Composer of the Week - Spanish Baroque (1600-1750) - Episode 1

Donald Macleod introduces the brilliant, but little-known musicians of 17th and 18th-century Spain, where the collision of ancient and modern traditions, popular songs, and the ever-present spirit of Spanish dance produced a dazzling treasure-trove of masterworks that has yet to be fully explored. Santiago de Murcia: Jacaras por la E Paul O'Dette (baroque guitar) Harmonia Mundi, HMU907212 Track 1 Sebastian Duron: A batallar estrellas Al Ayre Espanol Eduardo Lopez Banzo (director) Harmonia Mundi HMI987053 Track 9 Matheo Romero: Magnificat Ensemble vocal et instrumental Currende Erik Van Nevel (conductor) Cypres, CYP 3606 Track 2 Matheo Romero: Missa bonae voluntatis (excerpts) Choeur de Chambre De Namur La Fenice Jean Tubery (director) Ricercar RIC229 Tracks 14-22 Dances by Santa Cruz, Romero, Coll and Aranes Montserrat Figueras (singer) Hesperion XX Jordi Savall (director) EMI CDM7631452 Tracks 20-23 Patino: Maria Mater Dei Al Ayre Espanol Eduardo Lopez Banzo (director) Harmonia Mundi HMI987053 Track 3.