Jácaras!
Santiago de Murcia was one of the Spanish baroque’s more significant composers for the baroque guitar. Paul Odette’s 1998 Harmonia Mundi release of selections from Murcia’s pieces is as fine a recording as you might find. O’Dette is joined by colleagues who reinforce the natural flair and style inherent in the music.
Santiago de Murcia: Jacaras and La Jota
Paul O’Dette, guitar, and Others — Jácaras! – 18th-Century Spanish Baroque Guitar Music of Santiago de Murcia (Harmonia Mundi , 1998)
Codex
As contrast to O’Dette’s recording, Rolf Lislevand’s Astree release of music by Murcia is perhaps a little more hip in approach. Some of the pieces are mixed in with improvisations that give a cross-over feel, while retaining the baroque essence of the original.
Santiago de Murcia: Folias Españolas and Cumbées
Rolf Lislevand, guitar, and Ensemble Kapsberger — Codex: Santiago De Murcia (Astree, 2000)
