The Kingdoms of Castille / Music of the 17th & 18th Centuries

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	Symphonia para Empezar (Symphonia to Begin) - Symphonia para Empezar (Symphonia to Begin)
	Acceso mio core - Acceso mio core
	No se emendara jamas, HWV 140, "Cantata spagnuola" - Aria: No se emendara jamas
	No se emendara jamas, HWV 140, "Cantata spagnuola" - Recitative: Si del quereros es causa
	No se emendara jamas, HWV 140, "Cantata spagnuola" - Aria: Dicente mis ojos
	Sdegno campion audace - Sdegno campion audace
	Coracon que en prision - Coracon que en prision
	Folia [Biblioteca Nacionale in Madrid, 17th Century] - Folia [Biblioteca Nacionale in Madrid, 17th Century]
	Esperar sentir morir - Esperar sentir morir
	Il primo libro di canzone - Il primo libro di canzone: Ciaconna
	No se yo como es - No se yo como es
	Brando dicho el melo - Brando dicho el melo
	Il primo libro di canzone - No. 9. Corriente dicha la cuella
	Il primo libro di canzone - No. 14. Corriente dicha la Mota, echa por Don Pedro de la Mota
	Ausente del alma mia - Ausente del alma mia
	Oxygan una Xacarilla - Oxygan una Xacarilla
	A del dia, Our Lady of Copacabana - Aria: A del dia de la fiesta
	A del dia, Our Lady of Copacabana - Recitative: Y pues oi en su solio asi se ofrece
	A del dia, Our Lady of Copacabana - Aria: En la sed pues el empeno
	Parten la galeras - Parten la galeras
	San Ignacio de Loyola - Symphonia
	San Ignacio de Loyola - Act I: Aria: Ay! ay! que tormento
	San Ignacio de Loyola - Act I: Aria: Oh, vida, cuanto duras!
	San Ignacio de Loyola - Act I: Aria: Oh, que contento
	San Ignacio de Loyola - Act I: Aria: Cuanto fui, soy y sene
	San Ignacio de Loyola - Act I: Aria: Oh, que contento

Album Summary

Performers

• Adam Lamotte (Violin)
• William Skeen (Cello)
• Nell Snaidas (Soprano)

Ensemble

• El Mundo

Composers

• Juan Arañés (died 1649)
• George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
• Anonymous, Spanish
• Rafael Antonio Castellanos
• Domenico Zipoli (1688 - 1726)
• Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757)
• Virgilio Mazzocchi (1597 - 1646)
• Juan Hidalgo (1614 - 1685)
• Francesco Manelli (1594 - 1667)
• José Marín (Composer) (circa 1618-1619 - 1699)
• Andrea Falconieri (circa 1585-1586 - 1656)
• José de Orejon y Aparicio (1706 - 1765)

Notes & Reviews:

Travel across Europe and even to the New World as we follow the spread of the music of Spain in the 2nd release from early music ensemble El Mundo, directed by world renowned guitarist Richard Savino. An adventure of sound awaits as the Castilian influence reaches throughout Europe and across the Atlantic, bringing with it a musical zest that helped mold music as we know it. Featuring sopranos Nell Snaidas and Jennifer Ellis Kampani, and bass Paul Shipper.

Allmusic.com
El Mundo's polished playing and idiomatic vocals provide enough of the period's flavors to give the curious listener a helpful opening into a rich field of Baroque music that is increasingly being explored by early music groups. The reproduction is clean and focused, and the recording is well-balanced throughout ...

American Record Guide
The El Mundo ensemble demonstrates an engaging assertiveness (for example, the full sound and nice swagger in Falconieri's 'Ciaconna'), and solo violin and baroque guitar shine in the intricate figuration of the anonymous instrumental 'Folia'. Accompanying forces vary in color and size and support the singers very well, with guitar, tambourine, and castanets used effectively... Soprano Nell Snaidas sings with vivid color and abandon in the Castellanos homage to Mary ('Oygan Una Xacarilla') and animates Hidalgo's stophic song 'Esperar Sentir Morir' with suave and passionate seduction. Soprano Jennifer Ellis-Kampani sings the Handel cantata expressively... Compositions fit the theme well, and very fine booklet notes by director and guitarist Richard Savino explain the context and stylistic connections...

Fanfare
All of the music for this and other compendia tends to follow a well-trod path. Generally the accompaniment consists of a variety of plucked instruments and violins, often with an improvised percussion. El Mundo as an ensemble is crisp and clean in performance, with tempos that keep the music alive and rhythmically active. I especially like the guitar playing of Paul Psarras and director Richard Savino; in La Folia the latter provides an equal and resonant foil to Adam LaMotte's distinctive violin, and the former perfectly complements Nell Snaidas's flowing line in José Marín's No se yo como es. This is an excellent disc and it sets itself apart from the other compendia by having a progressive historical program based upon grounds of one sort or another. The sound is crystal-clear, and although from time to time a bit more resonance could be desired, this nonetheless provides probably the best performances of these works to date. If you are seeking new and progressive compositions, this disc probably won't be your cup of tea, but if one is seeking entertaining music, well performed and delightful, you will want to have this.

Notes & Reviews:

Recording information: Skywalker Sound, Marin County, California (08/19/2010-08/21/2010).

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Works Details

Scarlatti, Domenico : Sinfonia no 5 for 2 violins and continuo in A minor

• Ensemble: El Mundo
• Notes: Skywalker Sound, Marin County, California (08/19/2010-08/21/2010)
• Running Time: 2 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Orchestral

Manelli, Francesco : Acceso mio core, ciaconna for ensemble

• Ensemble: El Mundo
• Notes: Skywalker Sound, Marin County, California (08/19/2010-08/21/2010)
• Running Time: 2 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Handel, George Frideric : Nó se emenderà jamás, cantata, HWV 140

• Ensemble: El Mundo
• Notes: Skywalker Sound, Marin County, California (08/19/2010-08/21/2010)
• Running Time: 2 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: circa 1707

Mazzocchi, Virgilio : Sdegno campion audace, cantata for voice & continuo

• Ensemble: El Mundo
• Notes: Skywalker Sound, Marin County, California (08/19/2010-08/21/2010)
• Running Time: 2 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio

José Marín (Composer) (circa 1618-1619 - 1699) : Corazón que en prisión, song

• Ensemble: El Mundo
• Notes: Skywalker Sound, Marin County, California (08/19/2010-08/21/2010)
• Running Time: 3 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Vocal

Anonymous, Spanish : Las Folías

• Performer: Adam Lamotte (Violin)
• Notes: Skywalker Sound, Marin County, California (08/19/2010-08/21/2010)
• Running Time: 7 min. 5 sec.

Hidalgo, Juan : Esperar, sentir, morir

• Performers: William Skeen (Cello); Nell Snaidas (Soprano)
• Notes: Skywalker Sound, Marin County, California (08/19/2010-08/21/2010)
• Running Time: 3 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Falconieri, Andrea : Ciaccona (from Il primo libro de canzoni)

• Ensemble: El Mundo
• Notes: Skywalker Sound, Marin County, California (08/19/2010-08/21/2010)
• Running Time: 2 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1650

José Marín (Composer) (circa 1618-1619 - 1699) : No sé yo cómo es

• Performer: Nell Snaidas (Soprano)
• Notes: Skywalker Sound, Marin County, California (08/19/2010-08/21/2010)
• Running Time: 3 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Falconieri, Andrea : Brando dicho El Melo

• Ensemble: El Mundo
• Notes: Skywalker Sound, Marin County, California (08/19/2010-08/21/2010)
• Running Time: 1 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Falconieri, Andrea : Corriente dicha la cuella

• Ensemble: El Mundo
• Notes: Skywalker Sound, Marin County, California (08/19/2010-08/21/2010)
• Running Time: 1 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Falconieri, Andrea : Corriente dicha la mota

• Ensemble: El Mundo
• Notes: Skywalker Sound, Marin County, California (08/19/2010-08/21/2010)
• Running Time: 1 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Castellano, Rafael Antonio : Ausente del Alma

• Ensemble: El Mundo
• Notes: Skywalker Sound, Marin County, California (08/19/2010-08/21/2010)
• Running Time: 5 min. 8 sec.

Castellano, Rafael Antonio : Oygan una xacarilla

• Ensemble: El Mundo
• Notes: Skywalker Sound, Marin County, California (08/19/2010-08/21/2010)
• Running Time: 4 min. 49 sec.

José de Orejon y Aparicio (1706 - 1765) : Ah del día

• Ensemble: El Mundo
• Notes: Skywalker Sound, Marin County, California (08/19/2010-08/21/2010)
• Running Time: 3 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Juan Arañés (died 1649) : Parten la galeras, song

• Ensemble: El Mundo
• Notes: Skywalker Sound, Marin County, California (08/19/2010-08/21/2010)
• Running Time: 5 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Vocal

Zipoli, Domenico : San Ignacio de Loyola, chamber opera

• Ensemble: El Mundo
• Notes: Skywalker Sound, Marin County, California (08/19/2010-08/21/2010)
• Running Time: 1 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Opera/Operetta