Woe is Me, Alhama! - a tribute to Granada in a Renaissance mood [with a touch of early flamenco]

Classical music for the heart and intellect. A classical art song based on a modern arrangement of two 15th century Renaissance compositions and a contemporary composition based on early flamenco styles. The piece belongs to the cycle of classical art songs 'Mirror of the Sun'. Woe is Me, Alhama!: 00:00 A mi pena: 05:43 THE SONGS 'Woe is Me, Alhama!' The song is composed of two Spanish Renaissance songs arranged by Poul Udbye Pock-Steen: 'Qu'es de ti, desconsolado' by the Spanish renaissance composer and poet Juan del Enzina and 'Paseábase el rey moro' by the Spanish renaissance guitarist Luys de Narváez. The latter is sung in Danish to lyrics by the Danish 19th century poet Hans Christian Andersen, written during his stay in Granada in 1862. Andersen's text is a paraphrasing of an older English translation of the famous Spanish ballad ¡Ay de mi Alhama! 'A mi pena' Written by Poul Udbye Pock-Steen to traditional polo texts from early-flamenco traditions. A mi pena y desengaño ya no