REDISCOVERING SPAIN Fantasías, diferencias & glosas
GCD P33201
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Accademia del PiacereFahmi Alqhai, viola da gamba & directionfeaturing Raquel Andueza, soprano
Johanna Rose, viola da gamba Rami Alqhai, viola da gamba Ignacio del Valle, viola da gamba Juan Ramón Lara, violone Enrike Solinís, vihuela, baroque guitar & colascione Miguel Rincón, vihuela & theorbo Alberto Martínez Molina, harpsichord & organ Javier Núñez, harpsichord & organ Arnau Rodón, cornett David García, sackbut Ramón Peñaranda, sackbut Luis Castillo, dulcian & bassoon Pedro Estevan, percussionDavid “Chupete”, percussion
Production details
Total playing time 51:00 Recorded in Sevilla (Estudio Sputnik), Spain, between November 2012 and February 2013 Engineered by Jordi Gil Produced by Fahmi & Rami Alqhai Executive producer & editorial director: Carlos Céster Editorial assistance: María Díaz Booklet in English - Français - Español - Deutsch Digipak with 28-page colour booklet Made in Austria by Sony DADC
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REDISCOVERING SPAINFantasías, diferencias & glosas
01 Di, perra moraAnonymous (16th c.)
02 MarionasEnrike Solinís, Fahmi Alqhai & Gaspar Sanz (1640-1710)
03 CanariosGaspar Sanz & Fahmi Alqhai
04 Fantasía sobre el Mille Regretz de JosquinEnrike Solinís
05 Glosa sobre el Mille Regretz de JosquinFahmi Alqhai
06 Dos estrellas le siguenManuel Machado (1590-1646) & Fahmi Alqhai
07 Corrente italianaJuan Cabanilles (1644-1712)
08 La dama le demandaAntonio de Cabezón (1510-1566)
09 Diferencias sobre Guárdame las vacasFahmi Alqhai
10 Susana passeggiataBartolomé de Selma y Salaverde (c.1580-c.1640)
11 Tiento III del primer tonoAntonio de Cabezón
12 Si la noche haze escuraFrancisco Guerrero (1528-1599)?
13 XácarasAnonymous (17th c.) & Fahmi Alqhai
14 Susana un jur glossada Hernando de Cabezón (1541-1602), arr. Fahmi Alqhai
About this CD
The young Spanish viola da gamba player Fahmi Alqhai is a further new musician to join that select group of artists who define and shape the world of Glossa. With his ensemble Accademia del Piacere, Alqhai has, for some years now, been turning away from the well-worn pathways in order to explore new possibilities in terms of presentation and interpretation in his musical work; a good example of this has been his recent and highly-successful collaborative activities with the cantaor Arcángel.
In his first recording for Glossa, Rediscovering Spain – fantasías, diferencias & glosas, Alqhai is aiming to go far beyond the customary “authentic” approach of interpretation (for him a notion which is becoming increasingly empty). In this way, Accademia del Piacere sets out to recover and bring up to date in all its aspects the common practice of musicians from the 16th and 17th centuries – a time when any composition provided the opportunity or excuse for trying out all the possibilities of commentary, paraphrase and creating glosas around original material (often composed by others and in many cases created with these ends in mind).
Recorded in a studio in Sevilla over the course of many weeks, in spectacular sound and with attention to the finest of details, this album involves no less than 15 instrumentalists as well as the soprano Raquel Andueza, who features in three pieces. Rediscovering Spain is presenting a repertory known to one and all but in a completely different light, and with a freshness and an energy which will undoubtedly turn this release into a genuine landmark achievement.