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The Secrets of Andalusia

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Composer
Anonymous, Traditional, Juan Aranes, Hernando de Cabezon, Pierre-Francisque Caroubel, Roberta Diamon
Artist
Lux Musicae London
Format
CD
Label
First Hand Records
Released
Jan 24, 2025
Catalog #
FHR157
UPC
5060216344157

About

We know that key influences on Flamenco date back to Islamic Iberia or the Al-Andalusian era of Spain between the 8th-15th centuries. Yet the first mention of Flamenco by name is not until 1774, where it appears in an epistolary novel, Cartas Marruecas, by the playwright and soldier, Jose de Cadalso y Vazquez. In collaboration on with soprano Victoria Couper, kanun player, Konstantin nos Glynos, and oud/Flamenco guitarist, Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde, this album seeks to explore this question by tracing the influences on Flamenco through Arabic music alongside Sephardic song and the Spanish composers of the late-16th to 18th centuries. What happened in these intervening centuries?

Tracklist 21 tracks

  1. 1 Durme, durme ijiko de madre (Sleep, sleep mother's little son) (arr. V. Couper and I.L. Monteverde for 2 voices and chamber ensemble) 04:07
    Track
    1
    Title
    Durme, durme ijiko de madre (Sleep, sleep mother's little son) (arr. V. Couper and I.L. Monteverde for 2 voices and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Victoria Couper, Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde
    Ensemble
    Lux Musicae London
  2. 2 Spagnolette 01:14
    Track
    2
    Title
    Spagnolette
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Pierre-Francisque Caroubel
    Ensemble
    Lux Musicae London
  3. 3 Luz y norte musical: Españoletas (arr. V. Couper and I.L. Monteverde for baroque harp) 02:04
    Track
    3
    Title
    Luz y norte musical: Españoletas (arr. V. Couper and I.L. Monteverde for baroque harp)
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz
    Performer
    Aileen Henry
  4. 4 Tres morillas m'enamoran en Jaén (I fell in love with three Moorish girls in Jaén) (arr. V. Couper and I.L. Monteverde for voices and chamber ensemble) 04:32
    Track
    4
    Title
    Tres morillas m'enamoran en Jaén (I fell in love with three Moorish girls in Jaén) (arr. V. Couper and I.L. Monteverde for voices and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Victoria Couper, Konstantinos Glynos, Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde
    Ensemble
    Lux Musicae London
  5. 5 A la una yo nací (At one o'clock I was born) (arr. V. Couper and I.L. Monteverde for 2 voices and chamber ensemble) 04:16
    Track
    5
    Title
    A la una yo nací (At one o'clock I was born) (arr. V. Couper and I.L. Monteverde for 2 voices and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Victoria Couper, Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde
    Ensemble
    Lux Musicae London
  6. 6 Yo m'enamorí d'un aire (I fell in love with an illusion) (arr. I.L. Monteverde for voice and chamber ensemble) 05:37
    Track
    6
    Title
    Yo m'enamorí d'un aire (I fell in love with an illusion) (arr. I.L. Monteverde for voice and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    05:37
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Victoria Couper, Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde, Konstantinos Glynos
    Ensemble
    Lux Musicae London
  7. 7 Susanne un jour (arr. for 2 voices and chamber ensemble) 04:03
    Track
    7
    Title
    Susanne un jour (arr. for 2 voices and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Lux Musicae London
  8. 8 A la una nací yo (At one o'clock I was born) (arr. V. Couper, K. Glynos and I.L. Monteverde for voice, kanun and oud) 03:21
    Track
    8
    Title
    A la una nací yo (At one o'clock I was born) (arr. V. Couper, K. Glynos and I.L. Monteverde for voice, kanun and oud)
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Victoria Couper, Konstantinos Glynos, Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde
  9. 9 Poema harmonico: Passacaglia de 7 tono 05:16
    Track
    9
    Title
    Poema harmonico: Passacaglia de 7 tono
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    Francisco Guerau
    Performer
    Toby Carr
  10. 10 Ojos, pues me desdeñáis 04:44
    Track
    10
    Title
    Ojos, pues me desdeñáis
    Duration
    04:44
    Composer
    José Marín
    Ensemble
    Lux Musicae London
  11. 11 Dindirin, dindirin (arr. for voices and chamber ensemble) 02:35
    Track
    11
    Title
    Dindirin, dindirin (arr. for voices and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Victoria Couper, Konstantinos Glynos, Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde
    Ensemble
    Lux Musicae London
  12. 12 Nani Nani 04:12
    Track
    12
    Title
    Nani Nani
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Roberta Diamond
  13. 13 Con qué la lavaré la tez de la mi cara? (With what shall I wash the skin of my face?) 03:00
    Track
    13
    Title
    Con qué la lavaré la tez de la mi cara? (With what shall I wash the skin of my face?)
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Juan Vasques
    Performer
    Victoria Couper
    Ensemble
    Lux Musicae London
  14. 14 Trattado de glosas: Recercada No. 2 01:24
    Track
    14
    Title
    Trattado de glosas: Recercada No. 2
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Diego Ortiz
    Ensemble
    Lux Musicae London
  15. 15 Samai andalus (arr. I.L. Monteverde for chamber ensemble) 03:11
    Track
    15
    Title
    Samai andalus (arr. I.L. Monteverde for chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Konstantinos Glynos, Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde
    Ensemble
    Lux Musicae London
  16. 16 Tears have betrayed my secrets in a valley 01:44
    Track
    16
    Title
    Tears have betrayed my secrets in a valley
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Roberta Diamond
    Performer
    Konstantinos Glynos, Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde
    Ensemble
    Lux Musicae London
  17. 17 Canzoni fantasie et correnti da suonar: Vestiva i colli passegiatto 03:58
    Track
    17
    Title
    Canzoni fantasie et correnti da suonar: Vestiva i colli passegiatto
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Bartolomé de Selma y Salaverde
    Ensemble
    Lux Musicae London
  18. 18 Pueblo blanco 04:06
    Track
    18
    Title
    Pueblo blanco
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde
    Performer
    Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde
  19. 19 Qué me queréis, caballero? (What do you want from me, sir?) (arr. for vocal ensemble) 01:16
    Track
    19
    Title
    Qué me queréis, caballero? (What do you want from me, sir?) (arr. for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Victoria Couper
    Ensemble
    Lux Musicae London
  20. 20 Cuándo, cuándo podré lograrte, idolo de beldad? (When, when will I be able to attain you, idol of beauty?) 03:02
    Track
    20
    Title
    Cuándo, cuándo podré lograrte, idolo de beldad? (When, when will I be able to attain you, idol of beauty?)
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Juan Bonet de Parades
    Ensemble
    Lux Musicae London
  21. 21 Una sarao de la chacona, "A la vida bona" (arr. for voices and chamber ensemble) 03:23
    Track
    21
    Title
    Una sarao de la chacona, "A la vida bona" (arr. for voices and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Juan Arañés
    Performer
    Victoria Couper, Konstantinos Glynos
    Ensemble
    Lux Musicae London