At the Spanish Royal Chamber La Tempestad & Silvia Márquez Chulilla

• José Lidón (1746 - 1827): Il trionfo (Excerpts):
• 1Lidón: Il trionfo (Excerpts): Sì queste voci rispettose06:13
• 2Lidón: Il trionfo (Excerpts): Che sarà? Qual cupo suono05:40
• Francisco Brunetti (1765 - 1834): Concierto para violonchelo in D Major:
• 3Brunetti: Concierto para violonchelo in D Major: I. Allegro con espíritu11:12
• 4Brunetti: Concierto para violonchelo in D Major: II. Adagio03:47
• 5Brunetti: Concierto para violonchelo in D Major: III. Rondó06:38
• José Lidón: Il trionfo (Excerpts):
• 6Lidón: Il trionfo (Excerpts): Dell’immortal vittoria03:15
• 7Lidón: Il trionfo (Excerpts): A dispetto vedranno, o Signore05:52
• Gaetano Brunetti (1744 - 1798): Lamentación de Miércoles Santo:
• 8Brunetti: Lamentación de Miércoles Santo No. 107:12
• 9Brunetti: Lamentación de Miércoles Santo No. 207:47
• 10Brunetti: Lamentación de Miércoles Santo No. 306:44
• Total Runtime01:04:20

Info for At the Spanish Royal Chamber

Chamber music is traditionally associated with music for a small group of instruments. However, in the past the Royal Chamber welcomed a wide variety of both vocal and instrumental repertoires, as well as devotional music. In the palaces of the Spanish royal family the rooms of the kings and infants had ample dimensions, which made possible the attendance of a large group of musicians and listeners. This album brings together pieces linked to the musical activity of the Spanish court and specifically reflects the variety of repertoire that could be heard in the Royal Chamber during the times of Charles IV and Ferdinand VII. Charles IV’s interest in instrumental music is well known, since, in addition to promoting academies and concerts virtually on a daily basis, he was himself a violin player. On the contrary, though little is known about Ferdinand VII as a promoter of music, we can assert that he promoted an important chamber music activity following the lines marked out by his father Charles IV, to which can be added the enthusiastic participation of his wives and children. The pieces chosen for this album are vocal and instrumental works that sounded in the chamber of the kings and were composed by Gaetano Brunetti, Francisco Brunetti and José Lidón, renowned composers in the service of the court who had great acknowledgement at that time, and who deserve to be listened to and enjoyed by all fans who will be captivated by their exceptional quality.

Eugenia Boix, soprano
Guillermo Turina, cello
Karim Farhan, tenor
La Tempestad
Silvia Márquez Chulilla, conductor

Silvia Márquez Chulilla
Restless and enthusiastic, she is presently one of the most versatile and active performers. A specialist in historical keyboards, she feels equally comfortable on harpsichord, organ, or fortepiano.

Born in Zaragoza, she won First Prize for both Harpsichord and Organ in 1996 at the Young Music Performers’ Permanent Contest. From that point on, awards and acknowledgements followed: Special Jury Prize for the best historical performance and an Honorable Mention at the 1999 Spring International Contest in Prague, an Honorable Mention at the 2001 Bruges Harpsichord International Contest (Belgium), among others. She was a member of the 2001 European Union Baroque Orchestra, performing in France, Germany, England, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Hungary and China, under conductors Roy Goodman, Andrew Manze, Alfredo Bernardini and Edward Higginbottom.

She has performed in Spain, France, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Italy, Croatia, Andorra, Austria, Slovakia, Estonia, Portugal, Bolivia and Panamá, and for the last few years she has been invited to be a member of the jury in numerous competitions. She widely performs as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player with such conductors as Fabio Biondi, Giuliano Carmignola and Paul Goodwin, among others. She has appeared as a soloist with the Orquesta de Cámara Española, Orquesta Sinfónica de la Región de Murcia, Soloists Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla, Grupo Enigma and others, and she regularly performs with early music ensemble Forma Antiqva.

A number of her concerts have been recorded and broadcast by RNE2, RTVE, BBC, RTL and Czech Radio. Her recordings include discs of music by A. Vivaldi (Warner 2004), D. Scarlatti and Haendel (MAA 2007), C. P. E. Bach (Arsis 2009) and L. Boccherini (alongside harpsichordist Alfonso Sebastián).

Her first solo release, “Chaconnerie” (IBS 2018), is an exciting and unusual journey through the chaconas for keyboard from the 16th century to our days, and includes Roberto Sierra’s Montuno, composed for her and nominated to the Latin Grammy Awards 2018.

“Herbania” (IBS 2019), with three world premieres, means the first CD in the market entirely devoted to Spanish XX century music written for harpsichord.

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