Cantigas de Amigo (Songs for a Friend)

Ensemble Alcatraz (Artist), Kitka (Artist), Cantigas de Santa Maria Anonymous (Artist), Unspecified (Artist), Catalan Traditional (Artist), Martin Codax (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 15, 2000)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Dorian Recordings
• ASIN: B00004UDER
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #95,180 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent Medieval Music, August 30, 2000

By A Customer

This exquisite recording is one of the best examples of Medieval music I've heard in years.

The group, Ensemble Alcatraz, made a great splash about six or eight years ago on the Nonesuch label, but disappeared from view for quite some time. It's great that a premium label like Dorian has brought them back, since they're more inspired than ever - and the recording quality is superb.

Even better, the women's vocal ensemble KITKA lends a haunting sense of ethereal beauty - it's a real showcase of how women's spirituality can come alive with through an inspired performance of medieval music.

Anybody who loves Anonymous 4 will love this recording - but in this case, the addition of a wide range of instruments (harp, percussion, vielle,etc.), virtuosically played adds wonderful colour and a sense of exotic exitement to the experience. Highly recommended! How can music this old sound so alive, so moving, so exquisitely beautiful and contemporary?!

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Of The Greatest Albums Of All Time!, March 5, 2002

By	Cry the Name "templeofsilenceandstars" (this temple of silence and stars) - See all my reviews

Simply put, this album is one of the three or four best albums released in the last twenty years. If you don't believe me, buy it. Then you will believe me. If not, you must have something seriously wrong with your hearing, soul, or basic humanity (but that's just my opinion).

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely beautiful music, September 14, 2005

By	ceapena (Connecticut) - See all my reviews

The music on this CD is beautiful, ethereal, gorgeous. Recorders, string instruments, women's voices, and percussion all weave together with haunting melodies and rhythm.

Strangely enough, I had a hard time buying this CD. First I tried to buy it new through Amazon. After delaying my order for several months, they finally cancelled my order because they could not get the CD (I don't blame Amazon for this - they sent me e-mails every now and then asking if I was still willing to wait). I then managed to buy it used from a dealer through Amazon. It was worth the wait!