New World Symphonies CD

New World Symphonies CD

Baroque Music from Latin America - Barockmusik aus Südamerika
Following the discovery of the Americas, Christianity and the Roman Catholic Church was established with incredible speed. Many of the Native Indians were part of highly sophisticated civilizations, most notably the Aztecs and the Incas, and were very responsive to the new ideas, especially music, which was already an important social and spiritual element in their lives. A staggering amount of music was subsequently created which, surprisingly, still remains little explored in today’s global age.
This disc showcases some of the treasures from this important era in history, and includes works sung in Quechua (the language of the Incas) and Nahuatl (the language of the Aztecs). Works such as Padilla’s remarkable Missa Ego flos campi have elements of flowing polyphony from Old Spain combined with lively, often syncopated, short phrases reflecting New Spain. The instrumentation on this disc is also mesmerizing—many different instruments were used extensively, including recorders, chirimias, cornetts, sackbuts and bajons, frequently used to double or replace voices.
In the words of the conductor, Jeffrey Skidmore, this fascinating disc spanning the late 16th, 17th, and early 18th centuries is “an inspiring beginners’ guide to Baroque music and a spiritual devotion that has a relevance and function as important today as in the brave New World of South America all those years ago”.

anonym - Hanaq pachap kusikuynin 4:09
Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla (c1590-1664) - Missa Ego flos campi: Kyrie 2:04
Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla (c1590-1664) - Missa Ego flos campi: Gloria 3:42
Gaspar Fernandes (1570-1629) - Xicochi conetzintle 2:08
Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla (c1590-1664) - Missa Ego flos campi: Credo 6:23
]Juan de Araujo (1648-1712) - Los conflades de la estleya 5:27
Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla (c1590-1664) - Missa Ego flos campi: Sanctus 1:50
Alonso Lobo (1555-1617) - Versa est in luctum 5:32
]Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla (c1590-1664) - Missa Ego flos campi: Agnus Dei 1:44
Hernando Franco (1532-1585) - Salve Regina 12:30
anonym - Qhapaq eterno Dios 1:23
Juan de Araujo (1648-1712) - Ut queant laxis 4:15
Domenico Zipoli (1688-1726) - Missa San Ignacio: Kyrie 4:20
Domenico Zipoli (1688-1726) - Missa San Ignacio: Gloria 10:07
Juan García de Zéspedes (1619-1678) - Convidando esta la noche 4:02

Jeffrey Skidmore, Ex Cathedra

Hyperion Records
Total Time 69:40