Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Zappay lo campo, strambatto, CM20
2. Viva, viva rey Ferrando, canci�n, CM 111
3. De tous biens plaine, chanson
4. Donde estas que non te veo (canci�n)
5. Figlie Guilielmin (basse danse)
6. Amor que t'o fat hio (strambotto)
7. Puis Fortuna
8. Que 's mi vida, preguntays, for voice & ensemble
9. Colonnese
10. Dindrin, Dindirin
11. O Dio se vede chiaro (villanesca)
12. Work(s): Unspecified Il Re di Spagna (after Francisco della Torre)
13. Dezilde Al Cavallero for 5 voices
14. Diferencia Sobre 'El Canto Del Caballero' for organ
15. Cingario simo venit'a giocare
16. Fantasia I & Fantasia II on Salve Regina
17. Ay luna que reluces, villancico
18. Gaillarda Napolitana, for harpsichord
19. Vecchie letrose non valete niente, canzona for 4 voices

Disc 2:

1. Himno XIX Pange lingua IV
2. Pour un Plaisir for organ
3. Diferencia Sobre 'El Canto la Dama le Demenda' for organ
4. Tiento II cuarto tono
5. Pavana con su glosa
6. Fabord�n y glosas del Sexto Tono, for organ
7. Tiento VIII del octavo tono, for keyboard
8. Quien llam� al partir partir
9. Tres sobre la Alta (Spagna)
10. Un gay bergier, for keyboard (after Crequillon)
11. Diferencia Sobre 'Las Vacas' for harpsichord
12. Tiento IX del quinto tono, for keyboard
13. Romance: Para Quien Crie Yo Cabellos
14. Tiento XIII fuga a 4
15. Tiento VII del quarto tono, for keyboard
16. Diferencias sobre la Pavana Italiana, for keyboard
17. Je fille quant dieu me donne de quoy (after Willaert)
18. Tiento III del primer tono, for keyboard

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #48266 in Music
• Released on: 2001-06-05
• Number of discs: 2
• Dimensions: .24 pounds

Customer Reviews

Great Addition to My Collection
Jordie Savall and Hesprion XX do it again. I've yet to hear a CD of his that I didn't love. Most of my collection of 15th-17th Century music is English, French, German, and Italian, and I am happy to see the Spanish masters taking their place alongside them.

Music for the Spanish Kings
This is a wonderful(double)CD, and great value for money. Anyone who loves early music would enjoy this. I'd been looking for Hesperion xx or xxi music for ages, as I'm always hearing them on Radio 3, and I just never came across their recordings in any shops, so this is a real treat. A good variety of sounds, with some beautiful solo singing. I shall definitely be looking for more of their recordings from Amazon in the future.

An Excellent Recital of Spanish Early Music
Intrigued by the age of the music on this album, I invested $8 in Music for the Spanish Kings when I found it at a used bookstore. This is recording is definitely worth more than $8.

The first half of the first disc is devoted to music from the 1400s, the second half of the disc to music from the 1500s. There are rollicking works with ample (but tasteful) percussion, pieces of quiet reserve with deep Iberian feeling, and songs of all colors performed splendidly by soprano Montserrat Figueras.

The second CD comprises a number of instrumental works by the blind composer Antonio de Cabezón (1510-66). Most works on this disc are quiet and introspective. Sometimes, therefore, the pieces seem to run together, but on the whole this is very enjoyable music.

The only two areas of critique are:
1. More music. Both CDs are a bit over 50 minutes, meaning that more music could have been recorded. This would have given greater variety to the second disc, perhaps.
2. There are no texts for the songs or translations of titles.

If you have ever enjoyed early music, this album is worth investigating. It is neither too Spanish, nor is it not Spanish enough. Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XX do an excellent job and conveying the gentle nostalgia of these pieces. The playing transports the listener hundreds of years back into the courts of the Spanish kings.