Music for Emperor Charles V

Capella de la Torre's debut CD is more than just a new experience. Finally you realize why the shawm in the 16th century was considered the royal instrument  NDR 

Already with its firts release the ensemble produced a masterpiece  MDR Figaro

The Emperor Charles V was surrounded by music from his childhood onwards. He and his two sisters, who had lost their parents, grew up at the court oft their Aunt Margarethe, Regent of the Netherlands, where music had always played an important role.Margarethe employed the most famous instrumentalists, singers and composers of the day and had an excellent ensemble at her disposal. She appointed an exceptional teacher, the renowned Henry de Bredemers, to give musical instruction to her three wards.The first time Charles left the Netherlands for Spain to take up his inheritance of the Spanish throne from his grandfather in 1517, he was already accompanied by the Flemish musicians who later became the "Capilla Flamenca". Music was performed at receptions and State occasions as well as in church or at smaller court gatherings.