Composer: Francisco Guerrero, Alonso Lobo
Performer: Stile Antico
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Release: 2019
Size: 1.07 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Victoria: O magnum mysterium, motet
Francisco Guerrero:
02. Beata Dei genitrix Maria
03. A un niño llorando
Alonso Lobo:
Missa Beata Dei genitrix Maria
04. Kyrie
05. Gloria
06. Flecha I: El Jubilate
07. Lobo, A: Missa Beata Dei genitrix Maria: Credo
08. Flecha I: Riu, riu chiu
09. Lobo, A: Missa Beata Dei genitrix Maria: Sanctus – Benedictus
10. Rimonte: De la piel de sus ovejas
11. Lobo, A: Missa Beata Dei genitrix Maria: Agnus Dei
12. Morales, C: Cum natus esset Jesus
The Spanish ‘Golden Age’ witnessed an astonishing musical flowering, worthy of Spain’s newfound preeminence on the world stage. Focusing on works for Christmas and Epiphany, Stile Antico explores this glittering musical treasury, drawing together an irresistible mix of sumptuous polyphony and infectiously joyful folk dances.
The centrepiece of the disc is the superbly rich and luminous Missa Beata Dei genitrix Maria by Alonso Lobo. Interspersed between its movements are motets by Tomás Luis de Victoria, Francisco Guerrero and Cristóbal de Morales, an exuberant ‘ensalada’ by Mateo Flecha and classic villancicos – Spain’s answer to the traditional carol.