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The Route of the Orient: Francis Xavier Expedition in Music 
Escobar: Villancico: Virgen Bendita
Ponce: Villancico: Francia, cuenta tu ganancia
Lloyd: Puzzle-canon I
Lloyd: Puzzle-canon II
Isaac: O Welt, Ich muss dich lassen
Isaac: Benedictus (a 3)
Sermisy: Benedic Anima mea
Morales: Sanctus
Morales: Oficium Defunctorum: Regem cui
Morales: Officium Defunctorum: Nocturno "Ne Recorderis"
Narvaez: O Gloriosa Domina
Henestrosa: O Gloriosa Domina
Encina: Villancico: Pues que tu, Reyna del Cielo
Gregorian Chant: O Gloriosa Domina
Anonymous: Toccata & Rotundellus
Anonymous: Paduana del Rey (mss. Venezia)
Anonymous: Villancico: Dios te salve, Cruz preciosa
Anonymous: Pavana ’La Bataglia’
Anonymous: Villancico: Adoramus te Senor
Anonymous: Saltarello (mss. Venezia)
Anonymous: Raga sobre O Gloriosa Domina (tablas & sarod)
Anonymous: Shino no netori, Shinobue
Anonymous: Oratio Christianorum Ocultorum
Anonymous: O Gloriosa Domina Diferencia I (vihuela)
Anonymous: Reibo (shakuhashi)
Anonymous: Ave Maria (campana, biwa & shakuhashi)
Anonymous: Dios te salve, Cruz (instr)
Anonymous: Rangyoku, Nokan
Anonymous: Ave Maria pentatonica (China)
Our Price: £23.95 (£20.38 ex VAT)
Format: SACD
Number of Discs: 2
Artist(s): Driss El Maloumi (oud, percussion), Lahoucine Baquir (oud, percussion), Senhora Del Mundo (voz, psalteri, sarod, tablas), Hesperion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Conductor(s): Jordi Savall
Release Date: 7th January 2008
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Following the success of Christopher Columbus, this beautiful CD-book, in the same format as Don Quijote, with more than 300-pages including translations in Japanese and Chinese, enables us to discover hidden treasures from Asia through the life of Francis Xavier, a Spanish pioneering Roman Catholic Christian missionary who co-founded the 'Society of Jesus', the Jesuit Order.
Between 1541 and 1552, Francis Xavier conducted far-reaching expeditions to the East: Mozambique, India, Malacca, Moluccan Islands, China, Japan. He belongs to the first European people who discovered the Japanese civilisation and the Roman Catholic Church considers him to have converted more people to Christianity than anyone since St. Paul. Music played a significant role in the evangelisation of the countries visited by Francis Xavier and the Jesuits usually adapted Christian texts on local melodies to maximise impact.
Jordi Savall plays alongside musicians from very different cultures: Western musical heritage meets African percussions and Japanese traditional instruments.
Between 1541 and 1552, Francis Xavier conducted far-reaching expeditions to the East: Mozambique, India, Malacca, Moluccan Islands, China, Japan. He belongs to the first European people who discovered the Japanese civilisation and the Roman Catholic Church considers him to have converted more people to Christianity than anyone since St. Paul. Music played a significant role in the evangelisation of the countries visited by Francis Xavier and the Jesuits usually adapted Christian texts on local melodies to maximise impact.
Jordi Savall plays alongside musicians from very different cultures: Western musical heritage meets African percussions and Japanese traditional instruments.
