The Guerra Manuscript, Vol., 2 - 17th Century Secular Spanish Vocal Music / Jua

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	Nina si encontrares (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas) - Nina si encontrares (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas)
	Ay de mi dolor (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas) - Ay de mi dolor (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas)
	Dichoso yo que adoro (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas) - Dichoso yo que adoro (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas)
	Frescos airecillos (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas) - Frescos airecillos (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas)
	Que las rosas de suyo (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas) - Que las rosas de suyo (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas)
	A quien me quejare? (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas) - A quien me quejare? (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas)
	Cuando puede en lo amante (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas) - Cuando puede en lo amante (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas)
	Suma belleza (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas) - Suma belleza (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas)
	La noche tenebrosa (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas) - La noche tenebrosa (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas)
	Calla no cantes (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas) - Calla no cantes (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas)
	Pues quiero la pena (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas) - Pues quiero la pena (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas)
	Manda la piedad divina (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas) - Manda la piedad divina (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas)
	Pero bien haces (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas) - Pero bien haces (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas)
	Amante, ausente y triste (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas) - Amante, ausente y triste (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas)
	Como ha de saber Belilla? (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas) - Como ha de saber Belilla? (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas)
	Yo joven (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas) - Yo joven (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas)
	No cantes filomena (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas) - No cantes filomena (Guerra manuscript) (trans. M. Vilas)

Album Summary

Anonymous, Guerra Manuscript : Niña si encontrares (My Girl, If You Encounter), song

Hidalgo, Juan : Ay de mi dolor!, song

Anonymous, Guerra Manuscript : Dichoso yo que adoro (Happy Am I for I Love), song

Anonymous, Guerra Manuscript : Frescos airecillos (Fresh Little Breezes), song

Anonymous, Guerra Manuscript : Que las rosas de suyo (By Their Nature, Roses), song

Anonymous, Guerra Manuscript : A quién me quejaré? (To Whom Should I Complain?), song

Hidalgo, Juan : Cuando puede en lo amante (When Fire Can Kill), song

Anonymous, Guerra Manuscript : Suma belleza (Beauty Supreme), song

Hidalgo, Juan : Los celos hacen estrellas

Anonymous, Guerra Manuscript : Calla, no cantes (Be Silent, Sing Not), song

Anonymous, Guerra Manuscript : Pues quiero la pena (Since I Love Sorrow), song

Anonymous, Guerra Manuscript : Manda la piedad divina (Divine Mercy Ordains), song

Navas, Juan de : Pero bien haces (But You Do Well), song

Marín, José : Amante, ausente y triste, for voice & continuo

Hidalgo, Juan : ¿Como ha de saber Belilla?

Anonymous, Guerra Manuscript : Yo joven (When I Was Young), song

Anonymous, Guerra Manuscript : No cantes Filomena (Sing Not, Philomena), song

Performer

Juan Sancho

Conductor

Vilas, Manuel

Ensemble

Ars Atlantica

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Notes & Reviews:

Named after an eminent scribe at the court in Madrid, the Guerra Manuscript contains over one hundred secular songs from the second half of the seventeenth century. The anthology is a valuable repository of music from anonymous sources but also from Spain's very finest Baroque composers, such as Juan Hidalgo and José Marín. These expressive songs, largely on poetic and mythological themes, are performed by some of the world's leading interpreters of the genre, whose first volume in this series [8.570135] received great acclaim. The tenor Juan Sancho has collaborated with conductors including William Christie, Gustav Leonhardt, Jordi Savall, Andrea Marcon, Fabio Biondi, Allan Curtis, Richard Egarr and Diego Fasolis. Founded and directed by the Galician harpist Manuel Vilas, the Ars Atlántica ensemble is focused on Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Latin American music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

American Record Guide, January/February 2013
Following the release last year of volume 1 (July/Aug 2011: 252), this is the second collection of tonos humanos (secular songs) found in an extensive manuscript collection compiled by José Miguel Guerra, who worked as a copyist in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Rather than the solo soprano on the earlier recording, Juan Sancho offers elegant interpretations of these Spanish love songs, filled with infectious melodies and rhythms. To the harp, played as in the previous release by Manuel Vilas, this new volume adds Eligio Luis Quinteiro on baroque guitars. In contrast to Volume 1, for which only texts in Spanish were available, Naxos has complete texts and translations as a download. As much as I enjoyed the first volume, the sequel is as good or better.

MusicWeb International
Songs like these are relatively unknown. That makes this disc most welcome. I urge every reader to explore this repertoire. This disc is full of gems, and I am pretty sure that once you have heard them you will be longing for more.

Notes & Reviews:

Recording information: Auditorio de Santiago de Compostela (06/30/2009-07/02/2009).

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