Colorful The Miracles

Thirteenth-century troubador Gautier de Coincy's blend of mystical religious poetry and the popular tunes to which he set his poems proves irresistible, especially in the Harp Consort's lively renditions. Given the nature of the material, the sheer variety of rhythms, sounds, and colors on this disc is astounding; the vocal soloists are all excellent, the small chorus adept, captivating when it sings in the gutsy peasant style at appropriate moments. Eight purely instrumental numbers are sprinkled throughout the 20 tracks, each a gem, full of colorful effects from the rich-sounding shawm and other period instruments like bagpipe, vielle, and a variety of percussion instruments that thump and shimmer in ways that make you want to dance.

Alfonso X el Sabio - Freiburger Spielleyt - Tales of Miracles (Cantigas de Santa Maria) (1994) {Verlag der Spielleute CD 9307}
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© 1994 Verlag der Spielleute | CD 9307
Classical / Medieval / Neo-Medieval

Tales of Miracles — wonderful and magical stories from the Spanish Middle Ages based on the famous "Cantigas de Santa Maria". A colorful fusion of medieval and contemporary music reveals a distant dream-like world, whoise threatening specters and demons Maria defeats with her miraculous powers. The melting voices with historic, ethnic and electronic instruments imbues the Cantigas with a spirituality that trascends time.