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María-Luz Álvarez (Soprano)

Born: Madrid, Spain

The Spanish-born Canadian soprano, María-Luz Álvarez, studied with Max van Egmond and Peter Kooy.

María-Luz Álvarez is known for performance and recording of early music, mosdtly in Spain and the Naetherlands. She has sung in La Capilla Real de Madrid, Huelgas Ensemble, Capella Figuralis under the direction of Jos van Veldhoven, Al Ayre Español and the Egidius Ensemble and Amsterdam Baroque Choir under the direction of Ton Koopman. She also recorded a dozen CD's for a number of labels in Europe, including Harmonia Mundi.

In 2003, María-Luz Álvarez met a jeweller who lives in Thompson, Manitoba, Canada. Since 2005 she has been a permanent resident of Canada and is settled in Thompson, Manitoba. In May 2012, she sang in Winnipeg with the vocal ensemble Camerata Nova and members of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in a program of music revolving around the idea of pilgrimage through the ages.

Source: Wikipedia Website (February 2014); CBC Music Blog (May 9, 2012)
Contributed by
Aryeh Oron (May 2014)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Ton Koopman

Soprano

Member of Amsterdam Baroque Choir:
Cantatas Vol. 1: CD-1:
BWV 21, BWV 131; CD-2: BWV 106, BWV 196, BWV 71, BWV 150; CD-3: BWV 31, BWV 185, BWV 4
Cantatas Vol. 2: CD-1: BWV 12, BWV 18, BWV 61; CD-2: BWV 172, BWV 132, BWV 182
Cantatas Vol. 4: CD-1: BWV 198, BWV 215; CD-2: BWV 214; CD-3: BWV 201
Cantatas Vol. 6: CD-1: BWV 76, BWV 75; CD-2: BWV 190, BWV 179, BWV 59, BWV 69; CD-3: BWV 50, BWV 186, BWV 104, BWV 69a
Cantatas Vol. 7: CD-1: BWV 25, BWV 95, BWV 144, BWV 67, BWV 24; CD-2: BWV 136, BWV 184, BWV 105, BWV 148; CD-3: BWV 147, BWV 181, BWV 173
Cantatas Vol. 8: CD-1: BWV 65, BWV 89, BWV 60, BWV 83; CD-2: BWV 40, BWV 46, BWV 64, BWV 167; CD-3: BWV 109, BWV 81, BWV 77, BWV 90
Cantatas Vol. 10: CD-1: BWV 119, BWV 134, BWV 44, BWV 73; CD-2: BWV 20, BWV 2, BWV 101; CD-3: BWV 180, BWV 130, BWV 134a
Cantatas Vol. 11: CD-1:
BWV 127, BWV 5, BWV 94; CD-2: BWV 41, BWV 7, BWV 139; CD-3: BWV 115, BWV 113, BWV 10
Cantatas Vol. 12: CD-1:
BWV 135, BWV 124, BWV 121, BWV 111; CD-2: BWV 99, BWV 78, BWV 114; CD-3: BWV 91, BWV 107, BWV 116, BWV 8
Cantatas Vol. 13: CD-1:
BWV 1, BWV 62, BWV 96; CD-2: BWV 38, BWV 93, BWV 33; CD-3: BWV 133, BWV 122, BWV 92
Cantatas Vol. 14: CD-1:
BWV 126; CD-2: BWV 26, BWV 178; CD-3: BWV 123
Cantatas Vol. 16: CD-1:
BWV 27;: CD-3: BWV 43, BWV 39
Cantatas Vol. 18: CD-1:
BWV 47, BWV 157, BWV 45, CD-2: BWV 52, BWV 151, BWV 98; CD-3: BWV 137
Cantatas Vol. 20: CD-1:
BWV 120a, BWV 156; CD-2: BWV 149, BWV 14, BWV 29; CD-3: BWV 120, BWV 11, BWV 112
Cantatas Vol., 21: CD-1:
BWV 100, BWV 177, BWV 195; CD-2: BWV 140; CD-3: BWV 197, BWV 118, BWV 191
Cantatas Vol., 22: CD-1:
BWV 80, BWV 30; CD-2: W.F. Bach: Gaudete omnes populi, F103; CD-3: BWV 30a
[V-2] (1994): BWV 232 [1st recording]
V-3 (1998):
BWV 243, BWV 249

Links to other Sites

María-Luz Álvarez (Wikipedia)
blog post Maria Luz Alvarez makes pilgrimage from Madrid to Manitoba (CBC Music)


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