TALES OF TWO CITIES – The Leipzig-Damascus Coffee House

Conceived, programmed, and scripted by Alison Mackay

Alon Nashman and Maryem Tollar, narrators
Trio Arabica
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
Jeanne Lamon, conductor

Marshall Pynkoski, stage director
Glenn Davidson, production designer

Bonus:
- Restoration of the Dresden Damascus Room
- Rehearsal and recording of Telemann Ouverture in D Major
- Rehearsal and recording of Lully Chaconne
- Rehearsal and recording of Tala’a Min Beyt Abouha / Telemann Ritornello
- Multi-camera view of Bach Sinfonia after BWV 248

CD SOUNDTRACK

Georg Philipp Telemann:
Overture (Suite) in D Major, TWV 55:D18
Concerto for 4 Violins in G Major, TWV 40:201: Largo e staccato / Vivace
Viola Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G9: IV. Presto
Overture (Suite) in G Major, TWV 55:G10, “Burlesque de Quixotte”: Le galope de Rosinante / Celui d’âne de Sanche / Son attaque des moulins à vent
Musique de table, Part III: Conclusion in B-Flat Major, TWV 50:10

Traditional:
Badat Min al Khidri
Yamul ’Uyoun Issoud
Dulab Bayat

Claudio Monteverdi: Orfeo: Ritornello

Omar al Batsh: Ya Malikan

Jean-Baptiste Lully: Cadmus et Hermione, LWV 49: Chaconne

George Frideric Handel:
Trio Sonata in G Minor, Op. 2, No. 5, HWV 390a: II. Allegro
Concerto Grosso in D Major, Op. 6, No. 5, HWV 323: II. Allegro

Yale Strom: The Witches of Lublin: Lubliner Tish Nign

George Frideric Handel / Traditional: Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 6, HWV 324: III. Musette: Larghetto – Darij Bayat

Giuseppe Torelli: Concerto Grosso in E Minor, Op. 8, No. 9: III. Allegro

Johann Sebastian Bach:
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part II: Sinfonia
Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats, BWV 42: Adagio

Mohamed Al-Qasabji: Zikrayati

Sheikh Abul Ela Mohamed: Afdihi in Hafidhal Hawa Ow Diya’a

Trio Arabica: Percussion improvisation

Traditional / Georg Philipp Telemann: Tala’a Min Beyt Abouha – Concerto in E Minor, TWV 52:31

Picture format: NTSC 16:9
Sound format: 5.1 Surround Sound (concert) / 24-bit (audio recording)
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Subtitles: Arabic
Running time: 97 mins (concert) + 70 mins (audio recording)
No. of Discs: 2 (x1 DVD + x1 CD)