The Flight of Icarus. Music for the Baroque Eros

La Grande Chapelle;
Recasens, Angel

LAU 003

Just as poets were attracted to this subject, the most highly acclaimed and prestigious Spanish composers of the era –active in the courts of Philip III and Philip IV– put their musical inspiration at the service of the most beautiful poems. Apart from the inevitable anonymous works, the recording also includes music by Manuel Correa, Bernardo Murillo, Sebastián Durón, Mateo Romero (Maestro Capitán) and Manuel Machado. • In short, Icarus marks the poetic and musical journey that has been used to create an original argument that sings the praises of love in its many guises. The order of the works recorded was established according to the different sections of the mythical legend of Icarus (“Wings of Wax”, “Icarus”, “The Sun”, “The Flight”, “The Fall”) and which, in turn, refer to a wide array of metaphors and meanings of love during the Spanish baroque.

CD

Muzyka klasyczna

Lauda

22-08-2012

5412690050282