La dama le demanda – Rediscovering Spain
Composer: Antonio de Cabezón (1510-1566) & Fahmi Alqhai
Like today’s jazz musicians, 16th-century instrumentalists made their own versions of polyphonic songs, introducing variations and ornaments in which to show off their art of improvisation. The Spanish court organist Antonio de Cabezón was the great master of this art, known as diminution, and here he arranges the famous chanson “Belle, qui tiens ma vie” for keyboard. Fahmi Alqhai, in turn, adapts it for the quintessential Renaissance instrumental ensemble: the consort of violas da gamba.
Credits
ACCADEMIA DEL PIACERE
Fahmi Alqhai, viola da gamba & direction
Rami Alqhai, viola da gamba
Johanna Rose, viola da gamba
Francisco Javier Núñez, harpsichord
Agustín Diassera, percussion
