Traditional, Sephardic > Percussion

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...

Only

1 CD / Sub Rosa Studio / 2011-08-02

Works: John Cage: The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs, for voice & closed piano; Experiences no 2, for voice; Morton Feldman: Only; Hanns Eisler: Von der Freundlichkeit der Welt, for voice & piano; Giac...
Performers: Echardour, Maxime; Pousseur, Marianne

Personnel: Marianne Pousseur (vocals).

Henri Pousseur, one of the most significant avant-garde composers of the mid-20th century, left an impressive artistic progeny: composer Denis, theater di...continue...

A Mediterranean Christmas / Cohen, Boston Camerata, et al

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Turkish Traditional: Taksîm Farahfaza, for oud & ensemble; Alfonso X: Cantiga de Santa María 51, A Madre de Deus; Cantiga de Santa María 100, Santa Maria, strela do dia; Cantiga de San...
Performers: Ayad, Hayet; Azema, Anne; Bares, Equidad; Cohen, Joel [Early Music]; Harley, Anne; Razgui, Boujemaa; Roustom, Kareem
Conductors: Cohen, Joel
Ensemble: Boston Camerata; Sharq Ensemble

This CD is a natural follow-up to the Boston Cameratas popular Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, American, and French Christmas CDs that are holiday best sellers. On...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; Díaz-Latorre, Xavier; Dalal, Yair; El Maloumi, Driss; Esteva...
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...

Ludi Musici

1 CD / Alia Vox / 2007-09-11

Works: Afghan Traditional: Laila Djân, song; Berber Traditional: Amazigh Lullaby ("I met my big brother"); Anonymous, Turkish: Makam 'Uzäl Sakil "Turna", traditional melody (Ms. de Kantemiroglu); ...
Performers: Alqhai, Fahmi; Arman, Khaled; Behringer, Michael; Bernal, Miguel; Borras, Josep; Canihac, Jean-Pierre; Carnovich, Daniele; Casademunt, Sergi; Cheetham, Richard; Climent, Lambert; Clos, Marc; Dalal, Y...
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Ensemble: Ensemble Kaboul; Hespèrion XX ; Hespèrion XXI ; Le Concert des Nations

The most danceable and foot-stomping tracks chosen from the recordings Jordi Savall has made for Alia Vox are brought together in this lively seventy-minute collection....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

De Antequera Sale un Moro: Music of the Christian, Moorish and Jewish Spain, c. 1492

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2006-10-10

Works: Juan del Encina: Levanta, Pascual, cancionero (from Cancionero de Palacio); Una sañosa porfia; Daca, bailemos, Carillo, villancico for 3 voices; Anonymous, Spanish: Por Antequera suspira; Sobr...
Performers: Cabo, Leonardo; Convers, Leonor; Serrano, Carlos; Serrano, Jairo; Zuluaga, Daniel; Zuluaga, Santiago
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Ensemble: Música Ficta (Colombia)

Du temps & de l'instant / Savall, Figueras, Savall, et al

1 CD / Alia Vox / 2005-09-13

Works: Martin Codax: Quantas sabedes amare amigo, cantiga for voice and accompaniment; Anonymous, Afghan: Nastaran; Israeli Traditional: Numi, Numi; Jordi Savall: Variations sur O soñjal (Gwerz Breton)...
Performers: Estevan, Pedro; Figueras, Montserrat; Savall, Arianna; Savall, Ferran; Savall, Jordi

This is a true family album from the Savall-Figueras team, featuring a highly successful concert program with which they have already toured the world. With...continue...

Du temps & de l'instant / Savall, Figueras, Savall, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2005-09-13

Works: Martin Codax: Quantas sabedes amare amigo, cantiga for voice and accompaniment; Anonymous, Afghan: Nastaran; Israeli Traditional: Numi, Numi; Jordi Savall: Variations sur O soñjal (Gwerz Breton)...
Performers: Estevan, Pedro; Figueras, Montserrat; Savall, Arianna; Savall, Ferran; Savall, Jordi

"A sort of early-music crossover album, mixing straight medieval, renaissance and early baroque pieces with traditional Catalan songs and folk tunes from three continents, with...continue...