Capella de Ministrers is an
early music
Early music generally comprises Medieval music (500–1400) and Renaissance music (1400–1600), but can also include Baroque music (1600–1750). Originating in Europe, early music is a broad musical era for the beginning of Western classi ...
group formed in 1987 in
Valencia, Spain
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...
by
Carles Magraner.
Valencian music is prominent in its repertoire.
Work
Capella de Ministrers was formed in 1987 in Valencia by its director, the Valencian musicologist
Carles Magraner (viola da gamba). The primary importance of the group is in the focus on restoring Valencian musical culture. Part of the group's mission is the recovery of Valencian musical heritage, from their first CD of 1989 - ''Música Barroca Valenciana''. This first release contained little-known
villancicos
The ''villancico'' ( Spanish, ) or vilancete ( Portuguese, ) was a common poetic and musical form of the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America popular from the late 15th to 18th centuries. Important composers of villancicos were Juan del Encina, P ...
by a number of Valencian composers:
Juan Cabanilles
Juan Bautista José Cabanilles (also Juan Bautista Josep, Valencian: Joan) (6 September 1644 in Algemesí near Valencia – 29 April 1712 in Valencia) was a Spanish organist and composer at Valencia Cathedral. He is considered by many to have ...
(1644–1712), Francisco Hernández Pla (d.1722), Joseph Pradas Gallén (1689–1757), Francisco Vicente Cervera (d.1749) and
Pere Rabassa (1683–1767). The productions of the group follow the historical context to musical performance and releasing books with CDs, as in the book Music and Poetry for
Ausiàs March, dedicated to the 15th Century Valencian poet.
The Iberian composers promoted by Capella de Ministrers cover a span of 500 years from anonymous medieval pieces such as found in the
Llibre Vermell de Montserrat
The ''Llibre Vermell de Montserrat'' (, "Red Book of Montserrat") is a manuscript collection of devotional texts containing, amongst others, some late medieval songs. The 14th-century manuscript was compiled in and is still located at the monaster ...
,
El Cant de la Sibil·la,
El Misterio de Elche, etc., through baroque works such as the
ensaladas of
Joan Brudieu
Joan Brudieu (; 1520–1591) was a Catalan Spanish composer. Brudieu was born around 1520 in the diocese of Limoges and died in la Seu d'Urgell in 1591, but can generally be considered as Catalan, since the few biographical details found locate h ...
, to better-known composers such as
Vicente Martín y Soler
Anastasio Martín Ignacio Vicente Tadeo Francisco Pellegrin Martín y Soler (2 May 175430 January or 10 February 1806) was a Spanish composer of opera and ballet. Although relatively obscure now, in his own day he was compared favorably with his ...
. Soler's
zarzuela ''La Madrileña'' (Madrid 1778) was revived by Magraner in 1996. The group has also promoted a revival in public and academic interest in the Majorcan composer
Antonio de Literes
Antoni de Literes (18 June 1673 Majorca – 18 January 1747 Madrid), also known as Antonio de Literes or Antoni Literes Carrión) was a Spanish composer of ''zarzuelas''. As with other national forms of baroque opera, Literes's stage wo ...
by performance of ''
Los Elementos'' and other works.
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Performance venues
Concert halls in Spain
The ensemble has performed numerous concerts since its foundation and has played in leading music venues in Spain, including the Auditorio Nacional de España, the Palau de la Música de Valencia and the Palau de la Música Catalana, Auditorio de León, Teatro de La Maestranza, El Escorial, Centro Conde Duque, Auditorio de Castellón, and Teatro Cervantes.
Festivals
It has also participated in numerous festivals, such as the Festival de Música Antiga de Barcelona, Madrid Cultural 1992 (with the revival of the opera ''Los elementos'' by Antonio Literes), the Festival de Teatro Clásico de Almagro, the Festival de Peralada, the Quinzena Musical Donostiarra, Los Veranos de la Villa (Madrid), the Festival Grec (Barcelona), the Festival Internacional de Música y Danza de Granada and the Festival de Música Religiosa de Cuenca, Serenates a la Universitat (Valencia), Festival Are More (Vigo), Festival Medieval de Elche, and the International Jewish Music Festival in Amsterdam.
Internationally
The group has also performed outside Spain. Within Europe it has performed in France, Belgium, Rumania, Portugal, Holland, Italy, Germany, England, Poland, Finland, Austria, Croatia, Greece, Sweden and Norway. Outside Europe it has performed in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, the United States, Mexico, Cuba, Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, China and Japan.
Discography
Original recordings
* 1989 - ''Música Barroca Valenciana''. EGT 526 CD. AVI 8025.
* 1990 - ''
Cançoner del Duc de Calábria''. EGT 536 CD. AVI 8017
* 1991 - ''Matías Navarro''.
Cantadas a solo, dos y tres voces con instrumentos. EGT 579 CD. AVI 8023
* 1993 - La España Virreinal''. Maestros de capilla de la Catedral de Lima. EGT 631 CD. AVI 8018
* 1994 - ''Antonio Literes: Los Elementos''. EGT 649 CD. AVI 8019. Licanus CDM 0617
* 1996 - ''Vicente Martín y Soler: La Madrileña''. Madrid 1778. Licanus CDM 0410.
* 1997 - ''Joan Brudieu: Cant d'amor''. EGT 708 CD. AVI 8024
* 1997 - ''Cancionero de Gandía, Cançoner de Gandia''. EGT 695.
:Reedited later as:
:* ''El Canto de la Sibila''. Auvidis Ibèrica (Naïve) AVI 8021
* 1999 - ''Antonio Teodoro Ortells: Oratorio Sacro''. Naïve AVI 8015. Licanus CDM 0306.
* 1999 - ''Alfons el Magnànim''. Música profana de la corte aragonesa en Reino de Nápoles (1450-1500). EGT 765 CD. Auvidis Ibèrica (Naïve) AVI 8022.
* 1999 - ''Oratorio Sacro a la Pasión de Cristo''. CDM 0305.
* 1999 - ''Antoni Lliteres: Dánae, Danae''. Blau CD 190.
* 2001 - ''Plaser y gasajo''. Música cortesana en tiempos del Papa Alejandro VI. Auvidis Ibèrica (Naïve) AVI 8027.
* 2001 - ''Nunca fue pena mayor''. Música Religiosa en torno al Papa Alejandro VI. With the
Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana The Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana (CGV), founded as Cor de Valencia in 1987, is the main local-government funded choir in Valencia
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most popula ...
. Auvidis Ibèrica (Naïve) AVI 8026.
* 2001 - ''Concierto Espiritual''. Naïve AVI 8029.
* 2001 - ''
Trobadors''. El Amor cortés, amor cortesano en la Edad Media. Auvidis Ibèrica (Naïve) AVI 8016. Licanus CDM 0308.
* 2002 - ''Llibre Vermell, Contrafactum de Morella''. Cantos y danzas del siglo XIV. Licanus CDM 0201.
* 2002 - ''Iudicii Signum''. Licanus CDM 0203.
* 2003 - ''Lamento di
Tristano''.
Estampida medieval, danzas y música instrumental de la Edad Media. Licanus CDM 0307.
* 2003 - ''
Misterí d'Elx -
La Vespra''. With the Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana. Licanus CDM 0304.
* 2003 - ''Il barbaro dolore''.
Aria
In music, an aria (Italian: ; plural: ''arie'' , or ''arias'' in common usage, diminutive form arietta , plural ariette, or in English simply air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrumental or orchestral accompanime ...
s y cantatas del siglo XVIII español. Licanus CDM 0305.
* 2004 - ''
Cancionero de Palacio
The Cancionero de Palacio (Madrid, Biblioteca Real, MS II–1335), or Cancionero Musical de Palacio (CMP), also known as Cancionero de Barbieri, is a Spanish manuscript of Renaissance music. The works in it were compiled during a time span of arou ...
''. Licanus CDM 0409.
* 2004 - ''Misterí d'Elx -
La Festa
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La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
''. With the Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana. Licanus CDM 0411.
* 2005 - ''
La Harpe de Melodie''. Música en tiempo de Benedicto XIII, el Papa Luna. Works from Codex de
Chantilly
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* Chantilly, Missou ...
, Apt and Ivrea.
* 2006 - ''Dedicate alle Dame''. Licanus CDM 0614.
* 2006 - ''
Tomás Luis de Victoria
Tomás Luis de Victoria (sometimes Italianised as ''da Vittoria''; ) was the most famous Spanish composer of the Renaissance. He stands with Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Orlande de Lassus as among the principal composers of the late Ren ...
: Réquiem''. With the Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana. Licanus CDM 0615.
* 2007 - ''La Spagna''. Danzas del Renacimiento español. Licanus CDM 0718.
* 2007 - ''
John Dowland
John Dowland (c. 1563 – buried 20 February 1626) was an English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer. He is best known today for his melancholy songs such as "Come, heavy sleep", " Come again", "Flow my tears", " I saw my Lady weepe", ...
: Lachrimae or Seven Teares''. Licanus CDM 0721.
* 2007 - ''Batalla Imperial''. Música en tiempos de la Batalla de Almansa. Licanus CDM 0720.
* 2008 - ''Música Angélica''. El repertorio mariano medieval. With the Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana. Institut Valencià de la Música PMV004.
* 2008 - ''Ad honorem Virginis''. L'Ars antiqua, Ars Antiqua a la Corona de Aragón, Corona d´Aragó. Licanus CDM 0822.
* 2008 - ''Amors e Cansó''. Trobadors de la Corona d’Aragó. Licanus CDM 0823.
* 2008 - ''Al-Hadiqat Al-Adai'a (El Jardín Perdido)''. Música i poesía andalusí a la València dels s.XII XIII. Licanus CDM 0824.
* 2008 - ''Feminae Vox''.
Huelgas Codex. Licanus CDM 0826.
* 2009 - ''Fantasiant, Música y Poesia per a Ausiàs March''. Licanus CDM 0927.
* 2010 - ''Moresca. Romances y
cantiga
A ''cantiga'' (''cantica'', ''cantar'') is a medieval monophonic song, characteristic of the Galician-Portuguese lyric. Over 400 extant ''cantigas'' come from the ''Cantigas de Santa Maria'', narrative songs about miracles or hymns in praise of th ...
s entre moros y cristianos''. Licanus CDM 1028.
* 2010 - ''Els viatges de
Tirant lo Blanch
''Tirant lo Blanch'' ( ; modern spelling: ''Tirant lo Blanc'') is a chivalric romance written by the Valencian knight Joanot Martorell, finished posthumously by his friend Martí Joan de Galba and published in the city of Valencia in 1490 as an ...
''. Licanus CDM 1029.
* 2011 - ''Canticum Nativitatis Domini'', Tomás Luis de Victoria. Licanus CDM 1130.
* 2012 - ''Batailla en Spagnol''. Ensaladas de Flecha y Cárceres (cd + DVD) CDM 1231.
* 2013 - ''La Cité des Dames''. Música y mujeres en la Edad Media. 2 cd. CDM 1333.
* 2014 - ''Música Encerrada''. El legado oral de la diáspora sefardí. With
Mara Aranda
Mara Aranda (born 6 December 1968) is a Spanish singer.
Biography
Motivated by her desire to study and research traditional music, she traveled and lived in Crete during 2003 and 2004. In 2005, she returned to Thessaloniki, Greece where she s ...
. CDM 1435.
* 2017 - ''Quattrocento''. CDM 1742.
* 2017 - ''La Ruta de la Seda''. CDM 1743.
* 2018 - ''Arrels''. CDM 1844.
* 2018 - ''El Grial''. CDM 1845.
* 2019 - ''Lucretia Borgia''. CDM 1946.
* 2019 - ''A Circle in the Water''. CDM 1947.
* 2020 - ''Super Lamentaciones''. CDM 2048.
* 2020 - ''Germanies''. CDM 2049.
* 2021 - ''Cantigas de Santa María''. CDM 2150.
* 2021 - ''Claroscuro''. CDM 2151.
Others
* 1998 - ''10 anys''. EGT 741 CD
* 2003 - ''15 anys''. Licanus CDM 0202.
* 2006 - ''Borgia''. Música religiosa en torno al papa Alejandro VI (1492-1503). From 'Plaser y gasajo'' y ''Nunca fue pena mayor''.
* 2007 - ''Tempus Fugit''. 20 años de Capella de Ministrers. Licanus CDM 0719.
* 2008 - ''Música en temps de Jaume I''. Licanus CDM 0825. Including:
** 2008 - ''Ad honorem Virginis''. L'Ars Antiqua a la Corona d´Aragó.
** 2008 - ''Amors e Cansó''. Trobadors de la Corona d’Aragó.
** 2008 - ''Al-Hadiqat Al-Adai'a (El Jardín Perdido)''. Música i poesía andalusí a la València dels s. XII-XIII.
* 2012 - ''El cicle de la vida''. 25 años de Capella de Ministrers. CDM 1232
* 2014 - ''
El Greco
Domḗnikos Theotokópoulos ( el, Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος ; 1 October 1541 7 April 1614), most widely known as El Greco ("The Greek"), was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. "El G ...
. El viaje musical de Doménicos Teotocopóulos''. CDM 1434
References
External links
*
Biography of Carles Magraner on Spanish Wikipedia
Web page of the groupOfficial web site Capella de MinistrersSpanish distribution labelInternational distribution label
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Early music groups
Musical groups established in 1987