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Music from eighteenth
century Mexico -
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GERALD FENECH

'A peach of a disc ...'

Al Combate - Rediscovered Galant Music from Eighteenth Century Mexico - Chicago Arts Orchestra. © 2013 Navona Records LLC

This exquisite CD is a revelation not only in its choice of music, but also in the way it is presented. Here in Europe, we hardly ever get the chance to experience seventeenth century Mexican music, but the seed of this exotic genre is indeed European. Galant music developed in the Neapolitan conservatories which for a time were under the influence of Spanish domination...

Copyright © 14 April 2013 Gerald Fenech,
Gzira, Malta

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CD INFORMATION: AL COMBATE - CHICAGO ARTS ORCHESTRA

MEXICO

EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

NAVONA RECORDS

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ORCHESTRAL MUSIC

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