'Al Naharot Bavel (By the Rivers of Babylon - Psalm 137)
2:40
from the Songs of Solomon
7.
Yitgaddal v'yitkaddash (Kaddish)
2:52
from the Songs of Solomon
LOVE AND ROMANCE
LADINO TRADITIONAL
arr. J Sorrell
8.
Ah, el Novio no jere dinero! (Ah, the bridegroom wants no money)
2:09
9.
la Rosa enflorese (The Rose Blooms)
4:03
Nell Snaidas soprano; Susanna P. Gilmore, violin; with Amanda Powell, mezzo-soprano
10.
Adio kerida (Farewell, My Beloved)
6:03
Karim Sulayman, tenor Karina Schmitz, violin; with Nell Sanidas, soprano
SEPHARDIC/TURKISH TRADITIONAL
11.
La Komida la Manyana (instrumental)
1:50
LADINO TRADITIONAL
arr. J Sorrell
12.
A la una yo nací (At One I was Born)
3:00
Karin Sulayman, tenor; with Jeffrey Strauss & Nell Snaidas
THE SABBATH
SPANISH 12TH CENTURY, WORDS BY RABBI ABRAHAM IBN EZRA,
arr. J Sorrell/J Strauss/R Schiffer
13.
Ki eshmera Shabbat (If I Guard the Sabbath)
4:08
Jeffrey Strauss, baritone
SALAMONE ROSSI HEBREO
14.
Halleluyah. 'Ashrei 'Ish (Psalm 112)
2:20
from the Songs of Solomon
15.
Taksim (improvisation)
1:02
Brian Kay, oud
HEBREW TRADITIONAL
arr. J Sorrell
16.
Tzur mishelo akhalnu
4:06
Jeffrey Strauss, baritone; with Karim Sulayman
FEASTING AND CELEBRATION
SALAMONE ROSSI HEBREO
17.
Sonata sopra la Bergamasca (Sonatas, Bk. IV, no.12)
1:57
18.
Sinfonia settimadecima & Galliarda detta la Zambalina (Sinfonie e Galliarde, Bk.II)
2:55
LADINO TRADITIONAL FEASTING SONGS
arr. N. Snaidas
19.
Hazeremos una merenda/Kita'tas
4:12
Nell Snaidas & Karim Sulayman, vocals
LADINO TRADITIONAL FOLK SONG
arr. R.Schiffer, J.Sorrell, N.Snaidas
20.
La Komida la Manyana (The Morning Meal)
3:17
Total time: 63:30
Orchestra: Apollo's Fire
Conductor:Jeanette Sorrell
Solo:Nell Snaidas soprano & guest co-director
Solo:Karim Sulayman tenor
Solo:Jeffrey Strauss baritone
Choral: Apollo's Singers
Notes
Cast out of Jerusalem, cast out of Spain. The Spanish Jews in their travels absorbed the colorful musical accents of Italy, Turkey and North Africa, including exotic percussion. Apollo’s Fire’s musical journey interweaves Sephardic folk song with the Monteverdi-like Hebrew choral work of Salamone Rossi – the Songs of Solomon. The daily rhythms of life – love, rejection, feasting and celebration – culminate in the mystical prayers of Shabbat.
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"...The soloists and instrumentalists are first-class, and Sorrell's arrangements are full of zip and colour. Some of Rossi's instrumental works could have been written by Monteverdi, and one of his Sabbath choral settings has strong affinities with Gabrieli; but he accompaniment on oud and dulcimar of other songs - many for feasts and celebrations - is quintessentially Middle-Eastern."
Michael Church - BBC Music magazine - July 2016
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