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Complementing the feature with Jorge Losana, director of the vocal ensemble Cantoría, this playlist takes us on a journey through the vibrant and diverse soundscape of Spain’s Early Music traditions. Spanish Baroque music, with its fusion of folk and courtly styles, offers a unique lens on European music of the period, balancing intricate counterpoint with the earthy rhythms of popular dance forms such as the fandango, jácara/xacara, and pasacalle.

Many of these pieces are rooted in the folk traditions of Spain, transformed by the Baroque aesthetic. The interplay between the structured forms of European Baroque music and the spontaneous, lively rhythms of Spanish dance and folk music is particularly striking in this selection. The playlist includes Antonio Soler’s , performed by the Lowe Ensemble, alongside tracks from the album, The Secrets of Andalusia, by Lux Musicae London – both supported by a Continuo grant. Also included are performances by Cantoría and the celebrated Jordi Savall, whose interpretations continue to shape our understanding of Spanish Early Music.

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TRACK LIST

1. Antonio Soler Fandango | Lowe Ensemble
2. Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz Españoletas | Lux Musicae London
3. Mateo Flecha El fuego | Cantoría
4. Antonio de Cabezón Pavana con su glosa | Jordi Savall
5. Domenico Scarlatti (arr. Jorge Jiménez) Fandango del Sigr. Scarlate | Jorge Jiménez & Tercia Realidad
6. Orlando de Lassus (arr. Lux Musicae London) Glossada sobre Susana un jurado | Lux Musicae London
7. Jose de Nebra Bailete pastorela – Quartet: ‘Pues es de esta selva’ from Iphigenia en Tracia | El Concierto Español & Emilio Moreno
8. Luis de Milán Fantasia VIII | Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XX
9. Diego Ortiz ‘Recercada segunda’ from Trattado de glosas | Lux Musicae London
10. Gaspar Sanz Gaspar Sanz | Jordi Savall
11. Sanz Paradetas | Rolf Lislevand, Eduardo Egüez, Beatrice Pornon, Adela Gonzalez-Campa
12. Flecha La guerra | Cantoría
13. Francisco Guerau ‘39 diferencias de Xácara’ from Poema harmónico | Xavier Diaz-Latorre
14. Juan Vásquez ¿Con qué la lavaré la tez de la mi cara? | Lux Musicae London
15. Sebastián Aguilera de Heredia Ensalada | Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XX
16. Soler Sonata in D minor, R117: I. Molto moderato | Richard Lester
17. Flecha La bomba | Cantoría
18. Bartolomé de Selma ‘Vestiva hi colli’ from Canzoni, fantasie et correnti da suonar | Lux Musicae London
19. José de Herrando (arr. Jiménez) Sonata El jardín de Aranjuez: I. Allegro | Jorge Jiménez & Tercia Realidad
20. Ponç d'Ortafà Si ay perdut mon Saber | Jordi Savall
21. Soler Sonata in F sharp, R.90: I. Allegro | Richard Lester
22. Guerau ‘13 diferencias de Canario’ from Poema harmónico | Xavier Diaz-Latorre
23. Francisco Guerrero Si la noche haze escura | Jordi Savall, Montserrat Figueras, La Capella Reial De Catalunya, Hespèrion XX
24. Juan Arañés (arr. by Victoria Couper) Una sarao de la chacona (Chacona: A la vida bona) | Lux Musicae London
25. Guerrero Cançión ‘Subiendo amor’ | Gabrieli & Paul McCreesh
26. Flecha Gloria... pues naçiò | Cantoría
27. Sanz Jacaras | Rolf Lislevand, Eduardo Egüez, Beatrice Pornon, Adela Gonzalez-Campa
28. Guerau Passacaglia | Lux Musicae London
29. Juan Cabanilles Corrente italiana | Le Poème Harmonique & Vincent Dumestre
30. Soler Fandango | Scott Ross