ALBERT RECASENS (Madrid) writes

(ProQuest: ... denotes non-US-ASCII text omitted.) Communications: Reports The three hundredth anniversary of the Peace of Utrecht and of the end of the War of the Spanish Succession have been giving rise to various commemorative musical programmes. On the one hand, the festival wanted to mark the centenary of the surrender of Barcelona on 11 September 1714, which had such significance for Catalonia in its loss of privileges and laws, as was also the case for the rest of the kingdoms ruled by the Crown of Aragon. Relying on the materials provided by manuscript M1489/1 in the Biblioteca de Catalunya and having examined other works by the composer and information relating to practices in the cathedral, I have opted to dispense with the oboes and reinforcement of the violin parts (both later additions) so as to obtain a more balanced relationship between the various forces - three choirs (the first of which is SAT only) and the fourth 'choir' of violins and clarines.