Los Angeles Guitar Quartet – New Renaissance (TrackList follows) – LAGQ Records

by | Apr 24, 2015 | Classical CD Reviews

Los Angeles Guitar Quartet – New Renaissance (TrackList follows) – LAGQ Records LAGQ 0315, 58:38 [3/17/15] ****:

The LA Guitar Quartet has delved into the Renaissance era before, as in their previous album: Air & Ground, which had a William Kanengiser work of that title. The first piece they ever performed publicly was a suite of dances of Praetorius, and their first major-label recording used several of their favorite Renaissance pieces.

In this CD they revisit their enthusiasm for 16th and 17th century music, informed with modern sensibilities they have picked up along the way. It’s sort of a new look at Renaissance music. The opening and longest work on the CD is again by member William Kanengiser: Music from the Time of Cervantes. The short work Three French Chansons, which closes out the album, is by member Scott Tennant. There is also a lengthy work by Ian Krouse based on a lute piece by Dowland, The Frog Galliard.

TrackList:

1. Zappay
1:17
2. Romance de Abindarraéz y Jarifa
1:45
3. Diferéncias Sobre Guárdame Las Vacas
1:24
4. Jácaras
1:51
5. Romance de Calaynos/ Romance de Alburquerque
2:57
6. El Villano
1:45
7. La Tricotea Samartín
1:58
8. Al Villano se la Dan
1:09
9. Viva, Viva, Rey Ferrando
1:45
10. Tres Morillas m’Enamorán en Jaen
1:56
11. Canários
1:56
12. Diferéncias Sobre Las Folias
2:53
13. Fantasia Que Contrahaze la Harpa en la Manera de Ludovico
1:54
14. Chacona “La Vida Bona”
1:54
15. Con Pavor Recordó el Moro
2:17
16. Oy Comamos y Bebamos
3:22
17. Six Ricercars: I. Moderato deciso
1:03
18. Six Ricercars: II. Moderato
1:00
19. Six Ricercars: III. Allegro
0:53
20. Six Ricercars: IV. Amoroso
1:07
21. Six Ricercars: V. Moderato scherzoso
1:01
22. Six Ricercars: VI. Allegro
1:53
23. Mon Pere si sa Marie
1:52
24. Music in Four Sharps (on Dowland’s Frog Galliard)
14:01
25. Je ne l’ose dire
0:48
26. Adieu mes Amours
1:45
27. Il est bel et bon
1:00

—John Sunier

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