Cantigas

Capella Amsterdam in collaboration with the Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra

These songs were collected by order of King Alfonso X, also known as 'the King of the Three Religions'. In his time, Christians, Jews, and Muslims lived together in harmony, and their shared influences are clearly audible in the music. The rhythmic structures and themes of the songs bear witness to this unique cultural fusion.

To make this musical journey as authentic as possible, Our Makers of the Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra play on instruments that were in use in the twelfth century.

Parts from the Cantigas de Santa Maria

1. 100 Santa María, Strela do día
2. 353 Quen a omagen da Virgen e de séu Fillo honrrar
3. 116 Dereit'é de lume dar
4. 424 Pois que dos Reis Nostro Sennor
5. 67 A Reínna grorïosa tant' é de gran santidade

Andalusian classical music from the eleventh and twelfth centuries

1. Raml Maya Inssiraf Betayh
2. Darj Gribat Lhoussien
3. Inssiraf Qaym wa nisf Raml Maya
4. Darj Hijaz Machruiqi
5. Bessite Gribat Lhoussain
6. Nssiraf quddam Isstihlal