Cantigas de Amigo / Ensemble Alcatraz, Kitka

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Label
Sono Luminus
Release Date
July 13, 1996
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      MARTIN CODAX
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Ensemble Alcatraz With Kitka
    • PERFORMER
      ENSEMBLE ALCATRAZ WITH KITKA
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 13, 1996
    • UPC
      053479028525
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      DOR-90285
    • LABEL
      Sono Luminus
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Vocal Ensemble
    Works ⌄

    1. Sen calar (arr. C.A. Fulton)

      Composer: Alfonso X

      Ensemble: Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum

    2. Alborada Gallega

      Composer: Pascual Veiga

      Ensemble: Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum

    3. Sen meu amigo

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum

    4. Alvorada

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum

    5. Enas verdes ervas

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum

    6. Por Deus

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum

    7. Cantiga de Santa Maria 11, "Macar ome per folia" (arr. C.A. Fulton, K. Higginson, S. Kammen and P. Maund)

      Composer: Alfonso X

      Ensemble: Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum

    8. Levantous' a velida

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum

    9. Bailemos nos ja todas

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum

    10. No. 1. Ondas de mar de Vigo

      Composer: Martin Codax

      Ensemble: Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum

    11. No. 2. Mandad' ei comigo

      Composer: Martin Codax

      Ensemble: Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum

    12. No. 3. Mia irmana fremosa

      Composer: Martin Codax

      Ensemble: Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum

    13. No. 4. Ai Deus, se sab' ora meu amigo

      Composer: Martin Codax

      Ensemble: Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum

    14. No. 5. Quantas sabedes amare amigo

      Composer: Martin Codax

      Ensemble: Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum

    15. No. 6. Eno sagrado en Vigo

      Composer: Martin Codax

      Ensemble: Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum

    16. No. 7. Ai ondas que eu vin veere

      Composer: Martin Codax

      Ensemble: Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum

    17. Cantigas de Santa Maria: No. 10. Rosa das rosas e Fror das frores (arr. C.A. Fulton)

      Composer: Martin Codax

      Ensemble: Kitka, Ensemble Alcatraz, Angelorum


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.