Música Temprana - José De Orégon Y Aparicio; La Esfera De Apolo. Music from 18th Century Lima, Peru (2016)

MÚSICA TEMPRANA aims to explore 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, Laus Polyphoniae and the Festival van Vlaanderen in Belgium, the Mozart Festival in Rovereto, Italy, and Musica Sacra in Maastricht. MÚSICA TEMPRANA toured several concert in Latin America, especially in Bolivia, Costa Rica, Argentina and Ecuador.

José de Orejón y Aparicio (Huacho, c. 1706-Lima 1765)

Jose de Orejón y Aparicio was the first Latin American-born musician who was appointed in Lima as Kapellmeister. The lives of these 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 ac- companied by the hope that his name will be associated with the great composers of the period such as Nebra, Literes, José de Torres.

Tracklist:

01. Cantada: ¡Ah del dia! ¡Ah de la fiesta! I. Duo
02. Cantada: ¡Ah del dia! ¡Ah de la fiesta! II. Recitado
03. Cantada: ¡Ah del dia! ¡Ah de la fiesta! III. Aria
04. Cantada: ¡Ah del dia! ¡Ah de la fiesta! IV. Coplas
05. Sonata Coreliana para tecla I: Pitipié
06. Sonata Coreliana para tecla I: Allegro
07. Villancico: Por besar de este Fénix las plantas I. Estribillo
08. Villancico: Por besar de este Fénix las plantas II. Coplas
09. 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