Camerata Mediterranea ; Joel Cohen, conductor ; Abdelkrim Rais Andalusian Orchestra of Fez ; Mohammed Briouel, conductor
Principally for 1-4 voices, unacc. or with Western or Arabic instrumental acc.; includes Arabo-Andalusion pieces as preludes or postludes.
Transcriptions and arrangements by Joel Cohen.
Compact disc.
Program notes by Joel Cohen in English with French and German translations and texts of the vocal works with English, German, and French translations (46 p. : ports.) inserted in container.
Recorded Oct. 11-18, 1988, in the Mnehbi Palace in Medina (old city), Fez, Morocco.
Vocal works sung principally in Gallegan.
Nawba ramal al-maya : bughya = overture (instrumental) (1:05) -- Cantiga 100 : Santa Maria strela do Dia (3:22) -- Cantiga 406 : Ben vennas Mayo (2:38) -- Cantiga 370 : Loemos muit'a virgen (3:10) -- Cantiga 90 : Sola fusti senlleira (3:44) -- Cantiga 52 : Mui gran dereit'é (instrumental) (1:50) -- Nawba gharibat al-husayn : tushiyas = prelude (instrumental) (2:15) -- Cantiga 230 : Tod'ome deve dar loor (2:03) -- Cantiga 130 : Quen entender quiser (4:56) -- Cantiga 56 : Gran dereit'é (5:13) -- Nawba irak al-ajam : Mizan Dari-Sana "Kouli lmalihti (instrumental) (0:44) -- Cantiga 320 : Santa Maria leva (3:42) -- Cantiga 200 : Santa Maria loei (5:34)-- Cantiga 417 : Nobre don e muy prec̦ado (5:14) -- Nawba gharibat al-husayn : Mizan bacit-Sana "Kad nilto hibbi" (instrumental) (1:46) -- Cantiga 140 : A Santa Maria dadas (3:36) -- Nawba rasd al-dhil : Mizan koddam-Sana "Allah hoo yalamo" (sung in Arabic) (1:45) -- Cantiga 250 : Por nos virgen madre (2:38)