Ecos de Sefarad: Works for Guitar & Cello

Sephardic music of the late 15th century, in it's original form, consisted of secular songs about people's everyday lives: songs of love, travel, drinking, and the contemplation of nature. The music is often modal, with intertwining melodies that alternate ternary and binary rhythms, and repetitive, haunting tunes. This album by cellist Viviane Levy and guitarist Frederic Ben Attar offers a purely instrumental take on these traditional songs that emphasizes the rich colors and emotional power of the music.