceng-i Harbi II (Instr. in Makram (mode) Nikriz)

Playing time: 62' 43"

Performers: Sarband [Rose Bihler-Shah (voice, medieval string instruments), Mustafa Dogan Dikmen (voice, ney), Cornelia Melián (voice, organetto, recorder), Fabio Accurso (cetra, traverse, percussion, Schawm), Paolo Giuseppe Cecere (viella, hurdy-gurdy, schawm, trumpet, voice), Alison Gangler (schawm), Fatih Ovali (Drum, percussion), Ihsan Özer (canon, percussion), Ahmed Kadri Rizeli (Kemençe, percussion), Mehmet Yesilçay (ud, percussion)] - Vladimir Ivanoff, dir.

Recording site and date: Kirche auf dem Petrersberg, Dachau [07/1990]

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

Comments: Information from owned recording; one of the first CD by Sarband; the mix of european medieval and oriental source of the same era is very attractive.

A recital focusing on Sicily:

Abballati, abbalati!
Canti e suono della Sicilia Medievale
Al Qantarah - Fabio Tricomi
Fonè 99F07CD

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Pierre-F. Roberge