Cellist Josetxu ObregÃ³n and La Ritirata bring us up close to this noble instrument's role during the 18th c. with The Cello in Spain, their new Glossa CD.The selections made by the cellist, many recorded here for the first time, would have undoubtedly been heard in Spain during the infancy of the instrument and later, played by traveling virtuosi such as Luigi Boccherini or Domingo Porretti.ObregÃ³n's vivid advocacy also reaches through to the first native Spanish cello school with music from Pablo Vidal and JosÃ© Zayas.This new disc may pave the way for a broader exploration of the cello in Spain.

Tracklist:

Cello Sonata No. 2 In C Major, G. 6: I. Allegro
Cello Sonata No. 2 In C Major, G. 6: II. Largo
Cello Sonata No. 2 In C Major, G. 6: III. Allegro Moderato
Cello Sonata In A Minor: I. Largo
Cello Sonata In A Minor: II. Allegro
Cello Sonata In A Minor: III. Adagio
Cello Sonata In A Minor: IV. Gigue
6 Cello Sonatas, Op. 3 No. 1 In D Major: I. Allegro
6 Cello Sonatas, Op. 3 No. 1 In D Major: II. Adagio
6 Cello Sonatas, Op. 3 No. 1 In D Major: III. Allegro
Adagio In E Minor [Barcelona Manuscript, 2nd Half Of The 18th Century]
Cello Concerto In G Major: I. Largo
Cello Concerto In G Major: II. Allegro
Cello Concerto In G Major: III. Largo
Cello Concerto In G Major: IV. Allegro
12 Toccatas For Cello: 12 Toccatas For Cello: No. 1 In G Major
Arte Y Escuela De Violoncello: Arte Y Escuela De Violoncello: Duetto-Andante
Ultima Leccion In B-Flat Major
Guitar Quintet No. 4 In D Major, G. 448 "Fandango": Guitar Quintet No. 4 In D Major, G. 448: III. Fandango: Grave Assa

UPC: 8424562231030
Label: Glossa
Release Date: 5.26.15
Format: CD

Boccherini / La Ritirata / Obregon - Cello in Spain (CD)