Luis de Briceño – El Fenix de Paris

5 by Diapason
4 stars by De Volkskrant (Netherlands)
Recommended by ClassicsToday France
“Bien” by Télérama

Luis de Briceño was probably the first representative of the love-for-things-Spanish whose influence was to prove so decisive for French music. Briceño was a virtuoso guitarist, who won the hearts of the Paris aristocracy while incurring the wrath of Moulins, a staunch defender of the French lute. The book he published in 1626, a method for playing the Spanish guitar, includes many improvisations on a wide variety of Spanish dances. Far away now from the quarrels of that time, we are able to appreciate the beauty of Briceño’s pieces and the freedom they allow performers – which is what prompted Le Poème Harmonique to revive them.

Cast:
Claire Lefilliâtre soprano
Isabelle Druet mezzo-soprano
Mira Glodeanu violin
Lucas Peres bass viol
Thomas de Pierrefeu bass
Massimo Moscardo, Thor-Harald Johnsen Baroque guitars
Marie Bournisien spanish harp
Joël Grare percussion
Vincent Dumestre Baroque guitar; conductor

Programme :
Villano – El cavallo del marques, Pasacalle – Que tenga yo a mi mujer, Tono françes – Ay amor loco, Españoleta, Romance – Todos se burlan de mi, Çaravanda – Anadalo çaravanda, Pasacalle, Danza de la Hacha, Villancico – Venteçillo murmurador, Folia – Serrana si vuestros ojos, Seguidilla – Di me que te quexas, Luis de Briceño
Jácara – Para tener nochebuena, Tono Humano – Lloren mis ojos, Villancico – No soy yo, Gaitas, Canario, Air espagnol – El baxel esta en la playa, Anonyme
Tono Humano – Ay, qué mal, Francisco Berxes

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