Tientos y glosas: Iberian Organ Music

Neu makes fabulous use of the venerable instrument’s trumpet stops to evoke the full excitement of the 17th-century battlefield. — Early Music Review, 1st August 2015 More…

Release Date: 31st Jul 2015
Catalogue No: AUDITE97713
Label: Audite
Length: 54 minutes

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Xaraba: Tiento Lleno segundo tono

Work length4:34

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Martin Neu

Coelho: Flores de Musica

Work length8:46

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$2.60

Martin Neu

Versos de Kyrie. No. 1, Tom

Track length8:46

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Arauxo: Facultad Orgánica

Work length6:58

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Martin Neu

Libro de tientos y discursos de musica practica, y theorica de organo: No. 57, Tiento y Discurso de medio registro de dos Baxones de Octavo Tono

Track length6:58

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Coelho: Ave Maris Stella

Work length9:23

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Martin Neu
Ensemble Officium
Wilfried Rombach

Arauxo: Facultad Orgánica

Work length25:01

$5.00

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Martin Neu

No. 47, Tiento de medio registro de tiple de octavo tono

Track length6:54

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No. 68, Canto Llano de la Inmaculada Concepcion de la Virgen Maria

Track length6:21

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No. 17, Tercero Tiento de Quatro Tono

Track length3:33

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No. 23, Tiento tercero de sexto tono, sobre la primera parte de la Batalla de Morales

Track length8:13

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Martin Neu brings works by Correa de Arauxo, Coelho and Xaraba to life in their Spanish homeland at the organ of San Hipólito in Córdoba. The sound of the organ unfolds transparently within the church interior; noble, warm prinicipals and flute stops as well as a variety of characteristic reed stops lend great sonic dignity to the instrument. Together with the antiphonal choral sound of the Ensemble Officium, the recording reveals the multi-facetted elegance of this musical epoch.

The Golden Age (Siglo de oro) of Spain began during the rule of Emperor Charles V (1516-1556). Spain’s political and economic power also led to an artistic and cultural heyday. The most important musicians of this period included Francisco Correa de Arauxo and Manuel Rodrigues Coelho. During this period, the most important genre in keyboard music was the Tiento.

Originally an imitative form, it became a symbol of baroque freedom in the hands of Correa de Arauxo, thanks to his creativity in the use of harmony, rhythm and the art of ornamentation. The art of diminution of a work (Glosas) – the dissolution of the composition in smaller note values – is impressively shown by Correa, too. The organ of San Hipólito Church in Córdoba was built by Joseph Corchado in 1735. Over the course of the centuries, the organ was subjected to various alterations, but no fundamental changes were made in its structure and disposition. In 2006 the entire instrument was subjected to a complete restoration. The main concern of this careful restoration was to preserve the character and aesthetic of this unique instrument and to restore its originally tuning and temperament. The works recorded here are thus played on an organ that comes as close as possible to the sound aesthetics of the period during which they were composed.

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Early Music Review 1st August 2015

Neu makes fabulous use of the venerable instrument’s trumpet stops to evoke the full excitement of the 17th-century battlefield.

20th October 2015

The value of this disc is enhanced by the fact that Martin Neu in his choice of repertoire has largely avoided the most obvious … The collaboration with the ensemble officium in the liturgical pieces is another real bonus. On top of that Neu plays a magnificent organ, one of Spain's larger instruments with two manuals and 35 stops … It proves itself the ideal medium for the music played here.

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