Correa De Arauxo: Tientos (Y Discursos De Música Práctica Y Theórica De Órgano Intitulado Facultad Orgánica)

Featuring

Patrick Bismuth
Louis Thiry
Francisco Correa de Arauxo

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Interpretation

The performers chose to transcribe these organ works for violin, viola, and viola da spalla, believing that transcription has always been important in the evolution of music.

Performer Biography

Patrick Bismuth, who performs violin, viola, and viola da spalla on this recording, incorporates improvisation, folk traditions, and gypsy music into his artistry alongside Western classical music.

Compositional Technique

The tiento, a musical form explored by Correa de Arauxo, is characterized by its experimental nature, allowing for exploration of sounds and new musical paths.

Composition History

Correa de Arauxo's only known surviving work is the Libro de tientos y discursos de música práctica y theórica de órgano intitulado Facultad orgánica, published in 1626.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Correa de Arauxo's 1626 book is both a collection of organ pieces and a theoretical work, including a long preface on topics like fingering, touch, and virtuosity.

Instruments

Many of Correa de Arauxo's tientos are 'de medio registro', referring to a 17th-century Iberian organ characteristic where the single keyboard was divided at middle C into two independent registers.

Composer Biography

Francisco Correa de Arauxo, one of the greatest Spanish organists of the 17th century, was likely of Portuguese origin and is a distinguished representative of Spain's 'Golden Age'.