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Title

El Sabio [sound recording] : Gesänge für König Alfonso X (den Gelehrten ) von Kastilien und León = Songs for King Alfonso X (the Learned) of Castile and León.

Author

Alfonso X, King of Castile and Leon, 1221-1284.

Publication

Freiburg, Germany : Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, p1992.

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Additional Authors

• Riquier, Guiraut
• Thornton, Barbara
• Bagby, Benjamin
• Mentzel, Eric
• Norin, Lena Susanne
• Ullreich, Rainer
• Nolte, Raimond
• Schneider, Bernhard, 1967-
• Sequentia (Musical group) prf

Description

1 sound disc (1 hr., 17 min., 35 sec.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Series Statement

• Vox Iberica ; 3
• Sequentia (Musical group). Vox Iberica ; 3

Uniform Title

Cantigas de Santa María. Selections

Alternative Title

Cantigas de Santa María.

Subjects

• Muwashshah > Musical settings
• Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint > Songs and music
• Vocal music > Spain > 500-1400

Note

• For unison women's and/or men's voices, in part with instruments.
• Contains 13 selections from Alfonso's "Cantigas de Santa María", 4 anon. kharjas, and 1 work by Guiraut Riquier.
• Fiddle by Richard Earle (Basel, 1988); rabab by Rainer Ullreich (Vienna, 1990); lute after Alfonso el Sabio's "Libro de ajedrez, dados y tablas" by Richard Earle (Basel, 1989); harp by Rainer Thurau (Wiesbaden, 1985); symphonia by Bernhard Ellis (Herefordshire, GB, 1978); organistrum based on sculpture of the "Pórtica de la Gloria" in Santiago de Compostela, by Alan Crumpler, (Leominster, GB, 1982).
• "A co-production with Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), Köln"--Container.
• Compact disc.
• Program notes and performer biography in English, and texts in Galician and Middle French with English translation (31 p.) inserted in container.

Event (note)

• Recorded Feb. 11-14, 1991, St. Germanus, Seewen, Switzerland.

Language (note)

• Sung in Middle French (10th work), the colloquial Romance dialect of the Mozarabs (14th-17th works), or the Galician dialect (remaining works).

Contents

Por nos, Virgen Madre (CSM 250) (women) (2:07) -- Como o nome da Virgen (CSM 194) (Benjamin Bagby, rabab, men) (5:08) -- Sobelos fondos do mar (CSM 193) (women) (8:20) -- Nenbre-sse-te, Madre de Deus, Maria (CSM 421) (men) (2:36) -- Dized', ai trobadores (CSM 260) (Benjamin Bagby, Bernhard Schneider, Eric Mentzel) (1:06) -- Maldito seja quen non loara (CSM 290) (men, fiddle, symphonia) (3:37) -- Quantos me creveren loarán (CSM 120) (Eric Mentzel, Raimund Nolte, men) (3:03) -- Quen bõa dona querrá (CSM 160) (Susanne Norin, women, organistrum, tutti) (6:00) -- Pero que seja a gente (CSM 181) (men, fiddle, lute, tutti) (6:45) -- Humils, forfaitz, repres e penedens / Guiraut Riquier (Barbara Thornton) (8:03) -- Santa Maria, strela do dia (CSM 100) (tutti, fiddle) (3:03) -- Pois que Deus quis da Virgen fillo (CSM 38) (Barbara Thornton, Susanne Norin, women, harp) (8:55) -- Macar poucos cantares acabei e con son (CSM 401) (Benjamin Bagby) (6:05) -- "Kharjas" in the Andalusian style. Que faray, mamma? (Susanne Norin, women) (1:20) ; Meu sīdī Ibrāhīm (Susanne Norin, women, rabab, lute) (2:32) ; Gar si yes devina (Barbara Thornton) (1:11) ; Garid vos ay yermanellas (Susanne Norin, Barbara Thornton, women, rabab, lute) (2:11) / anon., 13th century -- En todo logar á poder (CSM 168) (tutti, fiddle, lute) (4:11).

Call Number

*LDC 6927 (F)

LCCN

054727717321

OCLC

27348013

Author

Alfonso X, King of Castile and Leon, 1221-1284.

Title

El Sabio [sound recording] : Gesänge für König Alfonso X (den Gelehrten ) von Kastilien und León = Songs for King Alfonso X (the Learned) of Castile and León.

Imprint

Freiburg, Germany : Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, p1992.

Series

Vox Iberica ; 3

Sequentia (Musical group). Vox Iberica ; 3

Performer

Sequentia ensemble for medieval music: Benjamin Bagby, vocals, lute, harp, direction ; Barbara Thornton, vocals, direction ; Eric Mentzel, vocals, symphonia, organistrum ; Susanne Norin, vocals ; Rainer Ullreich, fiddle, rabab ; Raimund [i.e. Raimond] Nolte, Bernhard Schneider, vocals ; assisting singers and musicians.

Event

Recorded Feb. 11-14, 1991, St. Germanus, Seewen, Switzerland.

Language

Sung in Middle French (10th work), the colloquial Romance dialect of the Mozarabs (14th-17th works), or the Galician dialect (remaining works).

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Added Author

Riquier, Guiraut. Humils, forfaitz, repres e penedens.

Thornton, Barbara. Conductor. voc

Bagby, Benjamin. Conductor. Instrumentalist. voc

Mentzel, Eric. voc. Instrumentalist

Norin, Lena Susanne. voc

Ullreich, Rainer. Instrumentalist

Nolte, Raimond. voc

Schneider, Bernhard, 1967- voc

Sequentia (Musical group) Performer

Other Standard Identifier

054727717321

Publisher No.

05472-77173-2 Deutsche Harmonia Mundi

Research Call Number

*LDC 6927 (F) Program notes and texts on file.