El Mundo & Richard Savino - Archivo de Guatemala: Music from the Guatemala City Cathedral Archive (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 74:00 minutes | 2,39 GB
Classical, Sacred | Label: Naxos Records, Official Digital Download
Spanish colonies in Central and South America emerged as wellsprings of cultural activity throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. The meeting of indigenous populations with Latin American cathedrals and courtly life resulted in styles bearing the imprint of folk music, even in sacred compositions. The sophisticated musical culture of Guatemala City Cathedral is represented in an archive of hundreds of works, several of which are recorded here.