Capella Sanctae Crucis: Zuguambe

This recording consists entirely of unpublished works preserved in the library of the University of Coimbra, which possesses one of the richest music archives in Europe. The programme demonstrates the exceptional musical vitality of the Iberian Peninsula in the seventeenth century. It is conceived as an imaginary church service, rich and heterogeneous, mingling vocal works in Latin and the vernacular with instrumental pieces. Trained at the leading European centres for the study of Early Music, the members of the Capella Sanctae Crucis neglected treasures from the Iberian repertory bring back to life. Their credo is full of promise for the future.

The harmonia#nova series is conceived to offer young artists singled out for their exceptional talents a technical, editorial and promotional showcase that lives up to the high standards of harmonia mundi's classical productions. While those standards remain identical across a very wide range of repertories, the recording philosophy governing this series is rather different, since it is produced above all by the musicians themselves.