Musica Barroca Mexicana

On this CD:

1. Magnificat on tone 5, for 4 voices
Composed by Hernando Franco

Conducted by Horacio Franco

2. Regina Caeli
Composed by Hernando Franco

Conducted by Horacio Franco

3. Sonata for recorder & continuo in G minor (i)
Composed by Mexican Anonymous

Conducted by Horacio Franco

4. Versa est in luctum, for mixed chorus
Composed by Juan Gutierrez de Padilla

Conducted by Horacio Franco

5. Adiuva nos Deus
Composed by Francisco Lopez Capillas

Conducted by Horacio Franco

6. O Sacrum Convivium
Composed by Antonio de Salazar

Conducted by Horacio Franco

7. Sonata for recorder & continuo in G major
Composed by Mexican Anonymous

Conducted by Horacio Franco

8. In Horrore
Composed by Francisco Lopez Capillas

Conducted by Horacio Franco

9. Tantum ergo
Composed by Francisco Lopez Capillas

Conducted by Horacio Franco

10. Lumen ad revelationem
Composed by Francisco Lopez Capillas

Conducted by Horacio Franco

11. Sonata for recorder & continuo in G minor (ii)
Composed by Mexican Anonymous

Conducted by Horacio Franco

12. Siempre mi niño que os miro
Composed by Gaspar Fernandes

Conducted by Horacio Franco

13. Zagalejo de Perlas
Composed by Gaspar Fernandes

Conducted by Horacio Franco

14. Naciendo en pajas
Composed by Gaspar Fernandes

Conducted by Horacio Franco

15. El que de este pan comiere
Composed by Gaspar Fernandes

Conducted by Horacio Franco

16. Si el pan y el vino son dos
Composed by Gaspar Fernandes

Conducted by Horacio Franco

17. Mass for 5 voices in G major
Composed by Manuel de Zumaya

Conducted by Horacio Franco

Tracks:

Adagio
Vivace
Larghetto
Presto
Andantino
Allegro
Cantabile
Allegro
Passacalles Por La D Major
Gallardas
Folias Gallegas
La Jotta
Marionas
Marizapalos
Largo
Allegro
A Suo Piacere
Allegro
Largo
Allegro
Largo
Allegro
Una Giga De Coreli
Andante
Non Presto
Larghetto E Gustoso
Non Presto

Album Description

Since 1988 La Fontegara, founded by Maria Díez-Canedo, Gabriela Villa Walls and Eloy Cruz, has specialized in the historic interpretation of music of the 15th through 18th centuries, using replicas of original instruments. After 1997, Eunice Padilla was added to the group as harpsichordist. The members of La Fontegara have completed professional studies in Mexico, Boston, Chicago, New York and The Hague. La Fontegara have made several recordings and given concerts in the U.S., Europe, Central America and South America. Sonatas Novohispanas II - Mexican Baroque Music is a continuation of their first album presenting instrumental music by composers found in the Mexican archives of the 18th century. Long considered a fallow period in Mexican musical culture, the 18th century is receiving new attention from scholars upon the discovery of new sources that have allowed a substantial revision of the former view of musical decadence. It seems that New Spain had indeed a! flourishing artistic life of great quality. Extensive notes in English and Spanish detail the musical history of this fascinating period and place.