I thought you might enjoy this version of the Salve Regina by the Mexican composer Manuel Arenzana c.1762 - 1821, he is part of that rich South American tradition that offers a little more than guitar strumming.
If you look on You Tube index there is a rather fun Kyrie/Gloria from his Messa in Re Mayor, it is not first rank music but it is jolly, I love the operaticism.
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That was absolutely wonderful!
Do you remember the CD produced by the Birmingham ensemble, "Ex Cathedra", called, "New World Symphonies"? Thiwas great recording of New World Baroque (and featured some *mean* lute playing!). On that recording, there is a beautiful "Salve" by the late C16 composer, Hernando Franco.
The San Francisco ensemble, "Chanticleer" have also just announced a new recoding of Californian and Mexican Baroque, from the Spanish Missions on the "Camino Real" of which you can read more about here, if you're interested.
Thanks, again.
A beautiful piece of music - I don't think I've ever heard anything by a South or Central American composer before. I enjoyed the cheerful section in the middle too.
However, I have to admit that for me the Salve Regina has to be sung to the traditional music preferably in Notre-Dame or at the end of the torchlight procession in Lourdes. Spine-tingling indeed!
That's very kind of you, thanks.
I enjoyed that. Very Romantic.
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