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Pyrenees Festival of Early Music

Music from the 2017 Pyrenees Festival of Early Music, featuring the sublime voice of soprano Nuria Rial and the musicians of the Accademia del Piacere conducted by Fahmi Alqhai.

A concert of music from the 2017 Pyrenees Festival of Early Music. The festival was created in 2011 with the aim of performing early music in the rich architectonical heritage of the Pyrenees. Many towns of the region have preserved Romanesque churches with awesome acoustics, and the performances of the festival programmes take advantage of those spaces. Sebastián Durón (Guadalajara, Spain, 1660 – Cambo-les-Bains, France, 1716) was one of the most influential Spanish composers of his time. Appointed Master of the Royal Chapel of King Charles II in Madrid, he was forced into exile in France after the War of the Spanish Succession, where he continued composing, mostly for theatre. According to the Enlightenment scholar Father Feijoo, Durón was “responsible” for the Italianization of Spanish music. In this programme called "Muera, Cupido (Die, Cupid), Núria Rial sings some of the most beloved love arias from Durón’s stageworks, accompanied by the Accademia del Piacere conducted by violist Fahmi Alghai.

The music was recorded at the Church of Sant Domènec, La Seu d’Urgell

Núria Rial, soprano

Accademia del Piacere:
Fahmi Alqhai, conductor, viola da gamba
Rodney Prada, viola da gamba
Rami Alqhai, bass viola da gamba
Johanna Rose, viola da gamba
Miguel Rincón, Baroque guitar
Javier Nuñez, harpsichord

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 17 May 2021 16:30

Music Played

  • Sebastián Durón Picazo

    Sinfonia, from the comedy 'Muerte en Amor es la ausencia'

    Music Arranger: Fahmi Alqhai. Ensemble: Accademia del Piacere.
  • Jose de Torres

    Y, pues consentir

    Singer: Núria Rial. Ensemble: Accademia del Piacere. Conductor: Fahmi Alqhai.
  • Jose de Torres

    Yo hermosisima Ninfa

    Singer: Núria Rial. Ensemble: Accademia del Piacere. Conductor: Fahmi Alqhai.
  • Sebastián Durón Picazo

    Cuantos temeis al rigor

    Singer: Núria Rial. Ensemble: Accademia del Piacere. Conductor: Fahmi Alqhai.
  • Anonymous

    Xacaras and Folias

    Ensemble: Accademia del Piacere. Conductor: Fahmi Alqhai.
  • Anonymous

    The Song of the Birds

    Singer: Núria Rial. Ensemble: Accademia del Piacere. Conductor: Fahmi Alqhai.

Broadcast

  • Mon 17 May 2021 16:30