La Grande Chapelle, Albert Recasens - Francesc Valls: Misa Scala Aretina (2014)

Tracklist

01. Misa Scala Aretina: Salmo. Lauda Ierusalem, a 10
02. Misa Scala Aretina: Responsorio a la Virgen. Sancta et immaculata, a 8
03. Misa Scala Aretina: Tono al Santísimo Sacramento. En el misterioso cico, a 4
04. Misa Scala Aretina: Lección. De lamentatione Ieremiae prophetae, a 8
05. Misa Scala Aretina: Motete para el día de Pascua. Surrexit Pastor bonus, a solo
06. Misa Scala Aretina: Motete. Domine vim patior, a 4
07. Misa Scala Aretina: Motete. Plorans ploravit, a 4
08. Misa Scala Aretina: Invitatorio a la Expectación de Nuestra Señora. Ave Maria, a 8
09. Misa Scala Aretina: Villancico a santo Tomás de Aquino. Sombras cobardes, a 12
10. Misa Scala Aretina: Kyrie eleison, a 11
11. Misa Scala Aretina: Christe eleison, a 7
12. Misa Scala Aretina: Kyrie eleison II, a 11
13. Misa Scala Aretina: Gloria in excelsis Deo, a 11
14. Misa Scala Aretina: Gratias agimus tibi, a 11
15. Misa Scala Aretina: Qui tollis peccata mundi, a 6
16. Misa Scala Aretina: Quoniam tu solus Sanctus, a 11
17. Misa Scala Aretina: Cum Sancto Spiritu, a 11
18. Misa Scala Aretina: Credo in unum Deum, a 11
19. Misa Scala Aretina: Et incarnatus est, a 4
20. Misa Scala Aretina: Crucifixus, a 11
21. Misa Scala Aretina: Et resurrexit, a 11
22. Misa Scala Aretina: Et ascendit, a 11
23. Misa Scala Aretina: Et in Spiritum Sanctum, a 11
24. Misa Scala Aretina: Sanctus, a 11
25. Misa Scala Aretina: Agnus Dei, a 11



The Missa Scala Aretina by Francesc Valls is considered to be one of the most important works of Spanish music history. Written in the polychoral tradition and based on Guido d’Arezzo’s hexachord, and named after him, the work was composed for the cathedral of Barcelona, possibly to celebrate the closing of the Catalonian Parliament in January 1702. It owes its fame to the heated controversy over aesthetics which arose as a result of one of its passages. At one point the controversy involved over 50 musicians including Alessandro Scarlatti, and against the political backdrop of the Spanish War of Succession (1700-1714). La Grande Chapelle tackles the fascinating challenge of rediscovering this unique work in its original setting and presents us with a number of excellent unpublished pieces from Valls’ huge musical production.

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