CD, стоящие на полке рядом : Sacred Music (Master Works)      

There are many types of Iberian medieval songs or cantigas, and famed early music interpreter Paul Hillier tries out several of them on this double-disc reissue of recordings made at various times. Unfortunately, with no texts included, it's hard for listeners (excepting, of course, those fluent in Old Occitan or Galician-Portuguese) to make any sense of what the liner notes and tracklist have to say about cantigas de amigo or satirical songs of the Portuguese court. In the absence of knowledge of what's being sung, Hillier's mostly unaccompanied singing quickly runs together into sameness despite his undoubtedly attractive voice. The songs are punctuated by the ethereal harp of Andrew Lawrence-King and, on one set of songs, by accompanimental instruments and a small chorus, but even these more various settings have a flat quality. It may be that Hillier wouldn't have been the right singer for this material even with all the texts and translations at hand: the trend in this material is toward a more down-to-earth style, with a mixture of instruments that reflects something of the various cultures of medieval Iberia. Hillier is quite detached in music that is generally infused with passion. But the biggest problem is Harmonia Mundi's booklet cutting. The buyer of this "budget" set is actually not saving any money at all.

Recording site and date:

[101],[109] Unknown [04/1996]

[102]-[108] Unknown [02/1994]

[110]-[116] Le Domaine Forget, Francois-Bernier Concert Hall, St. Irenee, Charlevoix, Prov. of Quebec, Canada [10/1998]

[201]-[214]Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, CA, USA [02/1994]

All Music Guide