By Ignacio Deleyto A. Magazine
Filomúsica
The disk (...) Andrew Lawrence-King recreates the implementation of the English court of Charles V in transcriptions and improvisations to conduct Luis Venegas de Henestrosa in figure New Book for keyboard, harp and vihuela , published in Alcalá de Henares in 1557. This is a lesson co 138 pieces, mostly adaptations of works by Cabezón, Mudaliar, Narvaez, Josquin, etc.. including English romances, French chansons, fantasies and dances transcribed for harp, guitar and keyboard. His main innovation was the introduction of a system of tablature in figures. Both Mudarra as Narvaez had been collected previously but different music for vihuela Henestrosa conducted the first publication of encryption key and harp.
The idea is to recreate the disk, according to the pattern Henestrosa, the art of improvisation, common in Spain at the time, which not only improvise on a piece or composition, but that could add sections of various works or works by various composers combine into one. Something that may seem objectionable to us today was, according to Lawrence-King himself, "Logical consequence of the culture of the time Henestrosa. Not only would the artistic excellence in creating a new work but the adaptation by another musician of the same work through written or improvised ornamentation, variations and modifications of the original. " Such creative freedom is the best breeding ground for the imagination and fantasy tion of the musicians who could fully exploit the expressive and compositional another person's work. Precisely what that something is, and we will get this old harp virtuoso and his band The Harp Consort in this interesting record.
handled the variety of instrumentation is a treat for the senses. Lawrence-King plays with equal mastery up to five different instruments: English double harp, Renaissance harp, organ, harpsichord and dulcimer. In addition, we can hear guitar, viola da gamba, harp, guitar and percussion Renaissance. All instrumental deployment that will delight fans of Renaissance instrumental music because of the diversity of color and timbre that fills these scores, some differences as well known as the cows on Guárdame or romance strolled the Moorish king Narvaez.
Popular Regras Josquin's Mille is interpreted here with English double harp, captivating sound instrument can also listen to alone in the way dança Sonnet to of Valderrábano. Equally captivating is To descant for lute and harp, instrumental combination of unusual timbral beauty.
The Harp Consort disc closes with a grand manner improvisational style of the time for English harp, guitar, viola da gamba, Renaissance guitar and organ. Wealth instrumental and expressive power are two features common to the latter piece, in fact, all that make up this generous disc length recorded in Cambridge (England) in February 2000.
