Los ecos de Manzanares: 17th-Century Spanish Court Music
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Label: Brilliant Classics
Cat No: 95978
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Release Date: 14th February 2020
Contents
Works
De tu vista celosoFolias (improvisation)
Vistiose el prado galan
Castillo, Bernardo Clavijo del
Tiento on the 2nd toneDesde las torres del alma
Ya no les penso pedir
Susana grosada
Barquilla pobre de remos
En el valle del ejido
Llamaban los pajarillos
Pajarillos suaves
Sin color anda la nina
Bullicioso y claro arroyuelo
Fatigada navecilla
Ricos de galas y flores
Romerico florido
Artists
La Boz GalanaWorks
De tu vista celosoFolias (improvisation)
Vistiose el prado galan
Castillo, Bernardo Clavijo del
Tiento on the 2nd toneDesde las torres del alma
Ya no les penso pedir
Susana grosada
Barquilla pobre de remos
En el valle del ejido
Llamaban los pajarillos
Pajarillos suaves
Sin color anda la nina
Bullicioso y claro arroyuelo
Fatigada navecilla
Ricos de galas y flores
Romerico florido
Artists
La Boz GalanaAbout
The Manzanares flows from the Sierra de Guadarrama and passes through Madrid, on its way to join the Jarama river, which in turn becomes swallowed by the mighty Tagus. On the banks of the Manzanares – ‘Los ecos de Manzanaras’ – the young Madrileños of the 1700s would sunbathe and drive horses into the water. The river was as characteristic of the city’s life as the theatre, the nightlife, the guitar and the folía (Spanish dance).
Under the leadership of Philip IV, Spain was a place of dreams and ambitions, with the New World just over the horizon. The king himself was a great lover of music and dance, and he cultivated a court of singers who could accompany themselves on the guitar. They were led for a period by Álvaro de los Rios (1580-1623) who attracted musicians from across the Iberian peninsula and farther afield to enhance the cosmopolitan vibrancy of Philip’s court.
The music included on this recording is representative of the transition from Renaissance polyphony to the new Baroque style: on one hand, there are madrigal-like pieces, with elaborate contrapuntal and melodic imitation, and on the other, completely homophonic compositions based on lively rhythms, dance patterns and poems of a popular nature, such as the seguidillas.
The secular songs have been taken from a little known collection, the Cancionero de la Sablonara composed for the Royal Court of Madrid during the first two decades of the 17th century. The collection features many names little known to us now, making the album full of exciting discoveries for lovers of the early Baroque. The songs are interspersed with contemporary instrumental pieces, played here by guitar, chittarone and Spanish double harp.
Founded in 2011, La Boz Galana (‘The Galant Voice’) is a Basle-based group of musicians specialising in the Renaissance and Baroque periods, drawn from across South America and France. This album marks their debut on Brilliant Classics.
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