L'Arpeggiata: Los Pajaros Perdidos (Standard Version): The South-American Project

This may be a crossover disc, but it offers a fascinating fusion of early European and Latin American music, in what Pluhar, its director-theorbist, calls “South America’s living baroque”...If... — Sunday Times, 19th February 2012 More…

Release Date: 23rd Jan 2012
Catalogue No: 0709502
Label: Erato
Length: 75 minutes

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Quito Gato, Traditional: Duerme negrito

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Margit Übellacker (psaltery), Marcello Vitale (chitarra battente guitar), Mireille Faure (chief engineer), Sarah Ridy (harp), Quito Gato (guitar), Philippe Jaroussky (vocals), David Mayoral (percussion), Christina Pluhar (theorbo), Boris Schmidt (double bass), Doron David Sherwin (cornet), Haru Kitamika (harpsichord), Hugues Deschaux (chief engineer)
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Ariel Ramirez, Félix Luna, Quito Gato: Alfonsina y el mar (Zamba)

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Marcello Vitale (chitarra battente guitar), Lucilla Galeazzi (voices), Mireille Faure (chief engineer), Sarah Ridy (harp), Quito Gato (guitar), Carmen Gaggl (psaltery), Boris Schmidt (double bass), Christina Pluhar (theorbo), Hugues Deschaux (chief engineer), David Mayoral (percussion)
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Anon, Christina Pluhar, Quito Gato: Montilla (Golpe)

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Mario Hurtado Rodriguez (cuatro venezuelano guitar), Marcello Vitale (chitarra battente guitar), Luciana Mancini (voices), Mario Hurtado Rodriguez (maracas percussion), Vincenzo Capezzuto (voices), Quito Gato (cuatro venezuelano guitar), Mireille Faure (chief engineer), David Mayoral (percussion), Christina Pluhar (theorbo), Boris Schmidt (double bass), Doron David Sherwin (cornet), Hugues Deschaux (chief engineer)
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anon.: Pájaro campana (Polca)

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Lincoln Almada (harp), Lincoln Almada (cajon), Mireille Faure (chief engineer), Quito Gato (cuatro venezuelano guitar), Raul Orellana (violin), Raul Orellana (maracas percussion), Christina Pluhar (theorbo), Boris Schmidt (double bass), David Mayoral (percussion), Hugues Deschaux (chief engineer)
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Astor Piazzolla, Quito Gato: Los pájaros perdidos

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Philippe Jaroussky (counter-tenor), Margit Übellacker (psaltery), Margit Übellacker (non featured artist), Lincoln Almada (harp), Lincoln Almada (non featured artist), Philippe Jaroussky (non featured artist), Sarah Ridy (non featured artist), Sarah Ridy (harp), Raul Orellana (violin), Raul Orellana (non featured artist), L'Arpeggiata (non featured artist), Haru Kitamika (non featured artist), David Mayoral (non featured artist), Boris Schmidt (non featured artist), David Mayoral (percussion), Doron David Sherwin (cornet), Haru Kitamika (harpsichord), Eero Palviainen (non featured artist), Eero Palviainen (lute), Doron David Sherwin (non featured artist), Boris Schmidt (double bass)
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Anon, Christina Pluhar, Quito Gato: Pajarillo verde (Pajarillo)

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Luciana Mancini (voices), Marcello Vitale (chitarra battente guitar), Lincoln Almada (harp), Lincoln Almada (cajón), Mario Hurtado Rodriguez (cuatro venezuelano guitar), Sarah Ridy (harp), Quito Gato (cuatro venezuelano guitar), Mireille Faure (chief engineer), Mario Hurtado Rodriguez (maracas percussion), Christina Pluhar (theorbo), Carmen Gaggl (psaltery), Boris Schmidt (double bass), David Mayoral (percussion), Hugues Deschaux (chief engineer), Doron David Sherwin (cornet)
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anon.: Isla Sacá (Polca)

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Mireille Faure (chief engineer), Lincoln Almada (cajón), Quito Gato (cuatro venezuelano guitar), Lincoln Almada (harp), Raul Orellana (maracas percussion), Raul Orellana (violin), Raul Orellana (charango), Christina Pluhar (theorbo), Boris Schmidt (double bass), David Mayoral (percussion), Hugues Deschaux (chief engineer)
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Constantino Ramones: La embarazada del viento (Gaita Margariteña)

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Luciana Mancini (voices), Mario Hurtado Rodriguez (cuatro venezuelano guitar), Quito Gato (cuatro venezuelano guitar), Mireille Faure (chief engineer), Christina Pluhar (theorbo), Boris Schmidt (double bass), David Mayoral (percussion), Hugues Deschaux (chief engineer)
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Alfredo Rosales, Hamlet Lima Quintana, Noberto Ambros, Quito Gato: Zamba para no morir (Zamba)

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Mireille Faure (chief engineer), Quito Gato (cuatro venezuelano guitar), Marcello Vitale (chitarra battente guitar), Vincenzo Capezzuto (voices), Sarah Ridy (harp), Carmen Gaggl (psaltery), Boris Schmidt (double bass), Christina Pluhar (theorbo), Hugues Deschaux (chief engineer), David Mayoral (percussion)
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Christina Pluhar, Pancho Cabral, Quito Gato: ¡ Ay ! este azul

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Mireille Faure (chief engineer), Philippe Jaroussky (vocals), Marcello Vitale (guitar), Raul Orellana (charango), Raul Orellana (violin), Vincenzo Capezzuto (voices), Sarah Ridy (harp), Raul Orellana (maracas percussion), Christina Pluhar (theorbo), Carmen Gaggl (psaltery), Boris Schmidt (double bass), David Mayoral (percussion), Hugues Deschaux (chief engineer), Eero Palviainen (arch lute), Eero Palviainen (guitar)
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Juan Bautista Plaza, Quito Gato: El curruchá (Joropo)

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Luciana Mancini (voices), Marcello Vitale (chitarra battente guitar), Lincoln Almada (cajón), Lincoln Almada (harp), Mario Hurtado Rodriguez (cuatro venezuelano guitar), Mario Hurtado Rodriguez (maracas percussion), Vincenzo Capezzuto (voices), Sarah Ridy (harp), Mireille Faure (chief engineer), Quito Gato (cuatro venezuelano guitar), David Mayoral (percussion), Christina Pluhar (theorbo), Boris Schmidt (double bass), Carmen Gaggl (psaltery), Doron David Sherwin (cornet), Hugues Deschaux (chief engineer), Eero Palviainen (guitar), Eero Palviainen (arch lute)
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Díaz, Simón: Caballo Viejo (Pasaje) & Alma Llanera (Joropo)

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Mireille Faure (chief engineer), Lincoln Almada (cajón), Quito Gato (cuatro venezuelano guitar), Lincoln Almada (harp), Raul Orellana (maracas percussion), Raul Orellana (violin), Raul Orellana (charango), Christina Pluhar (theorbo), Boris Schmidt (double bass), David Mayoral (percussion), Hugues Deschaux (chief engineer)
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Christina Pluhar, Luis Mariano Rivera, Quito Gato: La cocoroba (Joropo oriental)

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Mario Hurtado Rodriguez (cuatro venezuelano guitar), Marcello Vitale (chitarra battente guitar), Lincoln Almada (harp), Lincoln Almada (cajón), Mario Hurtado Rodriguez (maracas percussion), Vincenzo Capezzuto (voices), Sarah Ridy (harp), Mireille Faure (chief engineer), Quito Gato (cuatro venezuelano guitar), Christina Pluhar (theorbo), Carmen Gaggl (psaltery), Boris Schmidt (double bass), David Mayoral (percussion), Hugues Deschaux (chief engineer), Doron David Sherwin (cornet)
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Antonio Nella Castro, Christina Pluhar, Hilda Herrera, Quito Gato: Zamba del Chaguanco (Zamba)

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Hugues Deschaux (chief engineer), Sarah Ridy (harp), Philippe Jaroussky (vocals), Mireille Faure (chief engineer), Eero Palviainen (arch lute), Carmen Gaggl (psaltery), Boris Schmidt (double bass), Christina Pluhar (theorbo), Eero Palviainen (guitar), David Mayoral (percussion)
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Adela Gleijer, Christina Pluhar, Diana Reches, Quito Gato: Como un pájaro libre

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Mireille Faure (chief engineer), Vincenzo Capezzuto (voices), Sarah Ridy (harp), Hugues Deschaux (chief engineer), Carmen Gaggl (psaltery), Boris Schmidt (double bass), Christina Pluhar (theorbo), Doron David Sherwin (cornet), David Mayoral (percussion)
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Christina Pluhar, Maria Elena Walsh, Quito Gato: Como la cigarra

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Philippe Jaroussky (vocals), Mireille Faure (chief engineer), Raquel Andueza (soprano), Raul Orellana (charango), Sarah Ridy (harp), Raul Orellana (maracas percussion), Raul Orellana (violin), Hugues Deschaux (chief engineer), Christina Pluhar (theorbo), Carmen Gaggl (psaltery), Boris Schmidt (double bass), David Mayoral (percussion), Eero Palviainen (arch lute), Eero Palviainen (guitar)
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Adrián Otárola: Ojito de Agua

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Mireille Faure (chief engineer), Raul Orellana (charango), Raul Orellana (violin), Raul Orellana (maracas percussion), Christina Pluhar (theorbo), David Mayoral (percussion), Hugues Deschaux (chief engineer)
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Anon, Christina Pluhar, Quito Gato: Polo margariteño (Polo)

Work length3:58

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Mireille Faure (chief engineer), Marcello Vitale (chitarra battente guitar), Luciana Mancini (voices), Quito Gato (cuatro venezuelano guitar), Sarah Ridy (harp), Raul Orellana (maracas percussion), Raul Orellana (charango), Raul Orellana (violin), Christina Pluhar (theorbo), Carmen Gaggl (performed by), Boris Schmidt (double bass), David Mayoral (percussion), Hugues Deschaux (chief engineer), Doron David Sherwin (cornet)
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Antonio Soler, Christina Pluhar: Fandango

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Mireille Faure (chief engineer), Quito Gato (cuatro venezuelano guitar), Margit Übellacker (psaltery), Raul Orellana (charango), Sarah Ridy (harp), Raul Orellana (maracas percussion), Raul Orellana (violin), Marcello Vitale (chitarra battente guitar), David Mayoral (percussion), Christina Pluhar (theorbo), Boris Schmidt (double bass), Doron David Sherwin (cornet), Hugues Deschaux (chief engineer)
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Velázquez, C: Besame mucho (Bolero)

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Mireille Faure (chief engineer), Raquel Andueza (soprano), Raul Orellana (maracas percussion), Raul Orellana (violin), Raul Orellana (charango), Jesus Fernandez Baena (theorbo), Christina Pluhar (theorbo), Boris Schmidt (double bass), David Mayoral (percussion), Hugues Deschaux (chief engineer)
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In a characteristically thrilling fusion of musical styles, L’Arpeggiata, the prizewinning ensemble led by harpist Christina Pluhar, presents a programme of Spanish and Latin American music that ranges from the 17th century to the present day. Guest vocalists include French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky, who sings the lyrical title tango, ‘Lost Birds’ by Ástor Piazzolla.

A thrilling and arresting fusion of musical styles and techniques is a trademark of L’Arpeggiata, the multi-faceted instrumental and vocal ensemble led by Christina Pluhar. This new collection – which takes its name, ‘Los Pájaros perdidos’ (‘the lost birds’), from a piece by the King of Tango, Ástor Piazzolla – brings a heady Latin American mix. Echoes from the pre-Columbian era, African rhythms and the styles and structures of the European Baroque all enrich this survey of music from the 17th century to the present day, with a geographical spread that covers Spain, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Venezuela.

The ensemble offers an array of exotic stringed instruments: the arpa llanera (a harp with a distinctive tinkling, airy sound); cuatro (a form of small, four-stringed guitar); bandolin (a kind of 15-stringed mandolin); jarana (an eight-stringed guitar); requinto (a high-pitched guitar), and charango (a small Andean guitar originally constructed from an armadillo shell). They are complemented by percussion, trumpet and clarinet, while the vocal parts are taken by French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky and Italian vocalist Lucilla Galeazzi (who both featured on L’Arpeggiata’s 2010 Mediterranean-themed album Via Crucis), the mezzo soprano Luciana Mancini (heard on L’Arpeggiata’s recording of the Monteverdi Vespers, receipient of Germany’s prestigious Echo award in 2011), the Spanish soprano Raquel Andueza and the Neapolitan-trained ballet dancer-turned-singer Vincenzo Capezzuto, who brings his haunting alto tones to several numbers. There are virtuosic guest instrumentalists too: Raul Orellana, on the charango, the Paraguayan harpist Lincoln Almada, and the Argentinian guitarist Quito Gato.

The title track is a lyrical tango, with a klezmer-like clarinet curling round Jaroussky’s vocal line, while the many other striking number include: the lively Pájarillo Verde from Venezuela, which will please fans of the Buena Vista Social Club; the melancholy Alfonsina y el Mar, sung by Lucilla Galeazzi; the haunting La embarazada del viento, with a powerful performance from Luciana Mancini; the sensual, purely instrumental Caballo Viejo and a version of the well-known bolero Besame mucho, with soprano Raquel Andueza, that is reminiscent of some of Peggy Lee’s sexier recordings.

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19th February 2012

This may be a crossover disc, but it offers a fascinating fusion of early European and Latin American music, in what Pluhar, its director-theorbist, calls “South America’s living baroque”...If Philippe Jaroussky sounds out of place, the earthy, sensual vocalists Lucilla Galeazzi and Luciana Mancini are the real deal.

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