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For thousands of years, the biblical Psalter has been the liturgical “heart” of the three main book religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The Psalms announce the word of God and, simultaneously, contain the full range of human experience.
Jews, Christians and Muslims sing and listen to the same songs of lament and joy, confessions of sin, hymns of praise and adoration. In this project of the King’s Singers and Sarband, psalm settings by composers from three religions give an example of how psalms can be a source of spirituality, a political instrument, a link between tradition and modernity and, above all, a bridge connecting human beings.
"Immaculate blend, perfect tuning and crystal diction ... Superb performances across the cultural divide show that great art transcends political differences. May thine enemy buy it also" (The Times)
"A real gift to ... music lovers that need a special musical holiday gift" (Mid West Record Recap)
"A fascinating, attractive, beautifully performed-album" (Gramophone)
"Perfectly judged and beautifully blended sound" (Classic FM Magazine)
"An intriguing disc, and far more than a curiosity" (Early Music Review)
Personnel:
The King Singers:
Stephen Connolly (bass)
Christopher Gabbitas (baritone)
David Hurley (countertenor)
Philip Lawson (baritone)
Paul Phoenix (tenor)
Robin Tyson (countertenor)
Sarband:
Celaleddin Bier (ney - reed flute)
Mustafa Dogan Dikmen (voice)
Vladimir Ivanoff (bendir - frame drum)
Ahmet Kadri Rizeli (keman-rumi - bowed fiddle with three strings)
Safinaz Rizeli (kanun - trapezoidal zither)
Tracklist:
01. Psalm 124 (Salomone Rossi) 2.27
02. Psalm 9 (Ali Ufki - Claude Goudimel) 6.16
03. Psalm 6 (Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck) 4.00
04. Psalm 6 (Ali Ufki) 13.22
05. Psalm 113 (Jewish Traditional) 1.44
06. Psalm 118 (Salomone Rossi) 4.49
07. Psalm 2 (Sarband) 6.07
08. Psalm 7 (Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck) 4.36
09. Psalm 2 (Ali Ufki) 9.01
10. Psalm 2 (Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck) 3.07
11. Psalm 5 Ali Ufki) 12.06
12. Psalm 128 (Salomone Rossi) 3.56
The King Singers:
Stephen Connolly (bass)
Christopher Gabbitas (baritone)
David Hurley (countertenor)
Philip Lawson (baritone)
Paul Phoenix (tenor)
Robin Tyson (countertenor)
Sarband:
Celaleddin Bier (ney - reed flute)
Mustafa Dogan Dikmen (voice)
Vladimir Ivanoff (bendir - frame drum)
Ahmet Kadri Rizeli (keman-rumi - bowed fiddle with three strings)
Safinaz Rizeli (kanun - trapezoidal zither)
Tracklist:
01. Psalm 124 (Salomone Rossi) 2.27
02. Psalm 9 (Ali Ufki - Claude Goudimel) 6.16
03. Psalm 6 (Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck) 4.00
04. Psalm 6 (Ali Ufki) 13.22
05. Psalm 113 (Jewish Traditional) 1.44
06. Psalm 118 (Salomone Rossi) 4.49
07. Psalm 2 (Sarband) 6.07
08. Psalm 7 (Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck) 4.36
09. Psalm 2 (Ali Ufki) 9.01
10. Psalm 2 (Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck) 3.07
11. Psalm 5 Ali Ufki) 12.06
12. Psalm 128 (Salomone Rossi) 3.56
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