Based in Bogotá, Colombia, the early music ensemble Música Ficta presents music of 17th century Iberia and Latin America in its elegantly produced recordings, and Dos Estrellas le Siguen ("Two stars follow the sun") is a representative collection of the group's vocal and instrumental explorations. Released in 2016 on the Centaur label, the album includes a number of pieces by composers of note, such as Manuel Machado, Antonio Martín y Coll, Antonio de Santa Cruz, Juan Hidalgo, Gaspar Sanz, Francisco de Vidales, Juan ...
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Based in Bogotá, Colombia, the early music ensemble Música Ficta presents music of 17th century Iberia and Latin America in its elegantly produced recordings, and Dos Estrellas le Siguen ("Two stars follow the sun") is a representative collection of the group's vocal and instrumental explorations. Released in 2016 on the Centaur label, the album includes a number of pieces by composers of note, such as Manuel Machado, Antonio Martín y Coll, Antonio de Santa Cruz, Juan Hidalgo, Gaspar Sanz, Francisco de Vidales, Juan Cabanilles, Michel Farinel, Juan Arañés, Gaspar Fernandes, and José Marín, which outnumber the handful of anonymous selections. The diffuse history behind the program is rather elaborately laid out in the liner notes, though listeners can ascertain the intricate details better by playing the disc first, and recognizing the general trends that shaped music in Spain, Portugal, and the New World under Spanish rule. The performances are passionate and lively, and the songs ( Xácaras and...
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