A BATALLAR ESTRELLAS

 

17th century spanish cathedral music

 

Cabanilles, Padilla, Cererols, Xuárez, Patiño, Comes, Galán, Durón Y Ruiz De Samaniego

 

Al Ayre Español/ Eduardo López Banzo

 

Drawing from the extensive Spanish religious repertoire of the seventeenth century, "A batallar estrellas" unites a group of works scored for double chorus, with a spectacularly charged sonority typical of the Iberian baroque. The manuscripts of these pieces (many of the performances are being given here for the first time) have been found in the archives of a number of Spanish cathedrals, as well as from those of Mexico City

Cathedral.

 

"Eduardo López Banzo deserves every credit for bringing this work to life with such convincing vivacity…..This is the sort of repertoire that Al Ayre Español does to perfection." BBC Music Magazine

 

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