Artist: La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion
Album: Azahar
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2016
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 88,2 kHz
Duration: 01:22:27
Total Tracks: 21
Total Size: 1,37 GB

Tracklist:

01. La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion – Cantigas de Santa Maria: Santa Maria, strela do dia (Cantiga No. 100) (Vocal) (02:13)
02. La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion – Messe de Notre Dame: I. Kyrie (04:54)
03. La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion – Messe: I. Kyrie (03:00)
04. La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion – Messe: II. Gloria (03:56)
05. La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion – Messe de Notre Dame: II. Gloria (05:51)
06. La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion – Messe: III. Credo (04:12)
07. La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion – Messe de Notre Dame: III. Sanctus (04:37)
08. La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion – Messe: IV. Sanctus (03:47)
09. La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion – Messe: V. Agnus (03:43)
10. La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion – Messe de Notre Dame: IV. Ite missa est (02:57)
11. La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion – Cantigas de Santa Maria: Quenas sas figuras da virgen partir (Cantiga No. 76) (02:06)
12. La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion – Cantigas: Cantiga de los Reyes Magos (05:53)
13. La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion – Cantigas de Santa Maria: Quen na virgen groriosa (Cantiga No. 256) (03:38)
14. La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion – Cantigas: Cantiga del destierro (07:11)
15. La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion – Cantigas de Santa Maria: Tod aquel que pola virgen (Cantiga No. 212) (01:50)
16. La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion – Cantigas: Cantiga de vela (03:50)
17. La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion – Cantigas: Cantiga del azahar (05:28)
18. La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion – Cantigas de Santa Maria: Rosa das rosas (Cantiga No. 10) (04:05)
19. La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion – Cantigas: Cantiga de la noche santa (03:26)
20. La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion – Cantigas de Santa Maria: Santa Maria, strela do dia (Cantiga No. 100) (Instrumental) (01:49)
21. La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion – Cantigas: Cantiga del nacimiento (03:50)

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French vocal and instrumental ensemble La Tempête contrasts and interweaves the polyphony of Machaut with the poetry of the Spanish cantigas and the century of Stravinsky and Ohana on Azahar (“orange blossom” in Spanish). Ensemble founder and leader Simon-Pierre Bestion enjoys disorienting listeners by shifting between different historical periods. He says that Stravinsky wrote his Mass after discovering Machaut’s setting, while Ohana’s Cantigas de Santa Maria allude to Alfonso the Wise and to folk song.”One can take extraordinary liberties with Machaut’s famous Mass: its music calls for a fairly sonorous, straight style of singing, like Corsican or Basque polyphony. I chose singers familiar with early music, powerful, direct voices, using little vibrato, voices that could also sing Stravinsky and Ohana. The orchestra was arranged in consorts for the early repertory and in mixed desks for Ohana and Stravinsky. The chorus was placed all around in a circle, in a single row. I like to share that experience of feeling the sound physically.”
– Simon-Pierre Bestion