A Sunday hour with early music goodies. Today, we make a trip along the Mediterranean Sea. We visit a number of countries where, this year, we were not able to go on holiday (or with difficulty). You hear old and traditional music from Italy, Turkey, Greece, Spain and Portugal.
A. South Italy
Athanasius Kircher (1601–1680)
1 La Carpinese
2 Tarantella Napoletana
3 Antidotum Tarantulae
Anonymous
4 Lu Passariellu
Marco Beasley, singing. Alfio Antico, percussion. L’Arpeggiata conducted by Christina Pluhar
(CD: La tarantella – Antidotum tarantulae. Alpha Classics ALPHA 503, 2002)
B. Turkey
Ali Ufki (ca 1610–1675)
5 Zarb-e fath
6 Fath-e bâb
7 Samai nishaburak
Constantinople conducted by Kiya Tabassian
(CD: La porta d’oriente – The manuscript of Ali Ufki. Glossa GCD 924501, 2020)
C. Greece
Anonymous
8 Tzivaeri
9 Megalini
10 Letsi
Mara Aranda, singing. Capella de Ministrers conducted by Carles Magraner
(CD: El Greco – El viaje musical de Doménikos Theotokópoulos. Capella de Ministrers CDM 1434, 2014)
D. Andalusia
Anonymous
11 Twichia nuba asbahan
12 Tres morillas m’enamoran
13 La mora moraima
Capella de Ministrers conducted by Carles Magraner
(CD: Moresca – Romances y cantigas entre moros y cristianos. Licanus CDM 1028, 2010)
E. Portugal
Anonymous
14 Alborada
15 Toda a noite e todo dia
16 Tarambote (supplement)
Mercedes Hernández, Alice Borciani, soprano. David Sagastume, alto. Daniel Issa, tenor. A Corte Musical conducted by Rogério Gonçalves
(CD: Lisbon under ashes – Rediscovered Portuguese music. Pan Classics PC 10385, 2018)
Picture: Peloponnese island (Greece)
