Music From The Spanish Kingdoms
) | Label: CRD RECORDS Catalog: CRR3447 Format: CD Nancy Hadden: flute, recorder, crumhorn, director Emily van Evera: soprano Erin Headley: viola da gamba, lirone, fiddle Paula Chateauneuf: lute, Renaissance guitar Andrew Lawrence King: Gothic harp, Spanish harp, psaltery30 selections by Juan del Encina, Alfonso Hernandez, Adrian Willaert, Marchetto Cara, Francesco da Milano, Bartolomeo Tromboncino, Alfonso Mudarra, Juan Vasquez, Josquin Desprez, Loyset Compère, Johannes Martini, Diego Ortiz, Giovan Tomas de Maio, Miguel Fuenllana, and anonymous composers Throughout the Middle Ages, the rulers of Eastern Spain—the kings of Aragon and counts of Barcelona—longed for a foothold in Italy. It was not until 1442, when Alfonso the Magnanimous defeated Rene of Anjou (his French rival for the kingdom of Naples), that such ambitions were fulfilled. Alfonso transferred his court to Naples and it automatically became a meeting point for Spanish and Italian culture; the music on this disc reflects those times.  Price: $27.98 |