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Welcome to our third volume of Bolivian Baroque music which was, unusually, recorded in three different venues, in two different countries almost 6250 miles apart. This time the majority of the CD was recorded in Holland (in both the Waalse Kerk in Amsterdam and the Doopsgezinde Kerk in Deventer) during Arakaendar Bolivia Choir’s first tour of Europe with Florilegium in 2008. In addition we have included a number of solo organ pieces from the Bolivian archives which James Johnstone recorded on the restored anonymous 18th century Blockwerk organ in the Mission Church of Santa Ana de Velasco. This is the first European recording on this remarkable instrument, its raw sound recorded here for posterity.
The music on this volume differs considerably from the other two Channel Classics recordings (CCS 22105 & CCS 24806) as it mainly showcases Arakaendar Bolivia, the choir I set up in 2005. They continue to thrive and have shown tremendous commitment and determination in preparing this challenging and varied programme. We were delighted to be nominated by BBC Music Magazine for the best choir recording of 2008 for our last CD recording, as well as receiving our 5th Editor’s Choice from Gramophone magazine. I hope this new volume is received as warmly.
As with our first two volumes we have an additional piece which has little to do with the archives in Bolivia. Instead this charming arrangement by Luis Craff of a popular Bolivian folk song Naranjitay (“little orange”) is offered as an encore with one of the tenors from the choir, Daniel Aguilar, accompanying the choir on his charango.
Each recording project in Bolivia has been an adventure and this one was no exception. James and I flew out to Bolivia ahead of Florilegium’s trip to take part in the VI Festival Internacional de Muisica Renacentista y Barroca Americana “Missiones de Chiquitos” in April 2008. From there we embarked on a 22 hour journey by 4-wheel jeep into the Amazonian jungle and arrived in the Mission Church of Santa Ana in the east of the country. Several years ago I had been told about this unique organ, restored in 2000, and having seen photos was keen to include some of the rich repertoire for organ from the archives on this new recording. We borrowed equipment from a Bolivian sound engineer who came with us to help with the recording and after the local organist had finished his daily practise (!) James had a little time to get acquainted with the organ before we started to record. It was important to include some music recorded in Bolivia on this disc and I am delighted we were able to achieve this.
Additional Information
| SACD or CD? | SACD (plays on all cd players) | |||||||
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| Year of release | 2009 | |||||||
| Recording Location | Amsterdam Holland | |||||||
| Main artist | Florilegium |
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| Performers | Florilegium Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco Missa Octavo Tono >Anon Sonata “Chiquitana” No.IV AMCh 264 (So 18) Allegro, Andante, Minuete Domenico Zipoli All’Offertorio Roque Jacinto de Chavarría Fuera, Fuera! Haganles lugar! Anon Siempre Piano from Sonata XIV in G major Domenico Zipoli Canzona in g minor Juan de Araujo Al Llanto mas tierno Anon Aires me hielan al Niño Diego Casseda Silencio, no chiste el aire Anon Sonata AMCh 399 in a minor Juan de Araujo Oh que bien se suspenden los Cielos Sebastián Duron Al compás airecillos Anon Salve a 8 Encore: Anon Naranjitay - Huaiño (Traditional folk tune) arranged by Luis Craff |
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| Introduction by artist |
Welcome to our third volume of Bolivian Baroque music which was, unusually, recorded in three different venues, in two different countries almost 6250 miles apart. This time the majority of the CD was recorded in Holland (in both the Waalse Kerk in Amsterdam and the Doopsgezinde Kerk in Deventer) during Arakaendar Bolivia Choir’s first tour of Europe with Florilegium in 2008. In addition we have included a number of solo organ pieces from the Bolivian archives which James Johnstone recorded on the restored anonymous 18th century Blockwerk organ in the Mission Church of Santa Ana de Velasco. This is the first European recording on this remarkable instrument, its raw sound recorded here for posterity. The music on this volume differs considerably from the other two Channel Classics recordings (CCS 22105 & CCS 24806) as it mainly showcases Arakaendar Bolivia, the choir I set up in 2005. They continue to thrive and have shown tremendous commitment and determination in preparing this challenging and varied programme. We were delighted to be nominated by BBC Music Magazine for the best choir recording of 2008 for our last CD recording, as well as receiving our 5th Editor’s Choice from Gramophone magazine. I hope this new volume is received as warmly. As with our first two volumes we have an additional piece which has little to do with the archives in Bolivia. Instead this charming arrangement by Luis Craff of a popular Bolivian folk song Naranjitay (“little orange”) is offered as an encore with one of the tenors from the choir, Daniel Aguilar, accompanying the choir on his charango. Each recording project in Bolivia has been an adventure and this one was no exception. James and I flew out to Bolivia ahead of Florilegium’s trip to take part in the VI Festival Internacional de Muisica Renacentista y Barroca Americana “Missiones de Chiquitos” in April 2008. From there we embarked on a 22 hour journey by 4-wheel jeep into the Amazonian jungle and arrived in the Mission Church of Santa Ana in the east of the country. Several years ago I had been told about this unique organ, restored in 2000, and having seen photos was keen to include some of the rich repertoire for organ from the archives on this new recording. We borrowed equipment from a Bolivian sound engineer who came with us to help with the recording and after the local organist had finished his daily practise (!) James had a little time to get acquainted with the organ before we started to record. It was important to include some music recorded in Bolivia on this disc and I am delighted we were able to achieve this. |
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| Composer | Zipoli, Araulo, Casseda | |||||||
| Producer | Jared Sacks, Ashley Solomon | |||||||
| Recording Engineer / Mastering | Jared Sacks | |||||||
| Technical Specifications | Microphones: Bruel & Kjaer 4006, Schoeps Digital Converters: DSD Super Audio/Meitner Design AD/DA Speakers: Audiolab, Holland Software: Pyramix Editing, Merging Technologies Mixing Board: Rens Heijnis, custom design Mastering Room: B+W 803d series speakers, Classe 5200 Amplifier Cables: Van den Hul | |||||||
| Inlay | Domenico Zipoli Toccata in d minor
Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco Missa Octavo Tono Anon Sonata “Chiquitana” No.IV AMCh 264 (So 18) Domenico Zipoli All’Offertorio Roque Jacinto de Chavarría Fuera, Fuera! Haganles lugar! Anon Siempre Piano from Sonata XIV in G major Domenico Zipoli Canzona in g minor Juan de Araujo Al Llanto mas tierno Anon Aires me hielan al Niño Diego Casseda Silencio, no chiste el aire Anon Sonata AMCh 399 in a minor Juan de Araujo Oh que bien se suspenden los Cielos Sebastián Duron Al compás airecillos Anon Salve a 8 Encore: Anon Naranjitay - Huaiño (Traditional folk tune) arranged by Luis Craff |
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| Quotes | Back to Bolivia for a collection that’s more entertaining than ever. Music Choice (…) Florilegium and a superb South American vocal group (…) (…) Thanks again to Father Piotr Nawrot’s exhaustive research in the archives of the Bolivian mussions, Solomon and company present a beautiful programme. (…) (…) the liturgical work of Velasco is a nice find that showcases some delicate writing for the small vocal group and a richly sonorous massed choir sound for the full ensemble. Zipoli’s organ music is played by James Johnstone on the sole surviving 18th century organ in the Chiquitana. The organ has an marvellously grainy and pungent sound.(…) the choir’s bright youthful sound is very pleasing, Florilegium‘s performances are terrific and do much to make this series a fine addition to the genre. Early Music America (…) het 16koppige jongerenkoor zingt uitstekend en vertoont duidelijk de sporen van een ‘Engelse’ vocale opvoeding, slanke stemmen met een klein vibrato. Tijdschrift Oude Muziek (…) Its pounding rhythms, oscillating between 3/8 and ¾ time, with gasping first-beat rests, have haunted me for days. (…) (…) The sound of the choir is captivating - wholly unmannered, fresh-toned and inexhaustibly animated – and it’s become tauter still since their since their debut. Their commitment, enjoyment and communication is palpable. (…) The music itself is totally absorbing from beginning to end.BBC Music Magazine (...) De afwisseling van koorwerken, orgelstukken en orkestmuziek zorgt voor een mooie luisterervaring, in alle segmenten wordt grote kwaliteit geleverd. Met als grootste gemene delers gedrevenheid en energie. Luister |
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| Running time | 60:00 | |||||||
| Number of cd's | 1 | |||||||
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Digital Converters: DSD Super Audio/Meitner Design AD/DA
Speakers: Audiolab, Holland
Software: Pyramix Editing, Merging Technologies
Mixing Board: Rens Heijnis, custom design
Mastering Room: B+W 803d series speakers, Classe 5200 Amplifier
Cables: Van den Hul
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Florilegium
Regular performances in some of the world's most prestigious venues have confirmed Florilegium's status as one of Britain's most outstanding period instrument ensembles. |
Florilegium
Arakaender Bolivia choir
Domenico Zipoli Toccata in d minor
Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco Missa Octavo Tono
>Anon Sonata “Chiquitana” No.IV AMCh 264 (So 18)
Allegro, Andante, Minuete
Domenico Zipoli All’Offertorio
Roque Jacinto de Chavarría Fuera, Fuera! Haganles lugar!
Anon Siempre Piano from Sonata XIV in G major
Domenico Zipoli Canzona in g minor
Juan de Araujo Al Llanto mas tierno
Anon Aires me hielan al Niño
Diego Casseda Silencio, no chiste el aire
Anon Sonata AMCh 399 in a minor
Juan de Araujo Oh que bien se suspenden los Cielos
Sebastián Duron Al compás airecillos
Anon Salve a 8
Encore: Anon Naranjitay - Huaiño (Traditional folk tune) arranged by Luis Craff
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Welcome to our third volume of Bolivian Baroque music which was, unusually, recorded in three different venues, in two different countries almost 6250 miles apart. This time the majority of the CD was recorded in Holland (in both the Waalse Kerk in Amsterdam and the Doopsgezinde Kerk in Deventer) during Arakaendar Bolivia Choir’s first tour of Europe with Florilegium in 2008. In addition we have included a number of solo organ pieces from the Bolivian archives which James Johnstone recorded on the restored anonymous 18th century Blockwerk organ in the Mission Church of Santa Ana de Velasco. This is the first European recording on this remarkable instrument, its raw sound recorded here for posterity.
The music on this volume differs considerably from the other two Channel Classics recordings (CCS 22105 & CCS 24806) as it mainly showcases Arakaendar Bolivia, the choir I set up in 2005. They continue to thrive and have shown tremendous commitment and determination in preparing this challenging and varied programme. We were delighted to be nominated by BBC Music Magazine for the best choir recording of 2008 for our last CD recording, as well as receiving our 5th Editor’s Choice from Gramophone magazine. I hope this new volume is received as warmly.
As with our first two volumes we have an additional piece which has little to do with the archives in Bolivia. Instead this charming arrangement by Luis Craff of a popular Bolivian folk song Naranjitay (“little orange”) is offered as an encore with one of the tenors from the choir, Daniel Aguilar, accompanying the choir on his charango.
Each recording project in Bolivia has been an adventure and this one was no exception. James and I flew out to Bolivia ahead of Florilegium’s trip to take part in the VI Festival Internacional de Muisica Renacentista y Barroca Americana “Missiones de Chiquitos” in April 2008. From there we embarked on a 22 hour journey by 4-wheel jeep into the Amazonian jungle and arrived in the Mission Church of Santa Ana in the east of the country. Several years ago I had been told about this unique organ, restored in 2000, and having seen photos was keen to include some of the rich repertoire for organ from the archives on this new recording. We borrowed equipment from a Bolivian sound engineer who came with us to help with the recording and after the local organist had finished his daily practise (!) James had a little time to get acquainted with the organ before we started to record. It was important to include some music recorded in Bolivia on this disc and I am delighted we were able to achieve this.
Back to Bolivia for a collection that’s more entertaining than ever.
Florilegium plays some chamber instrumental works with customary finesse. (…)
(…) The Bolivian singers demonstrate a warm choral sonority and soft solo singing (…)
(…) Highlights are Johnstone’s virtuoso performance of several colourful organ pieces by Domenico Zippoli: the texture and detail of the Canzona in G minor is enthralling (…)
(…) There isn’t a dull moment during the disc’s hour-long duration, and plenty of musical subtleties and novelties to intrigue the ear.
Gramophone
(...) ein einheimischem Chor der mit seinem Enthusiasmus für eine wunderbare Unmittelbarkeit sorgt (...)
Musik und klang 5*
Fono Forum
(...) Dies ist gerade zu ein Geniestreich, denn das ist allerfeinste Kompositionsvorlage gepaart mit spritziger und Launiger Ausführung.
Toccata
The Bolivian choir’s fresh-toned sound is captivating. Their commitment, enjoyment and communication is palpable.
Music Choice
(…) Florilegium and a superb South American vocal group (…)
(…) the lively, angular, almost jazzy syncopations and cross-rhythms are rendered to perfection by the 16 singers, both as soloists and as a chorus (...)
The Absolute Sound
(…) Thanks again to Father Piotr Nawrot’s exhaustive research in the archives of the Bolivian mussions, Solomon and company present a beautiful programme. (…)
(…) the liturgical work of Velasco is a nice find that showcases some delicate writing for the small vocal group and a richly sonorous massed choir sound for the full ensemble. Zipoli’s organ music is played by James Johnstone on the sole surviving 18th century organ in the Chiquitana. The organ has an marvellously grainy and pungent sound.
(…) the choir’s bright youthful sound is very pleasing, Florilegium‘s performances are terrific and do much to make this series a fine addition to the genre.
Early Music America
(…) het 16koppige jongerenkoor zingt uitstekend en vertoont duidelijk de sporen van een ‘Engelse’ vocale opvoeding, slanke stemmen met een klein vibrato.
Tijdschrift Oude Muziek
(…) Its pounding rhythms, oscillating between 3/8 and ¾ time, with gasping first-beat rests, have haunted me for days. (…)
(…) The sound of the choir is captivating - wholly unmannered, fresh-toned and inexhaustibly animated – and it’s become tauter still since their since their debut. Their commitment, enjoyment and communication is palpable.
(…) The music itself is totally absorbing from beginning to end.
BBC Music Magazine
(...) De afwisseling van koorwerken, orgelstukken en orkestmuziek zorgt voor een mooie luisterervaring, in alle segmenten wordt grote kwaliteit geleverd. Met als grootste gemene delers gedrevenheid en energie.
Luister
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