Music and poetry of the Jews in Renaissance Italy. Lucie Skeaping presents highlights from a concert given by Ensemble Lucidarium at the 2007 York Early Music Festival. The programme explores the musical world of the Jews of 16th century Italy, a colourful mixture of dances and stories sung in Italian, Hebrew, Catalan and Yiddish.
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All music recorded at York Early Music Festival and performed by ENSEMBLE LUCIDARIUM:
Gloria Moretti - voice
Viva Biancaluna Biffi - voice, viola d'arco
Enrico Fink - voice, narrator
Avery Gosfield - director, recorder, pipe and tabor
Marco Ferrari - recorder, dulcian, double flute
Francis Biggi - director, lute, colascione, cetra
Elisabetta Benfenati - renaissance guitar, chitarra battente
Massimiliano Dragoni - hammer dulcimer, percussion
Trad: Ein Chamocha / Shema Israel [Gorizia]
Anon: Les Caterines / La Cara Cosa (La Folia) [Italy, text Joan Escriva c.1450-1500]
Anon: Dos lid fun der sreyfe in Venedig [South Germany, text Elias Bachur Levita 1469-1549]
Guglielmo Ebreo da Pesaro: Anello
Trad: Kol Beru'e [Padova]
Bartolomeo Tromboncino: Ishena at ani geor venodad [Text: Joseph Sarphati d. 1527]
Anon: Tu dormi, io veglio e vo perdendo i passi [Venice, text: Serafino Aquilano 1466-1500]
Trombonico: Tu dormi, io veglio a la tempesta e vento
Giovanni Maria da Crema: Pass'e mezo a la bolognesa / Saltarello a la bolognesa
Songs for the celebration of Purim:
Trad: La Cansonetta da Purim [Emilian Appenine mountains]
Anon: La Istoria de Purim io ve racconto [Venice, text: Mordekay Dato 1525-c.1590]
Trad: Meghillat Esther [Florence]
Songs for the celebration of Passover:
Trad: Mah nishtanah / Avadim hayinu [Florence]
Trad: Had gadia, Had gadia [Florence]
