The 19 poems in the collection are divided into five parts, the first four of which consist of three songs, while the fifth comprises five. The composer’s knowledge of Hebrew would not have been sufficient to allow him to translate it himself, so he probably used an existing translation (possibly one that he himself had commissioned) that he was then able to adapt to the requirements of the music he had in mind. What the composer set to music was not the original Hispanic Hebrew text, however, but an English version by an unknown translator. Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s collection of lyrics for voice and guitar is based on a selection of the poems included in Moses ibn Ezra’s most important work, “Divan”. Born in Granada, Moses ibn Ezra was forced to take refuge in Castille following the conquest of his homeland by the Berber Almoravids (though some claim that family discord was the real reason for this move), whereas Castelnuovo-Tedesco, who was also Jewish, had left Italy for the United States in 1939, having foreseen the fate that others of his faith were to meet in Europe.
1138), on account of t heir mutual experience of exile. Five years later, in 1966, he found himself drawn by the works of the Spanish poet of Jewish religion, Moses ibn Ezra (1055/1060-c. In the very years in which he was completing his autobiography “A Life in Music”, which ends with the events of 1961, he started composing “24 Caprichos de Goya”, a collection of pieces for the guitar that reveal his identification with Francisco Goya’s view of the world. 4 No.2 0’53Ĭoming to terms with failing health during the last years of his life, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco wrote a number of works imbued with reflections on his own life, and on the wider perspective of the human condition. Seals of Love (from “Measure for Measure”) From the Shakeaspeare Songs” Vol.
Arise (from “Cymbaline”) From the Shakespeare Songs Vol 6 No.2Ģ2. Ballata dall’Esilio (based on a Lyric by Guido Cavalcanti )Ģ3. Recording: 5-7 September 2016, Bartok Studio, Bernareggio (MB), ItalyĢ0. I behold ancients graves 0’58 Epilogue 19. Only in God I trust 2’03 Part V - The Transience of the World 13. The world is like a woman of folly 0’50 12. Part IV - The World and its vicissitudes 10. Part III - Of wine, and of the delights of the sons of men 7. Wrung with anguish… Part II - Songs of Friendship 4. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco 1895-1968 The Divan of Moses Ibn Ezra A cycle of Songs for Voice and Guitar Op.207 Part I - Songs of Wandering 1. Castelnuovo-Tedesco The Divan of Moses Ibn Ezr Ezra a COMPLETE MUSIC FOR SOPRANO AND GUIT GUI TAR
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