XVIII-21 Musique des Lumières (vocal soloists with instrumental ensemble), Jean-Chrisophe Frisch, flute, conductor ; Twaïs (musical ensemble), Essam Raffa, oud, conductor
Songs, instrumental works, and texts by musician, traveler, and poet Pietro della Valle, inspired by his travel narratives and manuscripts of Ali Ufki, Polish musician at the court of the sultan of Istanbul--Cf. OCLC record #421786276.
Recorded 2006 May Chapelle Notre Dame du Bon Secours, Paris, and the Opéra national de Damas, Darl Al-Assad for Culture and Arts.
Vocal works sung in Italian, French, Arabic, Spanish, Latin, and an undetermined South Indian language,
Taksim (1:35) -- Il carro di Fedeltà, 1617 / Paolo Quagliati ; texte de P. della Valle (13:14) -- Taksim (ud solo) (2:59) ; Semaai (4:07) -- Romanesca, 1616 / Paolo Quagliati (4:32) -- Pesrev, v. 1650 : ms. d'Ali Ufki (5:26) -- La romanesca (1:31) -- Owj (9:03) -- Dialogo a due voci, 1610 / G.F. Capello (3:29) -- Taksim (2:17) -- Zarani (3:40) -- Manuscrit de Goa (2:02) -- Samaja Vara Gamana (11:41) -- Per la Festa della Santissima Purificazione, 1640 / P. della Valle (10:30)