At the time of Emperor Charles V, music was heard around the clock, and was a vital part of day-to-day life. This album’s focus is on ceremonial wind music, performed at both secular and religious occasions in Spain. Ensemble Capella de la Torre performs these historical works with vitality and color.

Five hundred years ago no one would have had to argue long about the image and significance of Nuremberg. The city was the intersection of numerous trade routes, housed the imperial regalia, was the germ cell of German humanism. A musical tour through what was then the centre of Europe –Dominique Visse and the Capella della Torre are embarking on no less a venture on this CD. They takes us back to an epoch around 1500, a date always regarded as the heyday of the free imperial city. The musical tour goes on down from the castle to the spacious Marktplatz and further, Visse and his Capella della Torre take the listener by the hand...

"Renaissance Music in Perfection"- RBB Kulturradio "Finally one realises why the shawm was considered a "royal instrument" in Renaissance times." - NDR Kulturradio

"Marvellous the excellent wind players of Capella de la Torre." - Tiroler Tageszeitung

"Capella de la Torre shows on the highest level how instruments can be used in the interpretation of Renaissance Music."- Toccata

"The level of the group can be without any doubt be compared with the ensembles of Jordi Savall."- NDR Kulturradio

Capella de la Torre, one of Europe's most renowned early music ensembles, is starting a new chapter: future projects will be released on the Prospero Classical label. This exciting collaboration kicks off with the anniversary album 20 Years of Capella de la Torre, which will be released in the form of a high-quality digipack. With this recording, the ensemble celebrates two decades of intensive artistic work, numerous award-winning projects, and tireless curiosity about the sound worlds of the Renaissance and early Baroque, licensed by Sony Classical.