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2000
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THE PORTUGUESE
1. Tu gitana que adeviñas  [0:59]  Cancioneiro de Elvas, Portugal, 16th c.
M. Herzog, L. Slavny, U. Smilansky, A. Fine, B. Davidoff | B. Davidoff, M. Meltzer

2. Senhora del mundo  [1:24]  Cancioneiro Masson 56, Portugal, 16th c.
I. Roitman | M. Meltzer

3. Este el pan  [1:19]  Sephardic Passover song
M. Herzog

4. Ya cantan los gallos  [2:19]  Cancioneiro de Elvas
L. Slavny, U. Smilansky

5. Que hé o que vejo  [1:53]  Cancioneiro de Elvas
I. Roitman, U. Smilansky, A. Fine | B. Davidoff


PARADISE ON EARTH
6. Missa Pange Lingua: Kyrie  [3:01]  JOSQUIN des Près (c.1450-1521)
M. Herzog, L. Slavny, I. Roitman, U. Smilansky, A. Fine | B. Davidoff, M. Meltzer

7. Gran Dereit  [1:06]  King ALPHONSO X, the Wise (1221-1284)  CSM  56
M. Herzog, U. Smilansky, A. Fine, B. Davidoff

8. Recercada upon Felici occhi miei  [2:17]  Diego ORTIZ, 1553
M. Herzog, I. Roitman

9. Recercada quinta pars  [1:05]  Diego ORTIZ, 1553
M. Herzog, I. Roitman, U. Smilansky, A. Fine


THE SPANISH
10. Malos adalides fueron  [4:03]  Cancionero de Palacio
M. Herzog, U. Smilansky | B. Davidoff

11. Fata la parte  [2:26]  Juan del ENCINA (1498-1534)
M. Herzog, L. Slavny, I. Roitman, A. Fine | B. Davidoff, M. Meltzer


NEW CHRISTIANS, CRIPTO-JEWS
12. Hija mia, mi querida  [1:43]  Sephardic tradition
L. Slavny, I. Roitman | B. Davidoff, M. Meltzer

13. Durme, mi angelico  [2:20]  Sephardic tradition
I. Roitman | M. Meltzer

14. Morena me llaman / Cuando veo hija hermosa  [3:30]  Sephardic tradition
M. Herzog, L. Slavny, I. Roitman, U. Smilansky, A. Fine, B. Davidoff | B. Davidoff, M. Meltzer, B. Hendel


FRENCH
15. Mille Regretz  [4:22]  JOSQUIN des Près & Luys de NARVAEZ (fl. 1530-1550)
M. Herzog, L. Slavny, I. Roitman, U. Smilansky, A. Fine | B. Davidoff, M. Meltzer

16. Hola he, par la vertu goy  [0:47]  Anonymous, 16th c.
M. Herzog, U. Smilansky | B. Davidoff, M. Meltzer

17. Psalm V  [1:39]  Claude GOUDIMEL (1510-1572)
sung in Rio de Janeiro on March 10, 1557
M. Herzog, L. Slavny, I. Roitman, U. Smilansky, A. Fine | B. Davidoff, M. Meltzer


AFRICAN SLAVES
18. Dance of the dark skinned  [1:14]  Tielman SUSATO (1551)
L. Slavny, I. Roitman, U. Smilansky, A. Fine, B. Davidoff


HANS STADEN
19. Insbruck, ich muss dich lassen  [2:10]  Heinrich ISAAC (c.1450-1517)
M. Herzog, L. Slavny, I. Roitman, U. Smilansky, A. Fine | B. Davidoff, M. Meltzer

20. Maudit soyt  [1:10]  Heinrich ISAAC
M. Herzog, L. Slavny, I. Roitman, U. Smilansky, A. Fine

21. Patientia  [2:26]  Ludwig SENFL (?-1555)
M. Herzog, L. Slavny, I. Roitman, U. Smilansky | B. Davidoff

22. Donna, di dentro / Fortuna d'un gran tempo / Dammene un pocho di quella mazacrocha  [1:21]  Heinrich ISAAC
M. Herzog, L. Slavny, U. Smilansky, A. Fine | M. Meltzer

23. La la hö hö  [1:19]  Heinrich ISAAC
M. Herzog, L. Slavny, I. Roitman, U. Smilansky, A. Fine


CABRAL'S FATE
24. Heu me Domine, 1553  [3:33]  Vicente Lusitano (c.1520-a.1560)
M. Herzog, L. Slavny, U. Smilansky, A. Fine

25. Dos estrellas le siguen  [1:36]  Manuel Machado (c.1585-1646)
L. Slavny, U. Smilansky, A. Fine, B. Davidoff | B. Davidoff, M. Meltzer


THE PORTUGUESE SEA
26. A la villa voy  [1:54]  Cancioneiro de Elvas
M. Herzog, L. Slavny, I. Roitman, U. Smilansky, A. Fine | B. Davidoff, M. Meltzer






Ensemble PHOENIX on period instruments:
Myrna Herzog — concept, research, musical director

Miriam Meltzer — soprano
Boaz Davidoff — tenor, percussion
Benny Hendel —narrator
Lilia Slavnytreble viol, rebec
Uri Smilanskytenor viol, recorders, crumhorns
Myrna Herzogbass viol, kemence, crumhorns
Alexander Finedulcians, crumhorns, recorder
Isidoro Roitmanlute



Recorded on September 24, 25 and 26 of 2000, at Christ Church, Jerusalem, Israel.
Recording, editing and mastering: Ben Bernfeld
Cover: "Terra Brasilis" of the Miller Atlas, a Portuguese richly illustrated atlas dated from 1519 [3431 x 2422]
Cover Design: Myrna Herzog


Our sincere thanks to Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan;
Rev. Neil Cohen, the Christ Church, Jerusalem;
Manoel and Maria João Cardoso Lopes, Eliahu Feldman, Leon and Yvonne Herzog, Martin Kirnbauer,
Chester Pearlman, Miri Rotem, Robert Strassler, Ricardo Tacuchian and Frida Wolff.