Spanish Baroque

El Barroco Español
Tonos humanos & Instrumental music c.1640-1700
Hespèrion XX
EMI "Reflexe " 1C 063 30 942Q [LP, quad.]
EMI "Reflexe " 63418 [CD]
Virgin Edition 61346 [CD]

Contents:

  1. Milan: Dexa la aljava
  2. Marin: Aquella Sierra Nevada
  3. Hidalgo: Peynandose estava un olmo
  4. Martin y Coll: Diferencias sobre las Folias
  5. Martin y Coll: La Chacona
  6. Martin y Coll: Canarios
  7. Hidalgo: Altiénde y da
  8. Hidalgo: Ay corazon amante
  9. Duron: Sosiegen, Descansen
  10. Cabanilles: Toccata
  11. Cabanilles: Gallarda
  12. Hidalgo: Con tanto respecto adoran
  13. Del Vado: No te embarques pensamiento
  14. Hidalgo: Ay que me rio de amor

Performers: Montserrat Figueras (singer), Jordi Savall (viola da gamba), Ton Koopman (harpsichord), Hopkinson Smith (guitar, theorbo), Christophe Coin (bass violin)

Playing time: 48'

Recording site and date:
Evangelisch Kirche, Séon Switzerland [09/1976];br> Rel.: 1978 [LP]

Recording date: 1977;
rel.: 1978 [LP]

Compilation:
EMI Classics 7243 8 26508 2 9 [CDx6] REFLEXE Vol. 7 Stationen Europäischer Musik
Virgin 7243 5 61 964 2 1 [CDx8] España Antigua

Excerpts:
[8], [11]-[12] Alia Vox AV 9811 [CD] La Barcha D'Amore. 1563-1685

Another classic from this ensemble in this era:

Canciones y Danzas de España
Songs and Dances from the Time of Cervantes (1547-1616)
Hespèrion XX - Jordi Savall
EMI Reflexe 63145

A similar program done much more recently:

Folias and Canarios
Hespèrion XX - Jordi Savall
Astrée 8516

And a recital by another group:

¡Ay, dulce pena!
Marta Almajano et al.
Harmonia Mundi "Ibèrica" 987028

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Todd M. McComb