Simon-Pierre Bestion immerses us in the world of Charles V and a Spain marked by Arab-Andalusian culture. From 1515 onwards, Spain also welcomed musicians and singers from Flanders: this Capilla flamenca had an explosive effect on Spanish music during the Renaissance, according to Bestion. He has composed an imaginary Requiem for the death of Charles V, using compositions actually intended for this service, such as Pedro de Escobar's Missa pro defunctis and Cristobal de Morales' Missa Mille regretz, based on the emperor's favourite song. As usual, the founding conductor of La Tempete takes a few liberties and breathes life into these works by arranging them with variations in timbre, tempo and expression: 'I chose to make extensive use of percussion and certain very distinctive instruments such as the shawm and sackbuts, which perfectly match the spirit of outdoor processions, such as those in the gardens of the Alhambra.'

Tracklist:

Guerre (Extrait) suivi de La Bomba (extrait)
Mille regres
Missa Mille regretz~Kyrie eleison
Nawa athar (D'aprÃ¨s un traditionnel Arabo-andalou)
Musae Jovis
Congaudeant catholici~[Extrait]
sanosa porfia
Ad mortem festinamus (D'aprÃ¨s le Llibre Vermell de Montserrat)
Lamentationes hieremiae prophetae~Mem
Irme kero madre a Yerushalayim
Vidi sub ara Dei (Chant mozarabe issu du Cantorales Mozarabes de Cisneros)
Missa pro defunctis~Sanctus ; Benedictus
Lamentationes hieremiae prophetae~Gimel
Missa pro defunctis~Agnus Dei
Magnificat (D'aprÃ¨s le Fabordon y glosas del primer tono)
fuego
Parce mihi, Domine

UPC: 3701624512166
Label: Alpha
Release Date: 4.24.26
Format: CD

La Tempête - Bomba Flamenca (CD)