TERRES TURQUOSES Constantinople Françoise Atlan, voice Kiya Tabassian, sétar | setar Guy Ross, oud, harpe | lute, 'ud, harp Matthew Jennejohn, flûtes à bec, cornet muet | recorders, mute cornett Isabelle Marchand, vièle | fiddle Ziya Tabassian, def, tombak, dayereh, vase | def, tombak, dayereh, def ACD2 2314 This recording is a tribute to the Turquoise Lands.   The land of each and every person, it is the garden of his memories and of his imagination.   There, he sows the seeds of his thoughts and hopes, and nourishes them with his beliefs and his principles.   It is the physical and metaphysical place where everyone takes root and in turn gives it meaning, vision, aroma, and colour.   The present CD features instrumental and vocal music representing a variety of traditions from these Turquoise Lands. The dazzling ensemble Constantinople, under the artistic direction of Kiya Tabassian, explores the music from the cultural sphere of the Mediterranean in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. The group cultivates a unique form of expression that gives free reign to creativity and improvisation, yet respects the basic forms of the music it seeks to reinterpret. 1.   Pishrow Mahur, Duyek - Gazy Giray Han 2.   La princessa y el caballero - Salonique / Salonika 3.   Pishrow Mahur, Dowre Kabir - Gazy Giray Han 4.   Esta noche - Salonique / Salonika 5.   Farah - radif persan / Persian radif 6.   Ven querida - Istanbul 7.   Caballero - Istanbul 8.   Hero y Leandro - Salonique / Salonika 9.   A la una - Espagne / Spain 10. La mala suegra - Smyrne / Smyrna 11. Zendali - Malouf Constantinois 12. El alma dolorida - Salonique / Salonika 13. La llamada a la morena - Izmir 14. La mal casada - Alexandrie / Alexandria 15. Visage de Sylphe - Kiya Tabassian 16. Dunala - Espagne / Spain ATMA Classique is distributed in Australia by Rockian Trading PO Box 44, Briar Hill, Vic, 3088, Australia Telephone +61 (0)3 9432 4149 ~ Facsimile +61 (0)3 9444 6879