Imaginario: De un libro de música de vihuela
Armonia Concertada
María Cristina Kiehr, Ariel Abramovich
John Potter, Jacob Heringman
Arcana A460
Inspired by seven surviving vihuela song books published between 1536 and 1576, this programme proffers a new imagined book ‘as if published in Valladolid or Seville between 1570 and 1580’ with arrangements by Ariel Abramovich and Jacob Heringman. [...]
Kiehr has a ceramic glaze to her delivery: smooth and cool on the surface but warm and pleasingly textured underneath. Her dark vowels create a rich tone that never falters but just occasionally - in Arcadelt’s (c1504-1568) ‘Se per colpa del vostro fiero sdegno’ in particular - I would prefer more immediacy. Elsewhere she is supreme in bright, luminous textures: the refreshing wash of Arcadelt’s ‘Chiare, fresche et dolci acque’ is superb.
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Undercutting all of this is the wonderful vihuela playing of Abramovich and Heringman. Beautifully recorded, their detailed execution of these complex polyphonic textures is as impressive and enjoyable as the programme they have created.
To read the full text of this article please visit www.gramophone.co.uk (Jun 2019)
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