The Cello in Spain: Boccherini and other 18th-century virtuosi

Obregón is a musician of the curious kind who likes to explore new ground. This disc is of great importance as it is the first attempt to document a part of music history which is still largely... — MusicWeb International, 4th January 2016 More…

Release Date: 5th May 2015
Catalogue No: GCD923103
Label: Glossa
Length: 57 minutes

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Boccherini: Cello Sonata in C major, G6

Work length12:25

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Josetxu Obregón (cello)
Ritirata, La
Recorded: December 2014
Recording Venue: Real Conservatorio de Musica, Sala Tomas Luis de Victoria, Madrid

I. Allegro

Track length3:34

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II. Largo

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III. Allegro moderato

Track length3:42

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Paganelli: Cello Sonata in A Minor

Work length7:22

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Josetxu Obregón (cello)
Ritirata, La
Recorded: December 2014
Recording Venue: Real Conservatorio de Musica, Sala Tomas Luis de Victoria, Madrid

I. Largo

Track length2:50

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II. Allegro

Track length1:17

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III. Adagio

Track length1:53

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IV. Gigue

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Duport: 6 Cello Sonatas, Op. 3 No. 1 in D Major

Work length11:32

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Josetxu Obregón (cello)
Ritirata, La
Recorded: December 2014
Recording Venue: Real Conservatorio de Musica, Sala Tomas Luis de Victoria, Madrid

I. Allegro

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II. Adagio

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III. Allegro

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anon.: Adagio in E Minor [Barcelona Manuscript, 2nd half of the 18th century]

Work length4:05

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Josetxu Obregón (cello)
Ritirata, La
Recorded: December 2014
Recording Venue: Real Conservatorio de Musica, Sala Tomas Luis de Victoria, Madrid

Porretti: Cello Concerto in G Major

Work length7:47

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Josetxu Obregón (cello)
Ritirata, La
Recorded: December 2014
Recording Venue: Real Conservatorio de Musica, Sala Tomas Luis de Victoria, Madrid

I. Largo

Track length1:55

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II. Allegro

Track length2:21

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III. Largo

Track length2:02

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IV. Allegro

Track length1:29

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Francesco Paolo Supriano: 12 Toccatas for Cello

Work length2:00

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Josetxu Obregón (cello)
Recorded: December 2014
Recording Venue: Real Conservatorio de Musica, Sala Tomas Luis de Victoria, Madrid

12 Toccatas for Cello: No. 1 in G Major

Track length2:00

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Vidal, Pablo: Arte y Escuela de Violoncello

Work length1:09

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Josetxu Obregón (cello)
Ritirata, La
Recorded: December 2014
Recording Venue: Real Conservatorio de Musica, Sala Tomas Luis de Victoria, Madrid

Arte y Escuela de violoncello: Duetto-Andante

Track length1:09

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José de Zayas: Ultima leccion in B-Flat Major

Work length2:39

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Josetxu Obregón (cello)
Ritirata, La
Recorded: December 2014
Recording Venue: Real Conservatorio de Musica, Sala Tomas Luis de Victoria, Madrid

Boccherini: Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D Major, G. 448 "Fandango"

Work length8:04

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Josetxu Obregón (cello)
Ritirata, La
Recorded: December 2014
Recording Venue: Real Conservatorio de Musica, Sala Tomas Luis de Victoria, Madrid

Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D Major, G. 448: III. Fandango: Grave assai - IV. Fandango

Track length8:04

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Josetxu Obregón and La Ritirata bring us an update on 18th-century cello music and performance in Spain with their latest Glossa CD. The selection made by this exciting cellist provides a sample of pieces which would have been heard in Spain during the infancy of the instrument and in the period leading into the Age of the Enlightenment. Such was the popularity of the cello many composers and virtuosi came from elsewhere to perform, either passing through Spain or settling there for life, as did Luigi Boccherini and Domingo Porretti (a cello concerto from the latter is performed here).

Obregón’s vivid advocacy –matched by scholar José Carlos Gonsálvez in his accompanying booklet – reaches out to the first native cello school, with music from Pablo Vidal and José Zayas and many of these pieces here are recorded for the first time. As well as a captivating sonata from Jean-Pierre Duport (dedicated to the Duke of Alba after the French cellist’s visit to Madrid), we are also treated to a new reading of Boccherini’s evocative 'Fandango', drawn from the Guitar Quintet in D, complete with castanets!

La Ritirata’s choices of instruments and performing styles admirably match the demands of music ranging from the Baroque to the Classical and this new disc paves the way for a broader exploration of the presence of the cello in the group’s home country.

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4th January 2016

Obregón is a musician of the curious kind who likes to explore new ground. This disc is of great importance as it is the first attempt to document a part of music history which is still largely in the dark … Obregón is a brilliant performer … Technically the playing is superb and Obregón and his colleagues play with aplomb in the extraverted pieces but also with refinement in the more intimate items.

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