From Seville to Isfahan - Constantinople & Accademia del Piacere (Tabassian & Alqhai) - Full concert

FROM SEVILLE TO ISFAHAN
Renaissance music from Persia and Spain

00:00:49 - GOLESTÂN
Persian Anonymous (XVIe siècle), poem by Hâfez (ca.1325-1390)

00:09:01 - GLOSA SOBRE EL CANTO ILANO PANGE LINGUA
Anonymous, Fahmi Alqhai

00:14:49 - GHOME AJAM & PIR-E MEY FOROUSH
Persian anonymous (ca. 1500), poem by Hâfez

00:27:49 - SI TUS PENAS NO PRUEBO Y SU SLOSA
Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599) – Fahmi Alqhai

00:32:23 - DIFERENCIAS DE CONDE CLAROS
Luis de Narváez (ca. 1500-1552)

00:39:35 - NIKRIZ PISHROW
Aga Mu’men (ca. 1580- 1640)

00:43:35 - FANTASIA QUE CONTRAHAZE LA HARPA EN LA MANERA DE LUDOVICO
Alonso de Mudarra (ca. 1510-1580)

00:48:21 - ROMANESCA, O GUÁRDAME LAS VACAS
Alonso de Mudarra - Fahmi Alqhai

00:52:59 - BUZURG PISHROW (Excerpt)
Dimitrie Cantemir (1673-1723)

00:56:26 - FECIT POTENTIAM & FANTASIA 37
Miguel de Fuenllana (ca. 1500-1579)

00:59:25 - FANDANGO
Santiago de Murcia (1673-1739) – Fahmi Alqhai

01:07:11 - CHAVOSH
Kiya Tabassian, poem by Hâfez (ca.1325-1390)

Concert recorded in Montreal, on April 9th 2022

Constantinople & Accademia del Piacere
Kiya Tabassian, setar & voice
Fahmi Alqhai, viola da gamba
Didem Basar, kanun
Johanna Rose, viola da gamba
Hamin Honari, tombak, daf
Rami Alqhai, viola da gamba
Patrick Graham, percussion


From Seville to Isfahan
The 15th and 16th Century have been described as the «Golden Age» of Spanish music, but they were also without a doubt the golden age of Persian and central Asian music.

The great masters of the Spanish Renaissance created their own signature of polyphony. Into what was essentially Franco-Flemish music of the time they wove influences left by the monodic tradition such Cantigas de Santa Maria and also by the Moors and the Muslim cultures so present in medieval Spain. During this time, the courts of Shah Ismail and Sultan Suleyman in the East, welcomed and trained some the most remarkable musicians, composers and theoreticians to grace the pages of the musical history of these regions.

This musical journey from Sevilla to Isfahan brings into dialogue the music of the Spanish Renaissance with Persian/Ottoman masterpieces taken from manuscripts unearthed in monasteries and palace libraries such as Topkapi.

Embark on a musical journey with the two renown musical ensembles Constantinople & Accademia del Piacere through Iberia, Persia, and Central Asia, revisiting music notable for its sumptuous color and exceptionally rich beauty.

Follow us / Rejoignez-nous :
Facebook:   / ensembleconstantinople  
Instagram:   / constantinoplemusic  
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/arti...
Linktree : https://linktr.ee/constantinople
www.constantinople.ca