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VICTORIA DE LOS ÁNGELES – Songs of Andalusia: Middle Ages and Renaissance (1967)

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goldenstateservicesj
Dec 26, 2023
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Victoria de los Ángeles López García (1923–2005) was a Catalan Spanish operatic lyric soprano and recitalist whose career began after the Second World War and reached its height in the years from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s.

She was born Victoria de los Ángeles López García in the porter’s lodge of the University of Barcelona, to Bernardo Lopez Gómez (or Gamez), a university caretaker, and Victoria García. She studied voice under Dolores Frau, and guitar with Graciano Tarragó, at the Barcelona Conservatory, graduating in 1941 after just three years, at the age of 18.

Victoria de los Ángeles: soprano Ars Musicae de Barcelona Jordi Savall: treble & bass viols Enrique Gispert: direction Recorded in Barcelona (1967)

Victoria de los Ángeles: « Because my vocal color is rather dark and my medium is timbred, I have been classified as a mezzo. In fact, I started out as a light soprano, almost a coloratura. Then I tried to gain depth without losing my high register, although I hate anything that sounds like a performance. » Victoria de los Ángeles passed away on January 15, 2005, at the age of 81, fortunately leaving her many admirers a very rich discography in which a number of reference integrals flourish, as a testimony to her immense talent.

  1. [00:00] Tres moricas m’enamoran (Anónimo)

  2. [01:35] Paseábase el rey moro (Luys de Narváez, 16th century)

  3. [04:19] Dime a do tienes las miente (Alonso Mudarra d. 1580)

  4. [05:57] Si no’s huviera mirado (Cristóbal Morales, 1500-1553)

  5. [09:12] Dexó la venda (Francisco Guerrero, 1527-1599)

  6. [11:06] Puse mis amores. (Anónimo)

  7. [12:53] Aquí me declaró su pensamiento (Ginés de Morata 15??- after 1576)

  8. [15:31] Pues que me tienes (Francisco Ortega – 16th century)

  9. [17:44] Ah, el novio no quiere dinero (Sephardic song)

  10. [19:08] Coma la rosa en la güerta (Sephardic song)

  11. [22:08] Estávase la mora (Sephardic song)

  12. [23:41] Aquel rey de Francia (Sephardic song)

  13. [25:47] Damos gracias a ti, Dios (Francisco de la Torre, fl. 1483-1504)

  14. [29:11] Sobre Baça estaba el rey. (Anónimo)

  15. [31:17] iAy que non hay! (Anónimo)

  16. [33:03] Rosa das rosas (Alfonso el Sabio 1221-1284)

  17. [35:49] Maravillosos e piadosos. Alfonso el Sabio 1221-1284)

 
 
 

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