For most period-instrument bands, improvisation means judiciously adding ornaments. But in works by Strozzi, Cabezon, Attaingnant, Monteverdi and others, the recorder player Vicente Parrilla and his superb Seville-based ensemble More Hispano elaborate freely and inventively on the composers' melodies and classic dance rhythms, much as a virtuoso jazz band would do with standards. Alvaro Garrido's vigorous percussion underpinnings have a world-music quality that suits these works, and Raquel Andueza, a soprano, sings with an earthy, almost vibrato-free tone. -New York Times, 2011 Music Gift Guide, Allan Kozinn.
4 Los Seys Libros Del Delphin, Vol. 3: Mille Regres, la Cancion Del Emperador Del Quarto Tono de Jusquin
5 Mille Regretz
6 Igno Soave Ove Il Mio Foco Alento
7 Madonna Per Voi Ardo
8 Anchor Che Col Partire
9 Une Jeune Filette [16th Century]
10 Doulce Memoire en Plaisir Consommee
11 Counterpoint on Ave Maris Stella
12 Counterpoint on la Spagna (After D. Ortiz)
13 Diferencias Sobre El Canto de la Dama Le Demanda
14 Passacaglia
For most period-instrument bands, improvisation means judiciously adding ornaments. But in works by Strozzi, Cabezon, Attaingnant, Monteverdi and others, the recorder player Vicente Parrilla and his superb Seville-based ensemble More Hispano elaborate freely and inventively on the composers' melodies and classic dance rhythms, much as a virtuoso jazz band would do with standards. Alvaro Garrido's vigorous percussion underpinnings have a world-music quality that suits these works, and Raquel Andueza, a soprano, sings with an earthy, almost vibrato-free tone. -New York Times, 2011 Music Gift Guide, Allan Kozinn.
