A 17th-century manuscript that was compiled by Albert Bobowski, a Polish musician and orientalist, contains songs of the Italian Renaissance and the Ottoman court. Bobowski, alias Ali Ufki, was born around 1610 in Poland and worked in Constantinople at the Ottoman court, where he related to many European diplomats, clerics and travelers as translator, language teacher, mediator and advisor. Thanks to his diverse skills and profound knowledge of the Islamic-Ottoman and Christian-European cultures, he became a valued mediator between the two worlds during his lifetime. In this collection of European and Ottoman vocal and instrumental, sacred and secular, court and popular music, Ali Ufki switches between languages and music genres with a fantastic ease and naturalness. Together with the Italian tenor Marco Beasley

Tracklist:

Nuove Musiche E Nuova Maniera Di Scriverle: No. 35, Dalla Porta D'oriente
Zarb-E Fath
Le Seconde Musiche, No. 8, Quest'amore, Quest'arsura
Che Si Può Fare?
Uyan Ey Gözlerim
Prologo Alla Notte
Combattimento Di Tancredi E Clorinda, Sv 153 (Arr. For Chamber Ensemble): Notte, Che Nel Profondo
Fath-E Bâb
Fronni D'alia - Ey Sareban
Versi
Combattimento Di Tancredi E Clorinda, Sv 153 (Arr. For Chamber Ensemble): Così Tacendo E Rimirando
La Canella
La Campana Sona!
Samai Frenci
Samai Nishaburak
Como Sencza La Vita
Kürdi Pishrow
Compendium Tarantulae
Combattimento Di Tancredi E Clorinda, Sv 153 (Arr. For Chamber Ensemble): Ma Ecco Omai L'ora Fatale È Giunta

UPC: 8424562245013
Label: Glossa
Release Date: 6.26.20
Format: CD

Porta Doriente / Various - Porta D'oriente (CD)