La Esfera De Apolo

Music From 18th Century Lima, Peru

Jose de Orejón y Aparicio was the first Latin American-born musician who was appointed in Lima as Kapellmeister. The life of this forgotten eighteenth-century master coincides with a peak in the cultural development of the Peruvian capital. Orejón represents italianization of music with virtuoso outbursts for violin and vocals. His music is both typical Peruvian with powerful themes, delicate harmonies and energetic rhythms.

Only 19 works by the mestizo priest, organist, singer and composer José de Orejón y Aparicio have been preserved, but these offer quite enough for an understanding of the importance of his music. However, he wrote more works, as an inventory of 1809 recognizes 39 compositions of his. Two decades after his death he was already being referred to as “El Huachano Nebra”, a nickname he earned because of his home town and his talent, comparable with the famous Spanish composer José de Nebra.

This CD is the first European recording devoted to the work of the great master of Lima. It comes accompanied by the hope that his name will be associated with the great composers of the period such as Nebra, Literes, José de Torres. Música Temprana explores the repertoire from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, not only in Latin America, but also from sources of the Spanish Empire of that era. Through this Música Temprana wishes to map the musical development in Latin America from the moment the first conquistadores set foot in the New World up to the coming of age of baroque music on Latin American soil itself.

The ensemble’s repertoire is mostly the result of own research by the founder and conductor Adrián Rodríguez Van der Spoel. Since the first concert in 2001 the ensemble released six CD records and organized performances in important specialized festival, such as the Festival Oude Muziek in Utrecht, the Trigonale in Austria, the Old Music Festival in Stockholm, the Mozart Festival in Rovereto, Italy, and Musica Sacra in Maastricht.

1. Cantada: ¡Ah del dia! ¡Ah de la fiesta! I. Duo
2. Cantada: ¡Ah del dia! ¡Ah de la fiesta! II. Recitado
3. Cantada: ¡Ah del dia! ¡Ah de la fiesta! III. Aria
4. Cantada: ¡Ah del dia! ¡Ah de la fiesta! IV. Coplas
5. Sonata Coreliana para tecla I: Pitipié
6. Sonata Coreliana para tecla I: Allegro
7. Villancico: Por besar de este Fénix las plantas I. Estribillo
8. Villancico: Por besar de este Fénix las plantas II. Coplas
9. Sonata Coreliana para tecla I - Grave Quitasol
10. Sonata Coreliana para tecla I - Giga
11. Cantada: Jilguerillo sonoro I. Duo
12. Cantada: Jilguerillo sonoro II. Recitado
13. Cantada: Jilguerillo sonoro III. Aria
14. Cantada: Jilguerillo sonoro IV. Coplas
15. Sonata III á 2 con órgano: I. Grave
16. Sonata III á 2 con órgano: II. Allegro
17. Sonata III á 2 con órgano: III. Largo
18. Sonata III á 2 con órgano: IV. Fuga Giga
19. Sonata III á 2 con órgano: V. Minuet
20. Villancico: Enigma sagrado I. Estribillo
21. Villancico: Enigma sagrado II. Coplas, Mas No Que la Fe Sale
22. Ah, de la esfera de Apolo: I. ¡Ah de la Esféra de Apolo! (Duo)
23. Ah, de la esfera de Apolo: II. ¡Oh! Senora Divina, en ti tan sola (Recitado)
24. Ah, de la esfera de Apolo: III. La hoguera en la Que Resplandece (Aria)
25. Ah, de la esfera de Apolo: IV. Si armado de alas frágiles de cera (Recitado)
26. Ah, de la esfera de Apolo: V. Cuando a un Sol Tan Peregrino (Aria grave)
27. Tocatta: Al post Comunio
28. Xácara: Según veo el Aparato
29. Dolores y Gozos de San Joseph: Chacona - Giga

"Een bijzonder belangrijke, zo niet doorslaggevende factor voor de promotie van deze kostelijke muziek zijn de vocale en instrumentale kwaliteiten van het ensemble: dit is kernachtig samengevat wereldtop. Het is de combinatie van fenomenaal esprit en perfecte balans en stemvoering die deze muziek naar voor mij ongekende hoogten stuwt. Er is in dit musiceren (en daar betrek ik de drie vocalisten uitdrukkelijk bij) zoveel finesse en raffinement te ontdekken dat het niet anders dan adembenemend is. Last but zeker not least is daar die voortreffelijke opname: Tom Peeters heeft er weer een ‘obra maestra' van gemaakt.

'A very important, not to say decisive factor in the promotion of this wonderful music are the vocal and instrumental qualities of the ensemble: these are, in a nutshell, world class. It is the combination of phenomenal esprit, perfect balance and voicing which for me drives this music to unprecedented heights. In this music making (I explicitly would like to involve the three vocalists here) there is so much finesse and sophistication that one can only conclude it's breathtaking.'"
Aart van der Wal - Opus Klassiek

"De contrasterende timbres van sopranen Lucia Martin Cartón en Soledad Cardoso zorgen voor extra veel levendigheid bij de toch al vitale ritmiek en beweeglijke melodieën van Orejón. Het speelplezier spat eraf."

"The contrasting timbres of sopranos Lucia Martin Cartón and Soledad Cardoso provide much extra vibrancy to the already vital rhythms and moving melodies of Orejón. The fun splash off"
Margaretha Toornstra - Luister Tien