Jácaras! - 18th Century Spanish Baroque Guitar Music of Santiago de Murcia [Includes 2008 Harmonia Mundi Catalog]

1	Jácaras por la E / Santiago de Murcia
2	La Jota / Santiago de Murcia
3	Marizápalos / Santiago de Murcia
4	Gallardas / Santiago de Murcia
5	Tarantelas / Santiago de Murcia
6	Preludio grabe (after Cor / Santiago de Murcia
7	La Cadena / Santiago de Murcia
8	Giga de Corelli, for guit / Santiago de Murcia
9	Zarambeques / Santiago de Murcia
10	Passacalles por la E, for / Santiago de Murcia
11	Fandango, for guitar / Santiago de Murcia
12	Marionas por la B, for gu / Santiago de Murcia
13	Cumbées (Codex No. 4), fo / Santiago de Murcia
14	Payssanos / Santiago de Murcia
15	Folías Ytalianas / Santiago de Murcia
16	Las Penas / Santiago de Murcia
17	Allegro, for guitar / Santiago de Murcia
18	Grabe (Grave), for guitar / Santiago de Murcia
19	Allegro, for guitar / Santiago de Murcia
20	Otros canarios / Santiago de Murcia
21	Canarios / Santiago de Murcia
Jácaras! - 18th Century Spanish Baroque Guitar Music of Santiago de Murcia [Includes 2008 Harmonia Mundi Catalog]
1.	Jácaras por la E 3:47
	Composed by Santiago de Murcia
	Performed by Andrew Lawrence-King, Andrew Lawrence-King, Pedro Estevan, Pat O'Brien, Paul O'Dette and Steve Player
2.	La Jota 5:54
	Composed by Santiago de Murcia
	Performed by Andrew Lawrence-King, Andrew Lawrence-King, Pedro Estevan, Pat O'Brien, Paul O'Dette and Steve Player
3.	Marizápalos 5:23
	Composed by Santiago de Murcia
	Performed by Andrew Lawrence-King, Andrew Lawrence-King, Pedro Estevan, Pat O'Brien, Paul O'Dette and Steve Player
4.	Gallardas 3:02
	Composed by Santiago de Murcia
	Performed by Andrew Lawrence-King, Andrew Lawrence-King, Pedro Estevan, Pat O'Brien, Paul O'Dette and Steve Player
5.	Tarantelas 4:03
	Composed by Santiago de Murcia
	Performed by Andrew Lawrence-King, Andrew Lawrence-King, Pedro Estevan, Pat O'Brien, Paul O'Dette and Steve Player
6.	Preludio grabe (after Corelli) 2:21
	Composed by Santiago de Murcia
	Performed by Andrew Lawrence-King, Andrew Lawrence-King, Pedro Estevan, Pat O'Brien, Paul O'Dette and Steve Player
7.	La Cadena 1:13
	Composed by Santiago de Murcia
	Performed by Andrew Lawrence-King, Andrew Lawrence-King, Pedro Estevan, Pat O'Brien, Paul O'Dette and Steve Player
8.	Giga de Corelli, for guitar 2:58
	Composed by Santiago de Murcia
	Performed by Andrew Lawrence-King, Andrew Lawrence-King, Pedro Estevan, Pat O'Brien, Paul O'Dette and Steve Player
9.	Zarambeques 5:38
	Composed by Santiago de Murcia
	Performed by Andrew Lawrence-King, Andrew Lawrence-King, Pedro Estevan, Pat O'Brien, Paul O'Dette and Steve Player
10.	Passacalles por la E, for guitar 4:30
	Composed by Santiago de Murcia
	Performed by Andrew Lawrence-King, Andrew Lawrence-King, Pedro Estevan, Pat O'Brien, Paul O'Dette and Steve Player
11.	Fandango, for guitar 4:34
	Composed by Santiago de Murcia
	Performed by Andrew Lawrence-King, Andrew Lawrence-King, Pedro Estevan, Pat O'Brien, Paul O'Dette and Steve Player
12.	Marionas por la B, for guitar 3:55
	Composed by Santiago de Murcia
	Performed by Andrew Lawrence-King, Andrew Lawrence-King, Pedro Estevan, Pat O'Brien, Paul O'Dette and Steve Player
13.	Cumbées, for guitar 2:29
	Composed by Santiago de Murcia
	Performed by Andrew Lawrence-King, Andrew Lawrence-King, Pedro Estevan, Pat O'Brien, Paul O'Dette and Steve Player
14.	Payssanos 3:08
	Composed by Santiago de Murcia
	Performed by Andrew Lawrence-King, Andrew Lawrence-King, Pedro Estevan, Pat O'Brien, Paul O'Dette and Steve Player
15.	Folías Ytalianas 7:33
	Composed by Santiago de Murcia
	Performed by Andrew Lawrence-King, Andrew Lawrence-King, Pedro Estevan, Pat O'Brien, Paul O'Dette and Steve Player
16.	Las Penas 2:49
	Composed by Santiago de Murcia
	Performed by Andrew Lawrence-King, Andrew Lawrence-King, Pedro Estevan, Pat O'Brien, Paul O'Dette and Steve Player
17.	Allegro, for guitar 2:45
	Composed by Santiago de Murcia
	Performed by Andrew Lawrence-King, Andrew Lawrence-King, Pedro Estevan, Pat O'Brien, Paul O'Dette and Steve Player
18.	Grabe (Grave), for guitar 2:23
	Composed by Santiago de Murcia
	Performed by Andrew Lawrence-King, Andrew Lawrence-King, Pedro Estevan, Pat O'Brien, Paul O'Dette and Steve Player
19.	Allegro, for guitar 3:10
	Composed by Santiago de Murcia
	Performed by Andrew Lawrence-King, Andrew Lawrence-King, Pedro Estevan, Pat O'Brien, Paul O'Dette and Steve Player
20.	Otros canarios 1:46
	Composed by Santiago de Murcia
	Performed by Andrew Lawrence-King, Andrew Lawrence-King, Pedro Estevan, Pat O'Brien, Paul O'Dette and Steve Player
21.	Canarios 4:57
	Composed by Santiago de Murcia
	Performed by Andrew Lawrence-King, Andrew Lawrence-King, Pedro Estevan, Pat O'Brien, Paul O'Dette and Steve Player

All Music Guide

In this collection of dances and short works for Baroque guitar by Spanish composer Santiago de Murcia (1682-1732?), Paul O'Dette plays some pieces just as written and others with an accompaniment of percussion and other guitars, based on clues he finds in the music suggesting supplemental instruments, and the resulting selection is delightfully varied. Murcia was a wonderfully versatile composer, as demonstrated in these delicate, reserved laments, formally sophisticated dance forms taken from French suites, and rowdy popular dances with Amerindian and African influences. The pieces O'Dette and harpist Andrew Lawrence-King play as solos have depth of feeling coupled with chaste restraint reminiscent of the English Renaissance lute tradition. O'Dette tends to perform his more rambunctious pieces with an accompaniment of percussion, psaltery, and two guitars. He cites the popularity of groups with this kind of make-up in Spanish and Mexican society in the early eighteenth century, and notes that the written guitar part offers plenty of guidance about the kinds of accompaniment that would be appropriate. The resulting performances are certainly fun -- spirited and vibrant, nearly impossible to listen to without beginning to move along with the music. The sound is clean, intimate, and spacious. Harmonia Mundi's reissue of it this 1998 release marks the 50th anniversary of the company, and includes a copy of its extensive catalog. This charming CD should be of interest to anyone who loves Spanish music, or guitar music, or Baroque music strongly shaped by popular and folk influences. Stephen Eddins