Hidalgo/ La Grande Chapelle/ Recasens - Juan Hidalgo: Music for the Planet KingAlthough he is primarily remembered as the creator of zarzuela and Spanish opera, the sacred and secular vocal chamber music of Baroque composer Juan Hidalgo enjoyed success during his lifetime. Hidalgo's sacred works are perhaps less well known and were composed primarily for specific devotional practices in the palace, and most of his output was likely destroyed in the calamitous fire of the Royal Palace. However a partial restoration of Hidalgo's

his tunes on this debut represent the essence of modern mainstream jazz

Featuring the Top Ten hits

smaller ensembles

combined with a captivating rhythm and underlined by Grethen's warm yet vibrant guitar sound

but managed to complete their debut UK tour dates in September 2021

on Flower Records

including Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998) and World Without Tears (2003)

Donizetti used Ruffini's Italian libretto to effect his changes

while your spirit watches from the rafters

unpleasant as it is will undoubtedly be used by the powers that be to tighten the screws on us little people on behalf of their billionaire paymasters

landing on something like turn-of-the-millennium IDM

I Was Born (A Unicorn) (2:45) B10