Music for the Planet King
Juan Hidalgo. Music for the Planet King | LAU015
Juan Hidalgo (1614–1685) is remembered today almost exclusively as the creator, in collaboration with Calderón de la Barca, of the Spanish operatic genre of the zarzuela. However, his vocal chamber music, which was mainly written in "human" and "divine" tones, was undeniably successful in its day. This is evidenced by the numerous manuscript copies that circulated in Spain and America. His position as harpist of the Royal Chapel and master of the Royal Chamber in the service of Philip IV and Charles II placed him in a privileged position within the artistic landscape of his time. His religious repertoire, composed mainly for certain devotional practices at court such as the 'Forty Hours', is less well known and probably disappeared in the fire that ravaged the Royal Alcázar in 1734. However, some of the sacred works have been restored from copies found scattered throughout different libraries and archives. In this monographic recording – the first of its kind – La Grande Chapelle has brought together a varied selection of tones and carols which delight us and fill an important gap in our knowledge of the Spanish Baroque. The disc is one of the recordings in the Poetic Music collection of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).
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Reviews
LAU015 | 8429085263827
November 2015
Digipack / 1 CD / 67:56
– Juan Hidalgo. Música para el Rey Planeta. Melómano, nº 220, Pablo F. Cantalapiedra, junio 2016, p. 75. «Melómano de Oro» [PDF]
– Méandres dramatiques. Muzikzen, Gérard Pangon, 14/05/2016
– Juan Hidalgo. Música para el Rey Planeta. Today it is art, 28/03/2016
– Juan Hidalgo. Música para el Rey Planeta. La Vanguardia. Cultural, Jorge de Persia, 26/03/2016 [PDF]
– Juan Hidalgo. Musique pour le Roi Planète. Classiquenews, Benjamin Balliffh, 28/03/2016. («CLIC de Classiquenews»)
– El arte del contrapunto. El Mundo. El Cultural, Arturo Reverter, 05/02/2016, p. 41. [PDF]
– Juan Hidalgo. Música para el Rey Planeta. Scherzo Magazine, nº 315, Eduardo Torrico, febrero de 2016, p. 58. [PDF]
– Juan Hidalgo. Música para el Rey Planeta. Classica, nº 180, Guillaume Bunel, febrero 2016, p. 98. [PDF]
– Música para el Rey Planeta. Sonograma Magazine, Marçal Borotau, 29/01/16
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