Pedro Ruimonte in Brussels: Music at the Court of the Archduke Albert & Isabella Clara Eugenia | Lauda LAU017

Pedro Ruimonte in Brussels: Music at the Court of the Archduke Albert & Isabella Clara Eugenia

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Label: Lauda

Cat No: LAU017

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Release Date: 20th October 2017

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At the beginning of the 17th century the Brussels court experienced an extraordinary cultural splendour thanks to the Archduke Albert and Isabella Clara Eugenia, during a period of peace and prosperity in the Southern Low Countries under Spanish Habsburg rule. The sovereigns, who were great collectors and patronized artists such as Brueghel de Velours and Rubens, maintained a magnificent musical chapel with a substantial number of Spanish, Italian and English musicians. It was in this context that the work of the Zaragoza native Pedro Ruimonte unfolded. Master of chamber music under the Archducal pair, his Parnaso español (1614) represents one of the capstones in the history of Spanish music.

This CD reconstructs the musical landscapes of the Archducal chapel and chamber music, characterized by a variety of genres and in an innovative spirit.

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