Latin American colonial music has been a well hidden treasure. But, in the last 20 years the world has discovered the wealth and variety of the scores and traditions of the fascinating Latin American baroque. We hear some of these lost works that have been kept in the palaces and cathedrals of Bolivia, Brazil, and Mexico.
Palaces and Cathedrals
Playlist
Dennos lecencia señores, by Anonymous (Perú)
Cachua a duo a cuatro, by Anonymous (Perú)
Ay que me abrazo and El arrancazacate, by Juan García de Zéspedes
Tembembe Ensemble Continuo; Hesperion XXI; Jordi Savall, conductor
Sonata Chiquitana, by Anonymous (Bolivia)
Salve Regina, by Ignacio Parreiras Neves
Magnificat, by Manoel Días de Oliveira
XVIII‐21 Musique des Lumieres; Jean‐Christophe Frisch, director
Tarambote, by Anonymous (Brasil)
Justus Cum Ceciderit, Laudate Dominum, Laudate Pueri, by José Mauricio Nunes García
Ensemble Turicum; Luis Alves da Silva, conductor