The Mosque of Córdoba (Photo:
James (Jim) Gordon,
CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
Roman, Germanic, Byzantine, French, Arabic, and Jewish cultures all contributed to Spanish music. This week, a program of vocal music from Spain from the 13th-17th centuries: settings of secular and sacred texts by Tomás Luis de Victoria and Mateo Flecha the Elder, plus anonymous Sephardic and Navarrese love songs, reflecting the mix of cultures throughout the 5 Kingdoms of Spain.
This week’s musical selections come from WFMT’s Richard and Mary L. Gray Music Library and Candice Agree’s personal collection.
Playlist
Teobaldo I, Rey de Navarra (1201-1253)
Phelipe, je vous demande
Dame
Eduardo Paniagua Group
Danzas medievales españolas
M-A Recordings M034A
Mateo Flecha (el viejo) (1481–1553)
El Fuego
La viuda
Andrew Lawrence-King; King’Singers
Fire-Water: The Spirit of Renaissance Spain
RCA Victor Red Seal 09026-63519-2
Sephardic traditional
Ah, el novio no quiere dinero
Aquel rey de Francia
Victoria de los Angeles, soprano; Gerald Moore, piano
Victoria de los Angeles: Songs of Spain.
EMI Classics 7243 5 66937 2 2
Tomás Luis de Victoria
Vadam et circuibo
Vidi speciosam
Stile Antico
Song of Songs: Palestrina-Gombert-Lassus-Victoria
Harmonia Mundi HMU 807489
Opening and Closing Theme for Baroque&Before:
Joan Ambrosio Dalza: Piva, performed by Musica Reservata (Boston Skyline BSD 123)