Cantoría
When Juan of Castile and Margaret of Austria married in 1497, not only two dynasties but also two polyphonic traditions intertwined. The Spanish singers of Cantoría reflect the ambitious political alliance in a programme that interweaves Pierre de la Rue's Missa Ave Maria with the motets of Juan de Anchieta – a rare encounter between refined Franco-Flemish filigree, powerful Castilian lyricism and the religious devotion that marked Margaret's life.
Programme
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Juan de Anchieta
Virgo et mater
1462-1523 -
Pierre de la Rue
Missa Ave Maria
Kyrie
Gloriac1452-1518 -
Juan de Anchieta
Ave sanctissima Maria
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Pierre de la Rue
Missa Ave Maria
Credo -
Juan de Anchieta
Salve Regina
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Pierre de la Rue
Missa Ave Maria
Sanctus
Benedictus -
Juan de Anchieta
Ace verum corpus
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Pierre de la Rue
Missa Ave Maria
Agnus Dei -
Juan de Anchieta
Magnificat
Programme subject to change
Musicians
- Inés Alonso, Victoria Cassano soprano
- Oriol Guimerá, Daniel Folqué alto
- Marti Doñate tenor
- Lluís Arratia, David Guitart bass
- Marina López organ
- Jorge Losana musical direction, tenor