This musical presentation by Capella de Ministrers leaps out from its origins in medieaval myths and literature to give listeners a direct connection with the true meaning of the Grail.

It is a journey encompassing the various musical traditions along the path taken by the Grail through the centuries. From Crusade songs, chants sung in pilgrimage centres, medieaval literature reflected in music, to the emblematic symbolism the Grail acquired with Alfonso the Magnaminous.

Capella de Ministrers has gathered together music and poetry from the Middle Ages by authors and composers such as Chrétien de Troyes, Robert de Boron, Wolfram von Eschenbach and Hélinand de Froidmont. The music and poetry is all linked to the subject of the Grail and encourages us to discover its meaning through our own personal quest, based on our knowledge of the past and through the recreation of the music.

Contents:

El cuento del Grial
Chrétien de Troyes (c.1150-c.1183)
1. Persavaus: Atressi con Persavaus. Rigaud de Berbezilh
2. Blancaflor: Danse & estampie. Manuscrit du Roi (inst.)
3. La guerra: Ahi!, Amours. Conon de Béthune
4. Tristán: Lamento di Tristano. London Ms. (inst.)

El Rey Arturo y la gran historia del Grial
Robert de Boron (c.1190-1210)
5. Perceval: D’Amors (Lamento de Perceval). Chrétien de Troyes
6. Merlín: Harley. London Manuscript (inst.)
7. The Fourth Crusade: Seigneurs, sachiez qui. Thibault de Champagne
8. Palestine: Palästinalied. Walther von der Vogelweide

De Perceval a Parzival
Wolfram von Eschenbach (1170-1220)
9. San Miguel el Alto: Cantiga de Toledo. CSM 212/12 (inst.)
10. Tristan and Isolda: Ich lobe ein wip. Der Tanhuser
11. Lapis exilis: Meie, din liechter schin. Neidhart von Reuental

El significado del Grial
Hélinand de Froidmont (c.1160-1230)
12. Lanzarote y Ginebra: Estampie Royal. Le Manuscrit du Roi (inst.)
13. La búsqueda del Santo Grial: Diu maget trurec. Wolfram von Eschenbach
14. The Death of Arthur: Chanterai por mon coraige. Guiot de Dijon
15. Pantocrátor: Dregz de natura. Matfré Ermengau (inst.)
16. Chronicon: Karitas habundat. Hildegard von Bingen

Virtut apurar no’m fretura sola
La Corona de Aragón (c.1123-1458)
17. Lilzáhira: Los set gotxs recomptarem. Llibre Vermell
18. Tirant lo Blanch: Ung lanceman a tout. Montecasino (inst.)
19. El Siti Perillós: Sola vos (contrafacta). Cancionero de Estúñiga

Capella de Ministrers:
- Maria Jonas (trobairitz, canto, symphonya)
- Carles Magraner (viella, viola, rabel)
- Robert Cases (laud, arpa, cítola, viola de péñola)
- Eduard Navarro (oud, nickel, cornamusa, duduk, xalumó)
- David Antich (flautas, aulos)
- Pau Ballester (percusión)