Orient - Occident II: A Tribute to Syria
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Orient - Occident II: A Tribute to Syria
Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall
[ Alia Vox SACD / CD/Book ]
Release Date: Friday 1 November 2013
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The first volume of Orient Occident - released in 2006 - turned out to be a landmark in Jordi Savall's discography : for the first time, the Maestro had explored an extra-European repertoire, demonstrating the same musicological expertise he had shown with composers such as Marin Marais.This album soon became a best seller. His new opus is a focus on Syria, alternating instrumental and vocal pieces. Musicians from Syria, Lebanon and Israël play alongside Hespèrion XXI and illustrate the artistic and humanist process we have come to expect from Jordi Savall, A process more necessary than ever.
Featuring:
Ahla Zahra (Chant), Semaimakam Bayati, Creirem'en fach, The Dawn (Chant), Shaouia, Dum Pater familias, A Alab (Chant), Isabella, Ce Brun (Chant), Trotto, Ya Mariam el bekr (Chant), Ghazal, Qalaq (Chant), Cantiga Virgen, madre de nostro Sennor, Hija mia - Et dodimkala (Israël), Una Pastora, A Damas (Chant), Improvisation Ney - Final March
"with players and singers from all round the Mediterranean, the music itself is of a very high standard, and it makes a lovely celebration of the spirit of this unfortunate country. The singers are excellent, and the soloists on the oud, rebab, ney and percussion are brilliant." (BBC Music)
"They have covered a variety of genres, all pleasurable to the ear and elaborated with such skilful improvisation as an Arabic audience would anticipate and applaud with excitement… The result is atmospheric and musically sympathetic. The vocalists give a beautiful and moving demonstration of Arabic singing." (Early Music Review)
"The juxtaposition of repertoires is effective, the medieval pieces acting as a kind of musical bridge between the West and the East...Not crossover, then, but dialogue. More of that is definitely necessary, especially when it produces such outstandingly beautiful results." (Gramophone)
"There are love songs, laments, homages to the Virgin, dances and improvisations, all given with the intensity and spontaneity that are Savall's hallmarks." (Sunday Times)
Tracks:
I
1. Makam Rast "Murass'a" usul Düyek Turquie, mss. de Kantemiroglu 4'40
2. Ductia Alfonso X el Sabio (Cantigas 248-353) 3'43
3. A la una yo nací Sefarad / Sarajevo 3'56
4. Alba Castelló de la Plana (Espagne) 2'39
5. Danse de l'âme Maroc / Driss El Maloumi 4'33
6. Istampitta: La Manfredina Italia: trecento mss. 2'34
7. Laïli Djan Afghanistan (Perse) 4'04
II
8. Istampitta: In Pro Italia: trecento mss. 8'21
9. Danza del viento Sefarad / Bereber (Algérie) 3'04
10. Istampitta: Saltarello I Italia: trecento mss. 2'29
11. Chahamezrab Perse / Dimitris Psonis 3'36
12. Danza de las espadas Galicia (Espagne), s. XIII 1'51
13. Makam Nikriz üsul Berevsân Turquie, mss. de Kantemiroglu 3'34
14. Istampitta: Saltarello II Italia: trecento mss. 1'51
III
15. Ya Nabat Elrichan - Magam Lami Judeo-Iraquienne / Yair Dalal 3'37
16. Rotundellus (Cantiga 105) Alfonso X el Sabio 2'45
17. Makam Rast Semâ'i Turquie, mss. de Kantemiroglu 2'14
18. Istampitta: Lamento di Tristano Italia: trecento mss. 4'55
19. Mola Mamad Djânn Afghanistan (Perse) 5'07
20. Saltarello (Cantigas 77-119) Alfonso X el Sabio 2'28
21. Makam 'Uzäl Sakil "Turna" Turquie, mss. de Kantemiroglu 3'44
