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The Jewess of Toledo |
Spanish and Sephardic Music of the Middle Ages
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Alfonso X, "the Wise", transformed his court in 13th century Toledo to a meeting place for Christians, Jews and Muslims from all over Europe and the Near East. It became a place for the lively exchange ofideas and inspiration in science and the arts. But was it only Alfonso's academic interests that spurred his open and tolerant ways? Perhaps the echo of an old story reverberated there as well - the legendary love of of his great grandfather to the beautiful Raquel, the "Jewess of Toledo" Collage: forum for early music berlin |
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Press clippings:
"World Religions United !
For the audience it seems to have been love at first sight. Such engaged playing, such apparent love of every detail opened all ears for the unusual and exotic sounds of this music. Klaus Sonnemann freed the sound of the shawm from any uncouthness; beautifully light and silvery his brillant recorder playing... Neiman constantly surprises the listener with yet another new nuance of her warm alto... text-shaping at its best. The enthusiastic and long applaus in the full theater was rewarded with a number of encores. " Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung "an enormously colourful, lively picture in sound" Wiesbadener Kurier "Medieval Music flooded the church, woven into a journey in time that let the audience forget here and now. The musicians cast a spell with their enchanting program - a broad palette from gently melancholic to "get up and dance" (which some did!) Unabashed joy combined with a deep bond to the music and to the musical harmony and communcation within the quartet itself created a magical atmosphere." Die Rhein-Pfalz |
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Listen: A la una (seph. trad) |
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