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Heretical Angels - Rituals of Medieval Bosnia & Herzegovina

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Details

Composer
Anonymous
Artist
Dialogos, Katarina Livljanic, Kantaduri, Josko Caleta
Format
CD
Label
Arcana
Released
Apr 26, 2024
Catalog #
A560
UPC
3760195735602

About

"When I wanted to exist, I couldn’t”. Mystical inscriptions on ancient Bosnian tombstones inspired this programme.

Medieval Bosnia fascinates us with its coexistence of religions: Catholics, Orthodox, heretical Bosnian Christians, Jews and Muslims… Their texts and traditions survive in the oral tradition, in mysterious manuscripts in Latin, Cyrillic and Glagolitic script, and on inscriptions from tombstones: monuments through which the dead speak to the living.

As an exploration into ancient pagan and Christian rites from the heart of the Balkans, Heretical Angels bears witness to the traditions of Bosnian Christians, who were persecuted by the medieval Catholic and Orthodox churches alike. Intertwining the tombstone inscriptions with exorcisms and meditations, Katarina Livljanic, Dialogos and Kantaduri have created a story of poignant canticles that comes close to musical theatre and invite us to follow pagan and Christian rites surrounding birth and death. In this programme, after the success of the CD Dalmatica (Diapason d’or in 2016), Dialogos meets traditional cantors – among them one of today’s youngest epic singers in Herzegovina – to seek peace and meaning in a land devastated by wars, at the gateway to the East.

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 Si kamin [Kosor, Bosnia and Herzegovina, ca. 1411] 01:01
    Track
    1
    Title
    Si kamin [Kosor, Bosnia and Herzegovina, ca. 1411]
    Duration
    01:01
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Kantaduri
  2. 2 Glava hr'stova [Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Borg. Illir. 11, 14th-15th century] 06:48
    Track
    2
    Title
    Glava hr'stova [Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Borg. Illir. 11, 14th-15th century]
    Duration
    06:48
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Katarina Livljanić
    Ensemble
    Dialogos
  3. 3 Iskoni bje slovo [Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Borg. Illir. 12, ca. 1444-1461] 03:49
    Track
    3
    Title
    Iskoni bje slovo [Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Borg. Illir. 12, ca. 1444-1461]
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Kantaduri
  4. 4 Zašto gospod bog satvori sai sviet? [Plovdiv, Bibl. narodna, ms 116 (54), 14th century] 04:21
    Track
    4
    Title
    Zašto gospod bog satvori sai sviet? [Plovdiv, Bibl. narodna, ms 116 (54), 14th century]
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Katarina Livljanić
    Ensemble
    Dialogos
  5. 5 A se leži bratmio [Peljave, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 16th century] 01:20
    Track
    5
    Title
    A se leži bratmio [Peljave, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 16th century]
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Kantaduri
  6. 6 Zaklinam tebe, prinecisti dusce [Bartol Kašić, Rituale Romanum Illyrica Lingua, ca. 1640] 06:03
    Track
    6
    Title
    Zaklinam tebe, prinecisti dusce [Bartol Kašić, Rituale Romanum Illyrica Lingua, ca. 1640]
    Duration
    06:03
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Katarina Livljanić
    Ensemble
    Dialogos
  7. 7 Koli že krešten ne budet [Dušanov zakonik, Beograd, Narodni muzej, ms. 688, 14th century] 02:37
    Track
    7
    Title
    Koli že krešten ne budet [Dušanov zakonik, Beograd, Narodni muzej, ms. 688, 14th century]
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Katarina Livljanić
    Ensemble
    Dialogos
  8. 8 Oče naš [Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Borg. Illir. 12, ca. 1444-1461] 04:06
    Track
    8
    Title
    Oče naš [Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Borg. Illir. 12, ca. 1444-1461]
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Kantaduri
  9. 9 Kad se duša s tilom dili [HAZU, IV a 77, Ćokovac-Tkon, ca. 1614] 06:05
    Track
    9
    Title
    Kad se duša s tilom dili [HAZU, IV a 77, Ćokovac-Tkon, ca. 1614]
    Duration
    06:05
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Katarina Livljanić
    Ensemble
    Dialogos
  10. 10 O Gospojo uzvišena [Toma Babić, Cvit razlika mirisa duhovnoga, ca. 1726] 02:22
    Track
    10
    Title
    O Gospojo uzvišena [Toma Babić, Cvit razlika mirisa duhovnoga, ca. 1726]
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Kantaduri
  11. 11 I znamenie velie [Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Borg. Illir. 12, ca. 1444-1461] 03:27
    Track
    11
    Title
    I znamenie velie [Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Borg. Illir. 12, ca. 1444-1461]
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Katarina Livljanić
  12. 12 Braćo, brata sprovodimo [Paris, BNF, ms. slav. 11, 14th century] 03:00
    Track
    12
    Title
    Braćo, brata sprovodimo [Paris, BNF, ms. slav. 11, 14th century]
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Kantaduri
  13. 13 Glas veliki trublje ove [Vartal, Zagreb, Archives HAZU, ms. IV a 31, 16th century] 04:52
    Track
    13
    Title
    Glas veliki trublje ove [Vartal, Zagreb, Archives HAZU, ms. IV a 31, 16th century]
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Katarina Livljanić
  14. 14 Dan od gnjiva [Čemerno, Bosnia] 02:56
    Track
    14
    Title
    Dan od gnjiva [Čemerno, Bosnia]
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Kantaduri
  15. 15 Pisma od tašte slave [Toma Babić, Cvit razlika mirisa duhovnoga, ca. 1726 05:12
    Track
    15
    Title
    Pisma od tašte slave [Toma Babić, Cvit razlika mirisa duhovnoga, ca. 1726
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Jure Miloš
  16. 16 Bože, davno ti sam legao [Bosnia and Herzegovina, 14th-16th century] 03:05
    Track
    16
    Title
    Bože, davno ti sam legao [Bosnia and Herzegovina, 14th-16th century]
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Katarina Livljanić
    Ensemble
    Kantaduri
  17. 17 Stah, boga moleći [Bosnia and Herzegovina, 14th-16th century] - Si knigi piše Radosav krstienin [Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Borg. Illir. 12, ca. 1444-1461] 02:21
    Track
    17
    Title
    Stah, boga moleći [Bosnia and Herzegovina, 14th-16th century] - Si knigi piše Radosav krstienin [Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Borg. Illir. 12, ca. 1444-1461]
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Joško Ćaletea
    Ensemble
    Kantaduri, Dialogos