El Diamante de Nacimiento

The twenty pieces comprising the musical collection in the Codex Trujillo del Perú are an exceptional case in the history of the indigenous music of the New World. This collection of tonadas, cachuas, tonadillas, bayles, cachuytas and lanchas offers a glimpse of the repertory native to the traditions of the country, as indicated by the text of one of the cachuas sung “al uso de nuestra tierra” (“according to the customs of our land”) and in particular the songs and dances favoured by the popular classes who lived in the “Viceroyalty of Peru” at the end of the 18th century.

Hier scheint fast immer die Sonne: im Norden von Peru, nur einen Steinwurf entfernt von der Brandung des Pazifik, liegt die Stadt Trujillo. Auf den Trümmern des Inka-Reichs, zwischen Tempelruinen und Königsgräbern, errichteten die spanischen Eroberer ihre Villen, ihre Paläste und die leuchtend gelbe Kathedrale. Die beiden Glockentürme läuteten für Europäer und Indios, für Mestizen und Afrikaner, und wachten über ein riesiges Bistum - von der Küste über die schroffen Berge bis zum Regenwald des Amazonas.

Los Temperamentos, founded in 2009, embraces the music of the 17th and 18th centuries. Under the direction of Colombian cellist and arranger Néstor Fabián Cortés Garzón, the ensemble specializes in rediscovering and resonating the relationships between the seemingly opposing worlds of baroque music in Latin America and Europe.

Los Temperamentos, founded in 2009, embraces the music of the 17th and 18th centuries. Under the direction of Colombian cellist and arranger Néstor Fabián Cortés Garzón, the ensemble specializes in rediscovering and resonating the relationships between the seemingly opposing worlds of baroque music in Latin America and Europe. In their thematically diverse programs, the artists blend different styles, composers and cultures, thus repeatedly demonstrating the liveliness and immense richness of colors of what is now simply called “early music”.