Artist: Ensemble El Sol, Chloé Sévère
Album: Reinas, Airs en espagnol à la cour de Louis XIII
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2019
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 01:02:55
Total Tracks: 24
Total Size: 1,11 GB

Tracklist:

01. Ensemble El Sol & Chloé Sévère – Clarin de los mousqueteros del rey de Francia (02:32)
02. Ensemble El Sol & Chloé Sévère – Repicavan las campanillas (02:07)
03. Ensemble El Sol & Chloé Sévère – Quien quiere entra conmigo (02:45)
04. Ensemble El Sol & Chloé Sévère – Las Bacas (03:27)
05. Ensemble El Sol & Chloé Sévère – Rio de Sevilla (02:09)
06. Ensemble El Sol & Chloé Sévère – En el valle, inès (02:31)
07. Ensemble El Sol & Chloé Sévère – El Baxel (03:00)
08. Ensemble El Sol & Chloé Sévère – Las Penas (02:42)
09. Ensemble El Sol & Chloé Sévère – Ojos si quiereis vivir (03:13)
10. Ensemble El Sol & Chloé Sévère – Tarentelas (04:44)
11. Ensemble El Sol & Chloé Sévère – Aver mil damas hermosas (01:47)
12. Ensemble El Sol & Chloé Sévère – Si matais quando mirais (02:14)
13. Ensemble El Sol & Chloé Sévère – Pues que me das a escoger (01:46)
14. Ensemble El Sol & Chloé Sévère – Si me nacem colores morena (02:22)
15. Ensemble El Sol & Chloé Sévère – Si negro tengo la mano (01:30)
16. Ensemble El Sol & Chloé Sévère – Zarabanda Francesca (01:02)
17. Ensemble El Sol & Chloé Sévère – Passava amor su arco desarmado (03:03)
18. Ensemble El Sol & Chloé Sévère – Si suffri por ti morena (01:30)
19. Ensemble El Sol & Chloé Sévère – Jacaras Francesca (03:34)
20. Ensemble El Sol & Chloé Sévère – Yo soy la locura (04:10)
21. Ensemble El Sol & Chloé Sévère – Claros ojos bellos (02:59)
22. Ensemble El Sol & Chloé Sévère – De mi mal nace mi bien (02:31)
23. Ensemble El Sol & Chloé Sévère – Dezid como puede ser Ojos (01:32)
24. Ensemble El Sol & Chloé Sévère – Vuestros ojos tien en d’Amor (03:32)

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The novel The Royal Exchange (L’Échange des Princesses) by Chantal Thomas demonstrated the role of young princesses in the political exchequers of European royalty in the 17th and 18 th centuries. These cosmopolitan matrimonial relations encouraged composers to look afar for inspiration. For example, Spanish princess and wife of Louis XIII, Anne d’Autriche, brought about new styles within the French courts. Composers, in order to please her, incorporated into their music traits that were typically Hispanic: with dance rhythms and lyrics. These tunes were hence published after the marriage. Chloé Sévère’s work has involved bringing together, for her El Sol ensemble, melodies that hold no written accompaniments or string sections. Here we can discover an original work, a universe rather, brought to light through the arrangements of knowledgeable and curious musicians. Care has been taken to make use of sounds that are true to the era from which the works were born, something that many of today’s baroque interpreters neglect. The drums are recognisable (they mark the dance timings) as well as the basque drum, the castasnet and the bells. Rarer instruments can also be picked up upon listening such as the adufe (also known as the pandero cuadrado, the ancestor of the basque drum) and the baroque triangle, adorned with rings that vibrate on the metal. Well researched, this first recording from the El Sol ensemble is a passionate one. An interest in developing the baroque repertoire in South America promises many beautiful future discoveries. Keep your ears peeled! – Elsa Siffert