Barlaam and Josaphat

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Label
Arcana
Release Date
May 10, 2019
Format
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Dialogos, Katarina Livljanic
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 10, 2019
    • UPC
      3760195734582
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      A458
    • LABEL
      Arcana
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
    Works
    1. Era in quel tempo d'India signore

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Dialogos

    2. Quinsainne apries (reconstructed by K. Livljanić)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Dialogos

    3. Nempe senex quidam, vir sanctus nomine Barlaam

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Dialogos

    4. I poyde Barlaam na urata od Palaca (reconstructed by K. Livljanić)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Dialogos

    5. E si tu aguessas huelhs esperitals (The Parable of the Nightingale) (reconstructed by K. Livljanić)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Dialogos

    6. Iviron Incantations I

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Dialogos

    7. Варлам же глагола (The Parable of the Unicorn) (reconstructed by K. Livljanić)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Dialogos

    8. Li fils le roi li respondi (reconstructed by K. Livljanić)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Dialogos

    9. I chada chragl bise razumi

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Dialogos

    10. Taῦta oὖn πάντα (reconstructed by K. Livljanić)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Dialogos

    11. Iviron Incantations II

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Dialogos

    12. Ke fol sont li Egyptiien (reconstructed by K. Livljanić)

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Dialogos


Could you ever imagine that one of the most popular saints in the Christian calendar of the Middle Ages was - Buddha? After ten years of research in a multitude of libraries worldwide, Katarina Livljanic and the ensemble Dialogos, faithfull to their exploratory and fearless spirit, bring yet another surprise from the less known medieval lands, after it's award-winning albums such as Dalmatica: Chants of the Adriatic (A395), Lombards & Barbares (A319), La vision de Tondal (A329), Judith: A Biblical Story from Renaissance Croatia (Alpha 702). It is the incredible story of saints Barlaam and Josaphat, a christianized version of Buddha's life, which crossed over at least four religions and was transmitted through almost all the medieval languages. Powerful songs - incarnated by voice and instruments, sing the legend about the king's son, prince Josaphat, who leaves the noisy world of opulence to search for inner peace - songs which follow the path of his story from one medieval language to another, from Greek, Latin to Old Croatian, Italian, Church Slavonic... This project is a unique new experience: a multimedia e-book, in French and English, is included with this release. It tells the story of Barlaam & Josaphat and leads the listener/reader through one of the most intriguing labyrinths of medieval world. Through a rich and original video, audio and iconographic material, it opens the doors into the artistic creative process which transformed a medieval legend into a music performance.