La Madrileña is a period instrument orchestra, founded and directed by José Antonio Montaño, with a roster of renowned musicians, all respected specialists in historical interpretation who play on period instruments or modern replicas. La Madrileña takes its name from Vicente Martín Y Soler's first opera Il tutore burlato once it was transformed into a zarzuela. The group focuses on recovering and disseminating the musical heritage of the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries, with special attention to Spanish opera and zarzuela, as well as to the works of foreign composers related to Spain. Playing on instruments specific to the Baroque, Classical and Romantic repertoires, La Madrileña aims for authentic period performances by applying precise historical criteria of interpretation. Their trademark programming features works of Spanish masters alongside those of the great international composers, and in this way they highlight the indisputable stature of Spain’s own composers. La Madrileña and Montaño, recently recorded the José de Nebra: Requiem under the label Pan Classics. This being the first ever world-class recording of the most important piece of sacred piece of the Spanish Baroque of the 18th Century, La Madrileña has contributed in an extraordinary way to the Spanish music heritage. Critics have called this recording “historic, excellent, exquisite, ideal, elegant, attentive and teeming with subtleties”.