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Music and Poetry of the Spanish Golden Age

The Spanish vocal ensemble Qvinta Essençia showcase the polyphonic musical tradition and poetry that flourished in the Iberian Peninsula of the 16th century.

The Spanish vocal ensemble Qvinta Essençia showcase the polyphonic musical tradition and poetry that flourished in the Iberian Peninsula of the 16th century. They sing beautifully shaped works by Guerrero, Morales and other less well known composers with texts by the preeminent poets of the age. John Shea presents.

12:31 AM
Pedro Guerrero (fl. c.1520-?), Garcilaso de la Vega (lyricist)
¡O más dura que mármol a mis quexas!
Qvinta Essençia

12:34 AM
Friar Juan Díaz (?-1651), Garcilaso de la Vega (lyricist)
¡Quién me dixera, Elisa, vida mía!
Qvinta Essençia

12:38 AM
Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599), Lope de Vega y Carpio, Félix (lyricist)
Si tus penas no pruevo
Qvinta Essençia

12:40 AM
Anon
Yntolerable rrayo
Qvinta Essençia

12:44 AM
Ginés de Morata (16th century)
Ninpha gentil
Qvinta Essençia

12:48 AM
Ginés de Morata (16th century), Jorge de Montemayor (lyricist)
Ojos que ya no véis
Qvinta Essençia

12:50 AM
Ginés de Morata (16th century), Jorge de Montemayor (lyricist)
Aquí me declaro
Qvinta Essençia

12:54 AM
Antonio Cebrián (16th Century), Garci Sánchez de Badajoz (lyricist)
Lagrimas de mi consuelo
Qvinta Essençia

12:57 AM
Anon
Hermosa Cathalina
Qvinta Essençia

01:00 AM
Rodrigo de Cevallos (c.1534-1581), Garcilaso de la Vega (lyricist)
¡Quán bienaventurado!
Qvinta Essençia

01:02 AM
Cristóbal de Morales (1500-1553), Juan Boscán (lyricist)
Si no os uviera mirado
Qvinta Essençia

01:07 AM
Juan Vásquez (1500-1560), Luís de Vivero (lyricist)
Si no os uviera mirado
Qvinta Essençia

01:08 AM
Juan Vásquez (1500-1560)
¡O dulce contemplación!
Qvinta Essençia

01:11 AM
Juan Vásquez (1500-1560), Comendador Escrivá (lyricist)
¿Qué sentís, coraçón mío?
Qvinta Essençia

01:15 AM
Rodrigo de Cevallos (c.1534-1581), Barrionuevo (lyricist)
Ojos hermosos
Qvinta Essençia

01:17 AM
Antonio Cebrián (16th Century)
Socórreme pastora
Qvinta Essençia

01:21 AM
Juan Vásquez (1500-1560)
Por vida de mis ojos (encore)
Qvinta Essençia

01:23 AM
Sebastián Iradier (1809-1865)
La Paloma
Victoria de los Ángeles (soprano), Sinfonia of London, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (conductor)

01:28 AM
Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999)
3 Piezas espanolas for guitar
Goran Listes (guitar)

01:42 AM
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Symphony no 9 in C major, D.944 "Great"
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Juanjo Mena (conductor)

02:31 AM
Luciano Berio (1925-2003)
Folk Songs for mezzo-soprano and 7 players
Jean Stilwell (mezzo-soprano), Canadian Chamber Ensemble, Raffi Armenian (conductor)

02:54 AM
Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)
Variaciones concertantes, Op 23
Berner Kammerorchester, Kaspar Zehnder (conductor)

03:19 AM
Clara Schumann (1810-1856)
Piano Trio in G minor, Op 17
Erika Radermacher (piano), Eva Zurbrugg (violin), Angela Schwartz (cello)

03:47 AM
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Pelleas et Melisande suite, Op 80
ѿý Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor)

04:04 AM
Pierre-Gabriel Buffardin (c.1690-1768)
Concerto a 5 for flute and strings in E minor
Ernst-Burghard Hilse (flute), Musica Antiqua Köln

04:16 AM
Peter Philips (1560-1628)
Pavan Dolorosa
Concordia, Mark Levy (conductor)

04:21 AM
Alexander Scriabin (1871-1915)
Piano Sonata no 4 in F sharp major, Op 30
Jayson Gillham (piano)

04:31 AM
Jeanne Louise Dumont Farrenc (1804-1875)
Overture no 2, Op 24
ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Anja Bihlmaier (conductor)

04:38 AM
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Fantasia No 8 in E minor from 12 Fantasies for flute
Lise Daoust (flute)

04:42 AM
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644-1704)
Sonata no 12 a 8 from sonatae tam aris, quam aulis servientes (1676)
Collegium Aureum, Georg Ratzinger (conductor)

04:47 AM
Eugen Suchoň (1908-1993)
Nocturne
Ján Slávik (cello), Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mário Košik (conductor)

05:03 AM
Ruth Gipps (1921-1999)
Wind Sinfonietta, Op 73
ѿý National Orchestra of Wales (conductor), Jonathan Bloxham (conductor)

05:21 AM
Max Bruch (1838-1920)
Scottish fantasy, Op 46
James Ehnes (violin), Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, Mario Bernardi (conductor)

05:51 AM
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Sonata no 18 in E flat, Op 31 no 3
Annie Fischer (piano)

06:14 AM
Hans Gál (1890-1987)
Serenade for string orchestra, Op 46
Symphony Nova Scotia, Georg Tintner (conductor)

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Music Played

  • Pedro Guerrero

    ¡O más dura que mármol a mis quexas!

    Lyricist: Garcilaso de la Vega. Ensemble: Qvinta Essençia.
    • ESRTVE.
  • Friar Juan Diaz

    ¡Quién me dixera, Elisa, vida mía!

    Lyricist: Garcilaso de la Vega. Ensemble: Qvinta Essençia.
    • ESRTVE.
  • Francisco Guerrero

    Si tus penas no pruevo

    Lyricist: Félix Lope de Vega. Ensemble: Qvinta Essençia.
    • ESRTVE.
  • Anon

    Yntolerable rrayo

    Ensemble: Qvinta Essençia.
    • ESRTVE.
  • Ginés de Morata

    Ninpha gentil

    Ensemble: Qvinta Essençia.
    • ESRTVE.
  • Ginés de Morata

    Ojos que ya no véis

    Lyricist: Jorge de Montemayor. Ensemble: Qvinta Essençia.
    • ESRTVE.
  • Ginés de Morata

    Aquí me declaro

    Lyricist: Jorge de Montemayor. Ensemble: Qvinta Essençia.
    • ESRTVE.
  • Antonio Cebrián

    Lagrimas de mi consuelo

    Lyricist: Garci Sánchez de Badajoz. Ensemble: Qvinta Essençia.
    • ESRTVE.
  • Anon.

    Hermosa Cathalina

    Ensemble: Qvinta Essençia.
    • ESRTVE.
  • Rodrigo de Cevallos

    ¡Quán bienaventurado!

    Lyricist: Garcilaso de la Vega. Ensemble: Qvinta Essençia.
    • ESRTVE.
  • Cristóbal de Morales

    Si no os uviera mirado

    Lyricist: Juan Boscan. Ensemble: Qvinta Essençia.
    • ESRTVE.
  • Juan Vásquez

    Si no os uviera mirado

    Lyricist: Luis de Vivero. Ensemble: Qvinta Essençia.
    • ESRTVE.
  • Juan Vásquez

    ¡O dulce contemplación!

    Ensemble: Qvinta Essençia.
    • ESRTVE.
  • Juan Vásquez

    ¿Qué sentís, coraçón mío?

    Lyricist: Comendador Escriva. Ensemble: Qvinta Essençia.
    • ESRTVE.
  • Rodrigo de Cevallos

    Ojos hermosos

    Lyricist: Barrionuevo. Ensemble: Qvinta Essençia.
    • ESRTVE.
  • Antonio Cebrián

    Socórreme pastora

    Ensemble: Qvinta Essençia.
    • ESRTVE.
  • Juan Vásquez

    Por vida de mis ojos (encore)

    Ensemble: Qvinta Essençia.
    • ESRTVE.
  • Sebastián Iradier

    La Paloma

    Singer: Victoria de los Ángeles. Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos.
    • ESCAT.
  • Joaquín Rodrigo

    3 Piezas espanolas for guitar

    Performer: Goran Listeš.
    • HRHRT.
  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony no 9 in C major, D.944 "Great"

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.
    • NONRK.
  • Luciano Berio

    Folk Songs for mezzo-soprano and 7 players

    Singer: Jean Stilwell. Ensemble: Canadian Chamber Ensemble. Conductor: Raffi Armenian.
    • CACBC.
  • Alberto Ginastera

    Variaciones concertantes, op. 23

    Orchestra: Bern Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Kaspar Zehnder.
    • CHSRF.
  • Clara Schumann

    Piano Trio in G minor, Op 17

    Performer: Erika Radermacher. Performer: Eva Zurbrügg. Performer: Angela Schwartz.
    • CHSRI.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Pelleas et Melisande suite, Op 80

    Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier.
    • GBѿý.
  • Pierre-Gabriel Buffardin

    Concerto a 5 for flute and strings in E minor

    Performer: Ernst-Burghard Hilse. Ensemble: Musica Antiqua Köln.
    • NLNOS.
  • Peter Philips

    Pavan Dolorosa

    Ensemble: Concordia. Conductor: Mark Levy.
    • BEVRT.
  • Alexander Scriabin

    Piano Sonata no 4 in F sharp major, Op 30

    Performer: Jayson Gillham.
    • CASRC.
  • Louise Farrenc

    Overture in E flat major Op.24

    Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Anja Bihlmaier.
    • GBѿý.
  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Fantasia No 8 in E minor from 12 Fantasies for flute

    Performer: Lise Daoust.
    • CACBC.
  • Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber

    Sonata no 12 a 8 from sonatae tam aris, quam aulis servientes (1676)

    Ensemble: Collegium Aureum. Conductor: Georg Ratzinger.
    • DEWDR.
  • Eugen Suchon

    Nocturne

    Performer: Ján Slávik. Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mário Košík.
    • SKSR.
  • Ruth Gipps

    Wind Sinfonietta, Op 73

    Conductor: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jonathan Bloxham.
    • GBѿý.
  • Max Bruch

    Scottish fantasy, Op 46

    Performer: James Ehnes. Orchestra: Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. Conductor: Mario Bernardi.
    • CACBC.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata no 18 in E flat, Op 31 no 3

    Performer: Annie Fischer.
    • HUMR.
  • Hans Gál

    Serenade for string orchestra, Op 46

    Orchestra: Symphony Nova Scotia. Conductor: Georg Tintner.
    • CACBC.

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