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The Voice of Emotion / Montserrat Figueras, Jordi Savall

2 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2012-03-13

Works: Spoken Word: Nunc iam cessit Pontus et omnis partitur leges / Vienient annis sæcula (from Act 2 of Seneca's "Mede; Berber Traditional: Amazigh Lullaby ("I met my big brother"); Sephardic Traditi...
Performers: Alqhai, Fahmi; Arruabarrena, Maite; Badura-Skoda, Paul; Barona, Enrique [Jarana]; Brandao, Eunice [Viola da Gamba]; Carnovich, Daniele; Casademunt, Sergi; Climent, Lambert; Coin, Christophe; Dí...
Conductors: Savall, Jordi;
Ensemble: Hespèrion XX ; Hespèrion XXI ; La Capella Reial de Catalunya

In November 2011, the music world suffered a huge loss with the passing of the great soprano Montserrat Figueras. Acclaimed in recent years for her...continue...
Recording information: 1978/2009....continue...

Homenaige al Misteri d'Elx - La Vespra / Savall, et al

1 CD / Alia Vox / 2004-06-01

Works: Anonymous, Catalonian: El Misteri d'Elx, mystery play in 2 parts for the Feast of the Assumption
Performers: Bertin, Pascal; Carnovich, Daniele; Climent, Lambert; Diaz-Latorre, Xavier; Figueras, Montserrat; Garrigosa, Francesc; Guglielmi, Luca; Hernandez, Mercedes; Hernandez-Pastor, Josep; Olavide, Begona; ...
Conductors: Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: La Capella Reial de Catalunya

"AliaVox's detailed, widely dynamic sonics are gorgeous, though the engineering admittedly is often equally subordinate to the play, with balances that favor the artificial impact...continue...