Soprano ChÃ©rie Hughes and guitarist Roberto LimÃ³n present three works inspired by the music of Spain and the Sephardic Jewish diaspora. The opening title work, composed by Samuel Zyman and commissioned in 2013 by the duo, sets an English translation by Issac Jack LÃ©vy of a poem by Henrietta Asseo. Asseo's family was almost completely lost in the Holocaust and the poem captures both the poignant loss of life and the hope for renewal. "Divan of Moses-Ibn-Ezra," Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco's monumental 19-song cycle based on poetry of the exiled 11th-century Sephardic philosopher, explores the ephemeral nature of love, life, and faith. Written between 1974-1976, Matilda Salvador's cycle, "Endechas y cantares de Sefarad," sets well known traditional Sephardic melodies with a more contemporary harmonic language.

Tracklist:

On My People
Divan Of Moses-Ibn-Ezra, Op. 207: When The Morning Of Life Had Passed
Divan Of Moses-Ibn-Ezra, Op. 207: The Dove That Nests In The Tree-Top
Divan Of Moses-Ibn-Ezra, Op. 207: Wrung With Anguish
Divan Of Moses-Ibn-Ezra, Op. 207: Sorrow Shatters My Heart
Divan Of Moses-Ibn-Ezra, Op. 207: Fate Had Blocked The Way
Divan Of Moses-Ibn-Ezra, Op. 207: O Brook
Divan Of Moses-Ibn-Ezra, Op. 207: Drink Deep, My Friend
Divan Of Moses-Ibn-Ezra, Op. 207: Dull And Sad Is The Sky
Divan Of Moses-Ibn-Ezra, Op. 207: The Garden Dons A Coat Of Many Hues
Divan Of Moses-Ibn-Ezra, Op. 207: Men Are Children Of This World
Divan Of Moses-Ibn-Ezra, Op. 207: The World Is Like A Woman Of Folly
Divan Of Moses-Ibn-Ezra, Op. 207: Only In God I Trust
Divan Of Moses-Ibn-Ezra, Op. 207: Where Are The Graves
Divan Of Moses-Ibn-Ezra, Op. 207: Let Man Remember All His Days
Divan Of Moses-Ibn-Ezra, Op. 207: I Have Seen Upon The Earth
Divan Of Moses-Ibn-Ezra, Op. 207: Come Now To The Court Of Death
Divan Of Moses-Ibn-Ezra, Op. 207: Peace Upon Them
Divan Of Moses-Ibn-Ezra, Op. 207: I Behold Ancient Graves
Divan Of Moses-Ibn-Ezra, Op. 207: Wouldst Thou Look Upon Me In My Grave?
Endechas Y Cantares De Sefarad: Avridme Galanica
Endechas Y Cantares De Sefarad: A Lu Una
Endechas Y Cantares De Sefarad: Morena Me Yama
Endechas Y Cantares De Sefarad: Endecha
Endechas Y Cantares De Sefarad: Los Bilbilicos
Endechas Y Cantares De Sefarad: Cantar De Amanecida
Endechas Y Cantares De Sefarad: Yo Me Levanti Un Lunes
Endechas Y Cantares De Sefarad: Arvolicos D'almendra
Endechas Y Cantares De Sefarad: Cantar De Marinero

UPC: 805553301921
Label: Origin Classical
Release Date: 11.20.15
Format: CD

Cherie Hughes / Limon,Roberto - On My People (CD)