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O Jerusalem!: City of Three Faiths / Sorrell, Apollo's Fire
Avie Records

O Jerusalem!: City of Three Faiths / Sorrell, Apollo's Fire

$19.99

Details

Composer
Various
Artist
Apollo's Fire
Format
CD
Label
Avie Records
Released
Feb 11, 2022
Catalog #
AV2501
UPC
822252250121

About

The crossroads of Christianity, Judaism and Islam create the backdrop to O! Jerusalem, a scintillating live recording by Apollo’s Fire that interweaves the lives and music of the peoples who have inhabited the “City on a Hill” since Biblical times. Conceived and directed by Jeanette Sorrell, Grammy Award-winning founder of Apollo’s Fire, O! Jerusalem conjures a tour of the Old City’s four quarters – Christian, Jewish, Arab and Armenian – and the confluence of the communities’ sacred and secular music from 1200 – 1650. This colorful and vibrant program – featuring musicians of Jewish, Muslim, and Christian backgrounds – premiered to packed audiences in New York City, Chicago, and the ensemble’s home base of Cleveland where this recording was captured live. O! Jerusalem follows in the footsteps of Sephardic Journey (AV2361), one of ten Apollo’s Fire releases to debut in Billboard’s Classical Chart Top 10.

REVIEW:

The program is organized as a walk through the four neighborhoods of Jerusalem's Old Quarter, namely Jewish, Arab, Christian, and Armenian, concluding with a festival secular dance set in which the traditions mingle. Much of the program was recorded live in 2020, just before the pandemic shut things down; these tracks are augmented by others recorded earlier. Most or all of the music seems to have been performed by members of Apollo's Fire itself. Beyond the rather plaintive hopes for peace that it expresses, the program is both instructive and engaging.

-- AllMusicGuide.com (James Manheim)

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 Ir me kero, Madre, a Yerushalayim (I want to go to Jerusalem, mother) (arr. J. Sorrell for vocals, mixed choir and chamber ensemble) 04:12
    Track
    1
    Title
    Ir me kero, Madre, a Yerushalayim (I want to go to Jerusalem, mother) (arr. J. Sorrell for vocals, mixed choir and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Amanda Powell, Jeffrey Strauss
    Ensemble
    Apollo's Singers, Apollo's Fire
    Conductor
    Jeannette Sorrell
  2. 2 Kuando el Rey Nimrod al kampo salía (When King Nimrod went out to the fields) (arr. J. Sorrell for vocals, mixed choir and chamber ensemble) 02:42
    Track
    2
    Title
    Kuando el Rey Nimrod al kampo salía (When King Nimrod went out to the fields) (arr. J. Sorrell for vocals, mixed choir and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Amanda Powell, Sorab Wadia, Jeffrey Strauss
    Ensemble
    Apollo's Singers, Apollo's Fire
    Conductor
    Jeannette Sorrell
  3. 3 Taxim (Improvisation) - Ir me quería yo por este caminico (I want to go down this little road) (arr. J. Sorrell for narrators, soprano and chamber ensemble) 03:54
    Track
    3
    Title
    Taxim (Improvisation) - Ir me quería yo por este caminico (I want to go down this little road) (arr. J. Sorrell for narrators, soprano and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Traditional, Daphna Mor
    Performer
    Amanda Powell, Daphna Mor, Sorab Wadia
    Ensemble
    Apollo's Fire
    Conductor
    Jeannette Sorrell
  4. 4 Tzur mishelo achalnu (The Lord our Rock) (arr. D. Mor and J. Sorrell for vocals, mixed choir and chamber ensemble) 02:47
    Track
    4
    Title
    Tzur mishelo achalnu (The Lord our Rock) (arr. D. Mor and J. Sorrell for vocals, mixed choir and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Daphna Mor
    Ensemble
    Apollo's Singers, Apollo's Fire
    Conductor
    Jeannette Sorrell
  5. 5 Nani Nani (Lullaby) (arr. J. Sorrell and A. Powell for soprano and chamber ensemble) 04:59
    Track
    5
    Title
    Nani Nani (Lullaby) (arr. J. Sorrell and A. Powell for soprano and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Amanda Powell
    Ensemble
    Apollo's Fire
    Conductor
    Jeannette Sorrell
  6. 6 A la una yo nací (At One I was Born) (arr. J. Sorrell for tenor, mixed choir and chamber ensemble) 03:33
    Track
    6
    Title
    A la una yo nací (At One I was Born) (arr. J. Sorrell for tenor, mixed choir and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Sorab Wadia, Ronnie Malley
    Ensemble
    Apollo's Singers, Apollo's Fire
    Conductor
    Jeannette Sorrell
  7. 7 Havun-Havun (arr. R. Schiffer for cello, double bass and chamber ensemble) 02:52
    Track
    7
    Title
    Havun-Havun (arr. R. Schiffer for cello, double bass and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Grigor Narekatsi
    Performer
    René Schiffer, Sue Yelanjian
    Ensemble
    Apollo's Fire
    Conductor
    Jeannette Sorrell
  8. 8 Taxim (Improvisation) 02:10
    Track
    8
    Title
    Taxim (Improvisation)
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Ronnie Malley
    Performer
    Ronnie Malley
  9. 9 Longha Farahfaza 02:45
    Track
    9
    Title
    Longha Farahfaza
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Riad Mohammed Al Sunbati
    Ensemble
    Apollo's Fire
    Conductor
    Jeannette Sorrell
  10. 10 Muslim Call to Prayer 01:05
    Track
    10
    Title
    Muslim Call to Prayer
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Ronnie Malley, Rex Benincasa
  11. 11 Sancta Maria succurre miseris 02:52
    Track
    11
    Title
    Sancta Maria succurre miseris
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Apollo's Singers, Apollo's Fire
    Conductor
    Jeannette Sorrell
  12. 12 Concerto: Nigra sum 03:51
    Track
    12
    Title
    Concerto: Nigra sum
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Performer
    Jacob Perry, William Simms
  13. 13 Magnificat: Gloria Patri 02:23
    Track
    13
    Title
    Magnificat: Gloria Patri
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Performer
    Jacob Perry, Nathan Hodgson
    Ensemble
    Apollo's Singers, Apollo's Fire
    Conductor
    Jeannette Sorrell
  14. 14 Taxim (improvisation) - Tzur mishelo achalnu (The Lord our Rock) (arr. J. Sorrell for vocals, mixed choir and chamber ensemble) 04:34
    Track
    14
    Title
    Taxim (improvisation) - Tzur mishelo achalnu (The Lord our Rock) (arr. J. Sorrell for vocals, mixed choir and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Brian Kay, Traditional
    Performer
    Sorab Wadia, Jeffrey Strauss, Brian Kay
    Ensemble
    Apollo's Singers, Apollo's Fire
    Conductor
    Jeannette Sorrell
  15. 15 Ki eshmera Shabbat (If I Guard the Sabbath) (arr. J. Sorrell, J. Strauss and R. Schiffer for baritone, mixed choir and chamber ensemble) 03:59
    Track
    15
    Title
    Ki eshmera Shabbat (If I Guard the Sabbath) (arr. J. Sorrell, J. Strauss and R. Schiffer for baritone, mixed choir and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Jeffrey Strauss
    Ensemble
    Apollo's Singers, Apollo's Fire
    Conductor
    Jeannette Sorrell
  16. 16 Longha Nahawand (arr. T. Bergmann and E. Tanabe for dulcimer, violin and chamber ensemble) 05:11
    Track
    16
    Title
    Longha Nahawand (arr. T. Bergmann and E. Tanabe for dulcimer, violin and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Tina Bergmann, Emi Tanabe
    Ensemble
    Apollo's Fire
    Conductor
    Jeannette Sorrell
  17. 17 Cantigas de Santa Maria: No. 100. Santa Maria, Strela do Dia (arr. J. Sorrell for vocals, mixed choir and chamber ensemble) 04:21
    Track
    17
    Title
    Cantigas de Santa Maria: No. 100. Santa Maria, Strela do Dia (arr. J. Sorrell for vocals, mixed choir and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Alfonso X
    Performer
    Amanda Powell, Brian Kay
    Ensemble
    Apollo's Singers, Apollo's Fire
    Conductor
    Jeannette Sorrell