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Concierto Iberico - Fandango - Inspiracion [CD]

Concierto Iberico - Fandango - Inspiracion [CD]

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Fandango - Inspiracion: The Dance of Joy. This lovely disc comprises both rarely heard and known fandangos in unique arrangements and with improvisation. The artists have employed an early music approach for the music which relishes in the unique instrumentation of trombone, recorder, guitar, harpsichord, guitar and percussion.

Rich or poor, young or old, great or small - almost everyone in town knew at least the basic figures of this improvisational song and dance. It was danced in theaters and on the streets, from the taverns and dance halls to the palaces of nobles. The fandango, usually accompanied by a guitar and castanets, was and is fundamentally an expression of joie de vivre!

And - as many a prudish contemporary at the time lamented - it was also a dance of amorous pleasure: "Their bodies move to the cadences of the music, full of passionate excitement, with extremely voluptuous gestures, with stamping feet, glances, leaps, all the movements brimming with lascivious intentions", complained the Dean of Alicante in 1712. If that is not proof enough of the charms of the fandango, let it be noted that even Giacomo Casanova himself expressly described the fandango as "the most seductive and voluptuous dance in the world". And he should know...

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Fandango - Inspiracion: The Dance of Joy. This lovely disc comprises both rarely heard and known fandangos in unique arrangements and with improvisation. The artists have employed an early music approach for the music which relishes in the unique instrumentation of trombone, recorder, guitar, harpsichord, guitar and percussion.Rich or poor, young or old, great or small - almost everyone in town knew at least the basic figures of this improvisational song and dance. It was danced in theaters and on the streets, from the taverns and dance halls to the palaces of nobles. The fandango, usually accompanied by a guitar and castanets, was and is fundamentally an expression of joie de vivre!And - as many a prudish contemporary at the time lamented - it was also a dance of amorous pleasure: "Their bodies move to the cadences of the music, full of passionate excitement, with extremely voluptuous gestures, with stamping feet, glances, leaps, all the movements brimming with lascivious intentions", complained the Dean of Alicante in 1712. If that is not proof enough of the charms of the fandango, let it be noted that even Giacomo Casanova himself expressly described the fandango as "the most seductive and voluptuous dance in the world". And he should know...

Track Listing

Sanz: Instruccion de musica, Libro II Zarabanda

Falconiero: Il primo libro di canzone L'Eroica a 3

D Scarlatii: Libro 14 del Senor Scarlatti Sonata K 492 in D

de Nebra: Fandango de Espana

Lopez: Variaciones del fandango espanol

Boccherini: Aus dem Quintet G 448 Grave assai

Boccherini: Aus dem Quintet G 448 Fandango

de Murcia: Saldivar Codex Nr. 4 Jacaras por la E

Martin y Coll: Flores de musica Zarabanda

Rameau: Pieces de Clavecin Les sauvages

Cabanilles: Libro de obras de organo Pasacalles II de primer tono

de Murcia: Saldivar Codex Nr. 4 Tarantelas

de Murcia: Saldivar Codex Nr. 4 Fandango

Soler: Fandango

Details
  • Genre: Classical
  • Product Type: AUDIO CD
  • Barcode: 719279934168
  • Release Date: July 25, 2025
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