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d'Astorga, Serquiera & Torres: Spanish Secular Cantatas
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d'Astorga, Serquiera & Torres: Spanish Secular Cantatas

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Composer
Emanuele Rincon d'Astorga, Juan De Serquiera, Jose de Torres
Artist
Cristina Bayon Alvarez, Noelia Reverte Reche, Diego Leveric, Federico Del Sordo
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Jun 23, 2023
Catalog #
BRI96824
UPC
5028421968247

About

Songs of love and loss by a trio of early 18th century Spanish composers, showcasing the vocal art of a distinguished early-music soprano. Cristina Bayón Álvarez has sung with early-music luminaries such as Christophe Coin, Diego Fasolis and Carlos Mena. She has also recorded a pair of warmly received albums for Brilliant Classics, reviving the sacred music of Juan Francés de Iribarren (95859) and Romantic-era songs by female composers (‘Boulevard des femmes’, 96729). For her latest album, Cristina Bayón Álvarez turns to 18th-century Spain, presenting for the first time on record a sequence of newly edited secular cantatas. These are all brief pieces, taking amorous and pastoral themes for their subjects, alternating recitative and aria, conveying the pain of a lover separated from the object of their affections, or rejected by them. One piece stands out for its relative modernity of sentiment: La picarilla más bella by José de Torres y Martínez Bravo (ca. 1670-1738), highlighting the contempt for love on the part of a woman who prefers freedom of spirit to the suffering caused by sentimental passion. The least unfamiliar of the three composers featured on the album is Emanuele Rincón d’Astorga (1680-1775), best known for a Stabat mater of plangent expressive quality. The affecting, Italianate vocal lines of this sacred work also colour the three cantatas recorded here: Filis, que abrigas, Respirad, mas sea quedito and Sean, Filis, de mi llanto. Astorga made his name outside Spain, though eventually settled and died in Madrid; Juan de Serquiera (ca. 1655-ca. 1726) was likely also active in the Spanish capital, though of Portuguese origin. Almost nothing survives of his life and work, which makes the survival of Oh, corazón amante all the more precious, especially since it demonstrates Serquiera’s skill at affective word setting. José de Torres y Martínez Bravo is recorded as master of music at the Royal Chapel in Madrid from 1697 until his death in 1707. Not least thanks to this distinction, much more is known of his activity, including a keyboard-instruction manual and a set of Masses dedicated to Philip V of Spain. As recorded here, La picarilla más bella and Por el Tenaro monte share the expressive flair and rhythmic energy of his vernacular villancicos. Taken together, the works here make an exciting addition to the catalogue of Spanish Baroque vocal repertoire, especially in such accomplished and stylish performances.

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 Recitative - Aria 06:04
    Track
    1
    Title
    Recitative - Aria
    Duration
    06:04
    Composer
    Emanuele d' Astorga
    Performer
    Cristina Bayón Álvarez, Diego Leverić, Noelia Reche Reverte, Federico del Sordo
  2. 2 Recitative - Aria 04:19
    Track
    2
    Title
    Recitative - Aria
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Emanuele d' Astorga
    Performer
    Cristina Bayón Álvarez, Diego Leverić, Noelia Reche Reverte, Federico del Sordo
  3. 3 Aria 04:13
    Track
    3
    Title
    Aria
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Emanuele d' Astorga
    Performer
    Cristina Bayón Álvarez, Diego Leverić, Noelia Reche Reverte, Federico del Sordo
  4. 4 Recitative - Aria 04:19
    Track
    4
    Title
    Recitative - Aria
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Emanuele d' Astorga
    Performer
    Cristina Bayón Álvarez, Diego Leverić, Noelia Reche Reverte, Federico del Sordo
  5. 5 Aria 04:59
    Track
    5
    Title
    Aria
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Emanuele d' Astorga
    Performer
    Cristina Bayón Álvarez, Diego Leverić, Noelia Reche Reverte, Federico del Sordo
  6. 6 Recitative - Aria 04:50
    Track
    6
    Title
    Recitative - Aria
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Emanuele d' Astorga
    Performer
    Cristina Bayón Álvarez, Diego Leverić, Noelia Reche Reverte, Federico del Sordo
  7. 7 Estribillo 03:12
    Track
    7
    Title
    Estribillo
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Juan Serqueira de Lima
    Performer
    Cristina Bayón Álvarez, Diego Leverić, Noelia Reche Reverte, Federico del Sordo
  8. 8 Recitative - Aria 03:14
    Track
    8
    Title
    Recitative - Aria
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Juan Serqueira de Lima
    Performer
    Cristina Bayón Álvarez, Diego Leverić, Noelia Reche Reverte, Federico del Sordo
  9. 9 Copla 01:24
    Track
    9
    Title
    Copla
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Joseph de Torres
    Performer
    Cristina Bayón Álvarez, Diego Leverić, Noelia Reche Reverte, Federico del Sordo
  10. 10 Aria 02:55
    Track
    10
    Title
    Aria
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Joseph de Torres
    Performer
    Cristina Bayón Álvarez, Diego Leverić, Noelia Reche Reverte, Federico del Sordo
  11. 11 Recitative - Aria 01:44
    Track
    11
    Title
    Recitative - Aria
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Joseph de Torres
    Performer
    Cristina Bayón Álvarez, Diego Leverić, Noelia Reche Reverte, Federico del Sordo
  12. 12 Copla - Airoso 02:04
    Track
    12
    Title
    Copla - Airoso
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Joseph de Torres
    Performer
    Cristina Bayón Álvarez, Diego Leverić, Noelia Reche Reverte, Federico del Sordo
  13. 13 Recitative - Aria 01:53
    Track
    13
    Title
    Recitative - Aria
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Joseph de Torres
    Performer
    Cristina Bayón Álvarez, Diego Leverić, Noelia Reche Reverte, Federico del Sordo
  14. 14 Aria 00:57
    Track
    14
    Title
    Aria
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Joseph de Torres
    Performer
    Cristina Bayón Álvarez, Diego Leverić, Noelia Reche Reverte, Federico del Sordo
  15. 15 Recitative - Aria 05:11
    Track
    15
    Title
    Recitative - Aria
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Joseph de Torres
    Performer
    Cristina Bayón Álvarez, Diego Leverić, Noelia Reche Reverte, Federico del Sordo
  16. 16 Recitative - Aria 04:04
    Track
    16
    Title
    Recitative - Aria
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Joseph de Torres
    Performer
    Cristina Bayón Álvarez, Diego Leverić, Noelia Reche Reverte, Federico del Sordo
  17. 17 Recitative - Aria 02:12
    Track
    17
    Title
    Recitative - Aria
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Joseph de Torres
    Performer
    Cristina Bayón Álvarez, Diego Leverić, Noelia Reche Reverte, Federico del Sordo