Starter Packs

Complete your collection with these curated titles, grouped at a special discount.

Shop Now
Cantigas de Amigo / Ensemble Alcatraz, Kitka
Sono Luminus

Cantigas de Amigo / Ensemble Alcatraz, Kitka

$18.99 Only 2 left

Details

Composer
MARTIN CODAX
Artist
ENSEMBLE ALCATRAZ WITH KITKA
Format
CD
Label
Sono Luminus
Released
Jul 13, 1996
Catalog #
DOR-90285
UPC
053479028525

About

This hypnotically appealing recording of 13th century Galician-Portuguese songs and dances of love and longing for the absent beloved will enchant and soothe even the most agitated listener. The musical achievement that is CANTIGAS DE AMIGO, or "Songs for a Friend," owes far more than usual to the performers, for here, save for in six of the seven songs by Martin Codax, the performers have had to supply the music! The medieval cantigas exist as five hundred texts without music, so the performer must be trained in the history and style of performing for this time (the 1200s) and place (the Iberian Peninsula). One need only listen to the one Codax song that has come down to us without its music to assess the marvelous accomplishment of the combined forces of Ensemble Alcatraz, Kitka, and Angelorum. As an experiment, listen to all seven Codax songs (before reading the liner notes) and try to guess which song's music was newly composed for this recording-that's how good these performers are.

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 Sen calar (arr. C.A. Fulton) 05:19
    Track
    1
    Title
    Sen calar (arr. C.A. Fulton)
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Alfonso X
    Ensemble
    Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum
  2. 2 Alborada Gallega 02:38
    Track
    2
    Title
    Alborada Gallega
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Pascual Veiga
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum
  3. 3 Sen meu amigo 04:15
    Track
    3
    Title
    Sen meu amigo
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum
  4. 4 Alvorada 03:08
    Track
    4
    Title
    Alvorada
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum
  5. 5 Enas verdes ervas 06:18
    Track
    5
    Title
    Enas verdes ervas
    Duration
    06:18
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum
  6. 6 Por Deus 02:38
    Track
    6
    Title
    Por Deus
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum
  7. 7 Cantiga de Santa Maria 11, "Macar ome per folia" (arr. C.A. Fulton, K. Higginson, S. Kammen and P. Maund) 08:35
    Track
    7
    Title
    Cantiga de Santa Maria 11, "Macar ome per folia" (arr. C.A. Fulton, K. Higginson, S. Kammen and P. Maund)
    Duration
    08:35
    Composer
    Alfonso X
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum
  8. 8 Levantous' a velida 01:41
    Track
    8
    Title
    Levantous' a velida
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum
  9. 9 Bailemos nos ja todas 04:16
    Track
    9
    Title
    Bailemos nos ja todas
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum
  10. 10 No. 1. Ondas de mar de Vigo 05:00
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 1. Ondas de mar de Vigo
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Martin Codax
    Ensemble
    Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum
  11. 11 No. 2. Mandad' ei comigo 01:23
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 2. Mandad' ei comigo
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Martin Codax
    Ensemble
    Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum
  12. 12 No. 3. Mia irmana fremosa 02:26
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 3. Mia irmana fremosa
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Martin Codax
    Ensemble
    Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum
  13. 13 No. 4. Ai Deus, se sab' ora meu amigo 04:20
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 4. Ai Deus, se sab' ora meu amigo
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Martin Codax
    Ensemble
    Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum
  14. 14 No. 5. Quantas sabedes amare amigo 02:21
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 5. Quantas sabedes amare amigo
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Martin Codax
    Ensemble
    Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum
  15. 15 No. 6. Eno sagrado en Vigo 03:46
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 6. Eno sagrado en Vigo
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Martin Codax
    Ensemble
    Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum
  16. 16 No. 7. Ai ondas que eu vin veere 02:25
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 7. Ai ondas que eu vin veere
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Martin Codax
    Ensemble
    Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum
  17. 17 Cantigas de Santa Maria: No. 10. Rosa das rosas e Fror das frores (arr. C.A. Fulton) 05:03
    Track
    17
    Title
    Cantigas de Santa Maria: No. 10. Rosa das rosas e Fror das frores (arr. C.A. Fulton)
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Martin Codax
    Ensemble
    Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum