1492: The Fall of Granada
1492. As seven centuries of Moorish rule comes to an end, one Muslim musician awaits a decision from the new Catholic court. Will the music play on?
In February 1492, in the gardens of the Alhambra Palace, Granada, a Moorish musician named Ayaya Fisteli bows before the thrones of the newly installed Catholic monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella. Only weeks earlier, the Emirate of Granada had formally surrendered, ending more than seven centuries of Muslim rule in Iberia. Now Fisteli stands beneath the intricate domes of the Hall of the Ambassadors, waiting to learn whether he may continue as Warden of the Minstrels and jongleurs under the new regime 鈥� a moment that opens a wider story about cultural exchange, upheaval and the musical life of late medieval Spain.
Gillian Moore is joined by a roster of distinguished historians for this major new 麻豆社 Radio 3 series, charting a course through 1000 years of classical music history. For the first eight programmes, historian Michael Wood is in the chair, as together they explore the bold new sound worlds of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
Producer: Amelia Parker
Academic Consultant: Professor Laura Tunbridge, University of Oxford
Story Consultant: Kate Leys
Series Editor for 麻豆社 Audio: Emma Harding
Key Changes theme tune composed by Joseph Howard and performed by the 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Kerem Hasan.
MUSIC DETAILS:
Luys de Narv谩ez: Paseabase el rey moro
Capella de Ministrers
Carles Magraner, conductor
Anon/al Khatib: Lamma bada yathathana
Lena Chamamyan, soprano
Cantigas de Santa Maria 鈥� Des oge mais
Ensemble Obsidienne
Juan del Encina: El que rige y el regido
La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Hesp猫rion XXI
Jordi Savall, conductor
Cornago: Mappa mundi
Euskal Barrokensemble
Gaspar Fernandes: Xicochi conetzintle
麻豆社 Singers
Owain Park, conductor
Juan de Araujo: Aqu铆, valentones
Ex Cathedra
Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor
Alb茅niz: Zambra granadina
David Russell, guitar
Camaron de la Isla: Yo vendo pescaito 鈥� Buler铆as
Camaron de la Isla
Traditional Andalusian, arr. Lorca: Tres morillas
Hirundo Maris
Petter Udland Johansen, tenor
Arianna Savall, vocals
Debussy: La puerta del vino (from Preludes, Book II)
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
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Music Played
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Luis de Narv谩ez
Paseabase el rey moro
Ensemble: Capella de Ministrers. Director: Carles Magraner.- CDM.
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Anonymous
Lamma bada Yathathana
Composer: Lena Chamamyan. Singer: Lena Chamamyan. -
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Cantigas de Santa Maria
Des Oge Mais
Ensemble: Ensemble Obsidienne.- BAYARD MUSIQUE.
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Anonymous
El Paso del mar Rojo (Passover Song)
Ensemble: Ensemble Phoenix. -
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Juan del Encina
El que rige y el regido
Choir: La Capella Reial de Catalunya. Ensemble: Hesp猫rion XXI. Director: Jordi Savall.- ALIA VOX.
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Anon.
Ayo visto lo Mappamund
Ensemble: Euskal Barrokensemble.- ALIA VOX.
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Gaspar Fernandes
Xicochi Conetzintle
Choir: 麻豆社 Singers. Director: Owain Park. -
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Juan de Araujo
Aqui, Valentones!
Choir: Ex Cathedra. Director: Jeffrey Skidmore.- HYPERION.
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Isaac Alb茅niz
Zambra Granadina
Performer: David Russell.- TELARC.
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Camar贸n de la Isla
Yo Vendo Pescaito
Performer: Camar贸n de la Isla.- UNIVERSAL.
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Anon.
Tres Morillas
Composer: Federico Garc铆a Lorca. Ensemble: Hirundo Maris.- FUGA LIBERA.
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Claude Debussy
Le puerta del vino (from Preludes Book II)
Performer: Pierre鈥怢aurent Aimard.- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
Broadcast
- Last Saturday 13:00麻豆社 Radio 3