Jaume Balius i Vila (1750-1822) - Adonde infiel dragon (c.1786)

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Composer: Jaume Balius i Vila (1750-1822)
Work: Adonde infiel dragon (c.1786)
Performers: Maria Hinojosa Montenegro (soprano); Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla; Vanni Moretto (conductor)

Adonde infiel dragon (c.1786)
1. Recitativo 0:00
2. Aria 2:55

Drawing: Georg Braun (1541-1622) & Franz Hogenberg (1539-1590) - Cordoba
HD image: https://flic.kr/p/2rEYLof
Map: Unknown artist (18th Century) - Map of Barcelona (c.1706)
HD image: https://flic.kr/p/2rEYuUU

Further info: https://orquestabarrocadesevilla.com/obs-store-2/OBS-010-Adonde-infiel-drag%C3%B3n-p75327035
Listen free: https://open.spotify.com/album/2mT5x6CNG8FvNV1S7572p7

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Jaume (Jaime) Balius i Vila
(Barcelona, bap. 15 November 1750 - Córdoba, 3 November 1822)

Spanish composer. Baptized in the Santa Maria del Mar parish in Barcelona, he began his musical studies as a choirboy at the Escolania de Montserrat. In 1778 he was appointed 'maestro de capilla' at Seu d'Urgell Cathedral. After his ordination as a priest in 1780, he secured the post of 'maestro de capilla' at Girona Cathedral in 1781, succeeding Francesc Juncà, and in a post he held until 1785. In that year he transferred to Córdoba to assume this magisterium, a position he retained until his death, with one brief interruption between 1787 to 1789 to assume the post of 'maestro de capilla' of the Royal Convent of La Encarnación in Madrid. As a composer, his legacy is exceptionally prolific, with a corpus that exceeds 900 cataloged compositions, mainly sacred. His style is rooted in the classicism of the Viennese school.