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Lovers of the Spanish Baroque may be surprised to see the subtitle "17th-century violin music in Spain" here, inasmuch as non-keyboard instrumental chamber music following Italian models has never surfaced before. Indeed, the booklet transmits statements by writers of the time bemoaning the lack of such violin music. What's happening here is that Spanish historical-instrument group La Real Cámara and its director-violinist Emilio Moreno have hypothesized that Spanish organ music might have been arranged for other instruments in the same way Italian music certainly was; Girolamo Frescobaldi specifically attested to this. The evidence for the practice in Spain is pretty slim, consisting mostly of the fact that violins (known by the intriguing alternate names biolino, rabele, rabelejo, or rebequino) existed there, and Moreno freely concedes his music represents an "optimistic" answer to the question of whether there was Spanish Baroque violin music. The musical results of his speculation, though, are pretty convincing. The basic contrast between tientos (contrapuntal pieces comparable in form and meaning to the Italian ricercar, the word means "tests") and batallas, or battle pieces, is one that isn't heard much elsehwere, for the representation of battles, though not unknown in Italy, wasn't especially common. The juxtaposition produces a fun, colorful sequence of pieces for strings and large continuo group, including dulcian, viola da gamba, keyboard, Baroque guitar, and percussion, for a great mixture of Spanish and Italian elements that keeps things moving. The composers here are mostly unknown and include the intriguing Irishman Henry Butler, who dubbed himself Enrico Botelero when he worked at the Spanish court. The proceedings end with a trio of the dance pieces, including the irresistible and perhaps African-influenced Xácaras, which have brought such popularity to Spanish Baroque music, and fans of same may well enjoy this speculative disc, originally recorded in 2000 and reissued in 2010.
© TiVo
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Battaglia de Barabaso (Andrea Falconiero)
Andrea Falconiero, Composer - La Real Cámara, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Glossa (P) 2020 Glossa
Tiento de 2o tono (Pablo Bruna)
Pablo Bruna, Composer - La Real Cámara, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Glossa (P) 2020 Glossa
Obra de 1er tono de dos tiples
La Real Cámara, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Glossa (P) 2020 Glossa
Vadam er circuibo civitatem I (Tomás Luis de Victoria)
Tomás Luis de Victoria, Composer - Giovanni Battista Bovicelli, Composer - La Real Cámara, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Glossa (P) 2020 Glossa
Tineto de 1er tono (Pablo Bruna)
Pablo Bruna, Composer - La Real Cámara, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Glossa (P) 2020 Glossa
Vadam er circuibo civitatem II (Giovanni Battista Bovicelli)
Tomás Luis de Victoria, Composer - Giovanni Battista Bovicelli, Composer - La Real Cámara, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Glossa (P) 2020 Glossa
Violi et viola sonata a 2 (Enrico Botelero)
La Real Cámara, Ensemble, MainArtist - Enrico Botelero, Composer
(C) 2020 Glossa (P) 2020 Glossa
Medio registro de dos tiples de 1er tono (Andrès Lorente)
La Real Cámara, Ensemble, MainArtist - Andres Lorente, Composer
(C) 2020 Glossa (P) 2020 Glossa
Registro alto de primer tom (Andrés de Sola)
Andrés de Sola, Composer - La Real Cámara, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Glossa (P) 2020 Glossa
Chacona
La Real Cámara, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Glossa (P) 2020 Glossa
Espanoleta
La Real Cámara, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Glossa (P) 2020 Glossa
Xacara
La Real Cámara, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2020 Glossa (P) 2020 Glossa
Album review
Lovers of the Spanish Baroque may be surprised to see the subtitle "17th-century violin music in Spain" here, inasmuch as non-keyboard instrumental chamber music following Italian models has never surfaced before. Indeed, the booklet transmits statements by writers of the time bemoaning the lack of such violin music. What's happening here is that Spanish historical-instrument group La Real Cámara and its director-violinist Emilio Moreno have hypothesized that Spanish organ music might have been arranged for other instruments in the same way Italian music certainly was; Girolamo Frescobaldi specifically attested to this. The evidence for the practice in Spain is pretty slim, consisting mostly of the fact that violins (known by the intriguing alternate names biolino, rabele, rabelejo, or rebequino) existed there, and Moreno freely concedes his music represents an "optimistic" answer to the question of whether there was Spanish Baroque violin music. The musical results of his speculation, though, are pretty convincing. The basic contrast between tientos (contrapuntal pieces comparable in form and meaning to the Italian ricercar, the word means "tests") and batallas, or battle pieces, is one that isn't heard much elsehwere, for the representation of battles, though not unknown in Italy, wasn't especially common. The juxtaposition produces a fun, colorful sequence of pieces for strings and large continuo group, including dulcian, viola da gamba, keyboard, Baroque guitar, and percussion, for a great mixture of Spanish and Italian elements that keeps things moving. The composers here are mostly unknown and include the intriguing Irishman Henry Butler, who dubbed himself Enrico Botelero when he worked at the Spanish court. The proceedings end with a trio of the dance pieces, including the irresistible and perhaps African-influenced Xácaras, which have brought such popularity to Spanish Baroque music, and fans of same may well enjoy this speculative disc, originally recorded in 2000 and reissued in 2010.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:13
- Main artists: La Real Camara
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Glossa
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2020 Glossa (P) 2020 Glossa
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