Traditional, Sephardic > Harp

Arianna Savall: Hirundo Maris / Petter Udland Johansen, Sveinung Lilleheier, Miquel Àngel Cordero and David Mayoral

1 CD / ECM / 2012-07-17

Works: Catalan Traditional: El Mestre, folk song; El mariner, folk song; Sephardic Traditional: Buenas noches, folk song; Ya salió de la mar la galana (She Came Out of the Sea), song (Salonica); Morena...
Performers: Cordero, Miquel Angel; Johansen, Petter Udland; Lilleheier, Sveinung; Mayoral, David; Savall, Arianna

Hirundo Maris is Latin for "sea swallow" and, like that bird's nomadic flight, harpist Arriana Savall's quintet - part early music ensemble, part folk group...continue...
Recording information: Propstei St. Gerold (01/2011).

Hirundo Maris is dedicated to the memory of Montserrat Figueras, the legendary advocate, researcher, and performer of Renaissance and Baroq...continue...

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...

Mediterranea / Alla Francesca

1 CD / Zig Zag Territoires / 2009-06-09

Works: Guiraut Riquier: Aissi quon es sobronrada; Ghirardello da Firenze: I' vo' bene a chi vol bene a me, ballata; Carlo Rizzo: Oh bel visino tanto angelicato; Anonymous, Italian: Or piangiamo che piange M...
Performers: Hamon, Pierre; Lesne, Brigitte; Rizzo, Carlo
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Ensemble: Alla Francesca

Ever since antiquity, the shores of the Mediterranean have assembled men and women who share a cultural heritage with multiple resonances. These pieces say something...continue...

Invocation to the Night / Figueras, Savall, Hespèrion XXI, Le Concert des Nations, et al

2 CD / Alia Vox / 2008-09-09

Works: Sephardic Traditional: Durme, hermosa donzella, traditional lullaby (Rhodes); Quando el rey Nimrod; Anonymous, Villancico: Ay luna que reluzes; Cristóbal de Morales: Officium Defunctorum; Bartom...
Performers: Arruabarrena, Maite; Badura-Skoda, Paul; Banditelli, Gloria; Carnovich, Daniele; Casademunt, Sergi; Climent, Lambert; Costa, Paolo; Dalal, Yair; Diaz-Latorre, Xavier; El Maloumi, Driss; Estevan, Pedr...
Conductors: Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: Hespèrion XX; Hespèrion XXI; Le Concert des Nations

"This production has great sound all through, and performances are stunning... Alia Vox is a model of production values; while others cut, they offer book...continue...

Odyssey

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2007-01-30

Works: Bernart de Ventadorn: Non es meravelha s'eu chan; Juan del Encina: Hoy comamos y bebamos, for 4 voices; Irish Traditional: She Moved through the Fair, folk song; English Traditional: Once I Had a Swe...
Performers: Bielefeld, Bob; Dillard, Ray; Dyer, Max; Gay, Martha; Pando, Stefano; Phyfe, Owain; Smith, Malcolm
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Ensemble: New World Renaissance Band