Series about and with Catalan gambist and conductor Jordi Savall. In this episode we will hear instrumental music which used to be played by minstrels at the Spanish court during the Golden Age.
We will play Villancicos, Basse Danse with strinfs, Haute Danse with winds, Fantasias and Diferencias (variations).
Both known and unknown composers will get their turn.
Anonymous
1 La Spagna
2 Dit le Bourguynon
Hayne van Ghizeghem (1445-1476/1492)
3 De tous biens plaine
Johannes Cornago (1400–after 1475)
4 Basse Danse: sopra la missa Mappa Mundi
Enrique (?-1488)
5 Pues con sombra de tristura
Anonymous
6 Buenas nuevas de alegría
Hurtado de Xerés (fl. 1500)
7 No tenga nadie sperança
Juan Urrede (1430-na 1482)
8 Muy trister será mi vida
Juan Ponçe (1476-1521)
9 Ave color vini clari
Anonymous
10 Un niño nos es nacido
Josquin des Préz (1450-1521)
11 Vive le Roy
12 La Spagna à 5
Venegas de Henestrosa (1500–1550)
13 Diferencias sobre las vacas
Francisco Guerrero (ca 1528-1599)
14 Glosas sobre “Hermosa Catalina”
Roman
15 O voy
Orlando di Lasso (1532-1594)
16 Jam lucis orto sidere (Motecta)
17 Omnes de Saba venient (Motecta)
18 Alme Deus, qui cuncta tenes
Hespèrion XX & Hespèrion XXI conducted by Jordi Savall, with Andrew Lawrence-King, harp
(CD Ministriles Reales, AliaVox AVSA 9864B, 2009)
Nicolò Fontei (?-1647)
19 Pianto d’Erinna
Additional:
Bastian Chilese (fl. 1608)
20 Canzon in echo à 8
Montserrat Figueras, soprano. Hespèrion XX conducted by Jordi Savall
(CD Battaglie e lamenti, Deutsche Grammophon 00289 479 6217, 1982)
