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The music of Madrid

Hannah French explores music-making in the city of Madrid from the early Renaissance up to the 18th Century, including figures such as Victoria, Cabezon, Scarlatti and Farinelli.

Hannah French explores music-making in the city of Madrid from the early Renaissance up to the 18th Century, including important figures such as Tomas Luis de Victoria, Antonio de Cabezon, Domenico Scarlatti, Luigi Boccherini, and the famous castrato Farinelli, who was appointed as chamber musician to King Philip V in 1737.

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Sun 3 May 202617:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • José de Nebra

    Amar y ser amado y la divina Philotea (Seguidilla)

    Orchestra: Concerto Köln. Conductor: Pablo Heras‐Casado.

  • Manuel Pla

    Salve Regina (O Clemens)

    Singer: Pau Bordas. Orchestra: L'Orquestra Barroca Catalana. Director: Olivia Centurioni.

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in A minor, K. 175

    Performer: Andreas Staier.

  • Tomás Luis de Victoria

    Officium Defunctorum (Missa pro defunctis - Introitus and Kyrie)

    Choir: Collegium Vocale Gent. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.

  • Nicola Porpora

    Polifemo (Alto Giove, è tua grazia)

    Singer: Bejun Mehta. Orchestra: Concerto Köln. Conductor: Pablo Heras‐Casado.

  • Luigi Boccherini

    String Quintet Op. 30, No. 6 (La Musica Notturna delle Strade di Madrid)

    Performer: Rolf Lislevand. Ensemble: Carmina Quartet.

  • Mateo Romero

    Entre Dos Mansos Arroyos (Romance a 4)

    Ensemble: Clematis Ensemble. Choir: Cappella Mediterranea. Conductor: Leonardo García Alarcón.

  • Mateo Romero

    Pescador, Que das al Mar a 4

    Ensemble: Clematis Ensemble. Choir: Cappella Mediterranea. Conductor: Leonardo García Alarcón.

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  • Sun 3 May 202617:00
    BBC Radio 3

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