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EARLY MUSIC (MEDIEVAL MUSIC FROM IBERIA), ORCHESTRAL SOUNDTRACK, ELECTRONICA
The “2nd generation releases” is the 5 new albums published on 2025, for the CordaSonora Family to complete their collection after the first 7 albums. The new releases include medieval muisc from Iberia both by The Wandering Bard and in solo format by Ricardo Alves Pereira, the collection of soundtracks related to the famous rogue Tchinar by Esin Yardimli Alves Pereira, and the electronica/ambient imaginary game music RETROQUEST.
A set of five audio CDs in digipacks with 12 page booklets*
*Each item comes signed by the musicians with a personal note upon request
€60 (BUNDLE DISCOUNT)
IBERIAN MEDIEVAL MUSIC
A luminous and earthy journey through the medieval imagination. The Path of Moonlight brings the gentler, more intimate side of the Cantigas de Santa Maria to the forefront. Warm vielle lines, grounded rhythms, and clear, unadorned textures shape the album.
The arrangements highlight the Cantigas’ pastoral charm and sense of simple wonder, balancing historical authenticity with a natural, organic atmosphere.
Audio CD in digipack with 12 page booklet*
*Each item comes signed by the musicians with a personal note upon request
€15
ELECTRONICA/AMBIENTAL
RETROQUEST is an indie-classical electronica/ambient album that combines processed guitar compositions with an everlasting vinyl noise, creating a world of sound that is experimental in an inviting manner.
Each of the 15 tracks serve as a chapter to a hypothetical game and consists a different treatment to reflect a specific scene or act. It merges retro sounding effects with modern sonorities, while evergreen harmonic structures, enigmatic chords, naive melodies, immense arpeggios, fill up the imaginaiton. And as much as a soundtrack, it can be taken as a modern abstract body of music.
Audio CD in digipack with 12 page booklet*
*Each item comes signed by the musician with a personal note upon request
€15
ORCHESTRAL/SOUNDTRACK
Highly regarded by FRP players all across many a table tops, The Songbook of Tchinar volumes became a series of releases tailored for D&D and RPG enthusiasts, to use during their gameplays.
Collected in one edition, Esin Yardimli Alves Pereira’s compositions; orchestrated, played, and produced by herself, provide the DMs with the background music for their epic battle scenes, tearjerker moments of love and loss, and the mead smelling inns where campaigners find a moment to gamble, gossip or gloat.
Audio CD in digipack with 12 page booklet*
*Each item comes signed by the musician with a personal note upon request
€15
IBERIAN MEDIEVAL MUSIC
The Tale of Capricornus leans into the dramatic and mystical sides of the medieval repertoire, bringing out its weight and intensity. The melodies push forward with a stronger pulse, shaped by bold instrumental colours and occasional touches of Sephardic modality, which broaden the album’s texture and emotional scope.
It stands as the darker, more expansive counterpart to other Leyriath albums by The Wandering Bard, driven by strength, depth, and a wider musical horizon.
Audio CD in digipack with 12 page booklet*
*Each item comes signed by the musicians with a personal note upon request
€15
IBERIAN MEDIEVAL MUSIC
Ricardo Alves Pereira and his almond-shaped instrument invites the audience to be the visitors of a medieval inn, protected from the fierce winter outside, while enjoying a bard in the corner making his music.
The album consists of 14 melodies transcribed directly from the original manuscripts Códice de los Músicos and Códice Rico, two musical collections unparalleled for their beauty and richness, and presented with arrangements of Ricardo Alves Pereira for Turkish oud, a close relative to the Iberian medieval lute seen in the illuminations of the manuscripts of Cantigas de Santa Maria.
Audio CD in digipack with 12 page booklet*
*Each item comes signed by the musician with a personal note upon request
€15
CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL MUSIC (AMBIENTAL)
Aside from presenting his skills as a classical guitar player, in this album Ricardo Alves Pereira also shares his composer side with the audience; and it is fresh, intimate and inviting. The immersive and modern melodies centers the album’s soundscape, bringing the audience into the depths of calmness within the contemporary music scene.
The album consists of 15 compositions, all with a sound that has its roots in contemporary and classical music.
Audio CD in digipack with 12 page booklet*
*Each item comes signed by the musician with a personal note upon request
€15
11TH&12TH CENTURY MEDIEVAL MUSIC
My Vielle and the Rest is a collection of 12th and 13th century songs, mainly but not only composed by troubadours and trouvairitz, presented as instrumental music in their most profound and most candlelit form.
This album is made to experience the silence, enjoy the darkness and cherish everything one finds within.
Audio CD in digipack with 12 page booklet*
*Each item comes signed by the musician with a personal note upon request
€15
RENAISSANCE MUSIC
With the 5th album of The Wandering Bard, the audience can hear the eternal works of Claudio Monteverdi, Luis de Narvaez and Alonso Mudarra in a way that was never heard before.
The majority of the repertoire was originally written for solo Vihuela; an Iberian plucked string instrument from the Renaissance Era, with an addition of the prologue being Italian Baroque; all of which TWB executes with a historically informed style while serving the musical narrative that is heard at the end of the album.
Audio CD in digipack with 12 page booklet*
*Each item comes signed by the musician with a personal note upon request
€15
EUROPEAN CLASSICAL MUSIC
“The Foundation” is a complete collection of works first published in 1836, known as the Introduction à l’Étude de la Guitare, Op.60, written by composer and virtuoso guitarist Fernando Sor, one of the most famous musicians of the classical and romantic era.
With this album Ricardo Alves Pereira recalls the beginning of his classical guitar journey, and shares his connection to the learning process of his instrument.
Audio CD in digipack with 12 page booklet*
*Each item comes signed by the musician with a personal note upon request
€15
WORLD MUSIC (IRish FOLK MUSIC)
The album includes sets of high spirited and exuberant Irish folk tunes, sentient O’Carolan classics and some of Esin Yardimli Alves Pereira’s originals and sets ground for the audience to engage in centuries old yet still fresh traditional music.
Throughout the tracks, a total of 35 tunes blend together to warm our hearts; at times the fierce tunes with the non stop bodhran make us want to dance and at times the gentle tone of the violin and the bouzouki make us gaze through our sweet sad memories.
Audio CD in digipack with 12 page booklet*
*Each item comes signed by the musician with a personal note upon request
€15
IBERIAN MEDIEVAL MUSIC
Loved by thousands since its release, The Wandering Bard’s 4th album is released in order to celebrate te 800th year since the birth of King Alfonso X El Sabio.
At the end of the album, a chapter from the “Manuscripts of Leyriath” can be heard embraced by the repertoire the ensemble performed during the album with a perfect balance of historical accuracy and authenticity.
Audio CD in digipack with 12 page booklet*
*Each item comes signed by the musicians with a personal note upon request
€15
WORLD MUSIC (SWEDISH FOLK MUSIC)
Swedish folk tunes being one of the few styles that contain only a melody instrument in pairs, shows the potential of simplicity to its maximum in the hands of Esin Yardimli Alves Pereira; wrapped up in historical and mythological research on the look out for Scandinavi folkloric authenticity.
Fed by nomadic cultures, established in hard-to-leave lands, the sound of this music contains longing, mystery, mythology and fiersome dancebilty.
Audio CD in digipack with 12 page booklet*
*Each item comes signed by the musician with a personal note upon request
€15
EARLY MUSIC (MEDIEVAL & RENASSIANCE MUSIC FROM IBERIA, OCCITANIA AND RHINELAND)
A compilation of four The Wandering Bard albums with a solo album of Esin Yardimli Alves Pereira and a solo album of Ricardo Alves Pereira for travelling to distant times with candlelight. Contains a collection of Cantigas de Santa Maria (attr. to Alfonso X), works by respective composers of the renaissance era L.Narvaez and A.Mudarra, and a collection of medieval songs mainly from Rhineland and Occitania, all interpreted as instrumental music on period instruments.
A set of six audio CDs in digipacks with 12 page booklets*
*Each item comes signed by the musicians with a personal note upon request
€90
WORLD MUSIC
A harmonious collection of cultural treasures that transcend borders and eras. Enjoy the evocative realms of Norse and Celtic with No Strings Attached and Rooted, two distinct yet complementary albums that bring the evergreen richness of Swedish and Celtic/Irish folk traditions right to your ears, while The Songbook of Tchinar brings original, orchestrated pieces inspired by Eastern and Northern European sounds.
A set of three audio CDs in digipacks with 12 page booklets*
*Each item comes signed by the musicians with a personal note upon request
€45
EUROPEAN CLASSICAL MUSIC & CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
Explore the still and the beautiful with the sound of Ricardo Alves Pereira’s classical guitar. The immersive and modern melodies composed by Ricardo Alves Pereira paired up with the sweetest of melodies from the Romantic period of the classical music, composed by one of the most well known classical guitarist and composer Fernando Sor.
A set of two audio CDs in digipacks with 12 page booklets*
*Each item comes signed by the musicians with a personal note upon request
€30
MEDIEVAL MUSIC FROM IBERIA, OCCITANIA AND RHINELAND
A compilation of three The Wandering Bard albums with a solo album of Esin Yardimli Alves Pereira and a solo album of Ricardo Alves Pereira for travelling to distant times with candlelight. Contains a large collection of Cantigas de Santa Maria (Attr. to Alfonso X), and a collection of medieval songs mainly from Rhineland and Occitania, all interpreted as instrumental music on period instruments.
A set of five audio CDs in digipacks with 12 page booklets*
*Each item comes signed by the musicians with a personal note upon request
€75
EARLY MUSIC (MEDIEVAL & RENASSIANCE MUSIC FROM IBERIA, OCCITANIA AND RHINELAND), WORLD MUSIC (SWEDISH & IRISH FOLK MUSIC), EUROPEAN CLASSICAL MUSIC, CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL MUSIC, ORCHESTRAL SOUNDTRACK, ELECTRONICA
An eclectic collection of twelve meticulously crafted CDs with exclusive texts in each booklet. The collection spans Medieval and Renaissance music from Europe, Romantic works, contemporary acoustic and electric explorations, epic orchestral soundtracks, and folk traditions from Ireland and Sweden. Each album offers a different musical perspective, highlighting the range and continuity of musical expression across time, represented by CordaSonora.
A set of twelve audio CDs in digipacks with 12 page booklets. Includes first publishings: 2023, second publishings 2025 (CS007CD & CS012CD), and first publishings 2025.*
*Each item comes signed by the musicians with a personal note upon request
€165 (BUNDLE DISCOUNT)
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