The houses and tower of the Lujanes, in the old Plaza de San Salvador, today known as Plaza de la Villa, are the main reference point for civil architecture in Madrid during the medieval period, as they are the only 15th-century palace-house that has survived in Madrid.
“This quintet represents the music that passes through the streets of Madrid at sunset, from the Ave María bell to the retreta… This piece is absolutely useless and even ridiculous outside Spain, as those who listen to it can never understand its meaning and the musicians cannot play it as it should be played“.
Luigi Boccherini