#2943: Medieval Music From the Near East

New Sounds | Jul 17, 2011

Musical reminders that troubles between the West and the Middle East are not new – Jordi Savall and Hesperion XXI present their mammoth project "Jerusalem." Also on this New Sounds program, Thomas Binkley’s Studio Der Fruehen Musik plays music of the Crusades, Lou Harrison’s "Variations" play with another melody about Jerusalem and the Crusades; and more.

PROGRAM # 2943 Medieval Music From the Near East (First aired on Tues. 6/02/09)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Hesperion XXI	Jerusalem	Liberation of the City by the Maccabees, excerpt [1:30]	Alia Vox AVSA 9863 A+B www.alia-vox.com
Thomas Binkley & Studio der Frühen Musik	Troubadours & Trouveres	Guiot de Dijon: Chanterai pour mon coraige [6:30]	Telefunken 6.35519 2xLP Out of print Also released on 2x CD, 8.35519, but out of print.
Hesperion XXI, led by Jordi Savall	Jerusalem	Apocalypse XI, 12-3: Audi Pontus [4:30]	See above.
Kronos Quartet	Music of Lou Harrison	Lou Harrison : String Quartet Set: Variations [5:00]	CRI 613 REISSUED on New World 80643 www.newworldrecords.org
Estampie	Crusaders	Chanterai por mon corage [6:00]	Christophorus #77183 MusiContact GmbH Helikon Heuauerweg 21 69124 Heidelberg Germany
Kronos Quartet	Floodplain	Ramallah Underground: Tashweesh [3:30]	Nonesuch 518349 www.nonesuch.com
Hesperion XXI	Jerusalem	La paix de Jérusalem (psaume 122) [5:30]	See above.
Barbara Thompson	Songs from the Center of the Earth	Chanterai Por Mon Coraige, excerpt [4:00]	Black Sun 15014 www.harmonies.com

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