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Armenian Spirit / Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall

1 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2012-09-12

Works: T. Tchukhadjian: Menk kadj tohmi (Chant de lutte); O'h intsh anush (Chant e'exil); Anonymous, Armenian: Krunk (Aknay), song; Sayat Nova: Khani Vur Jan Im, for ensemble; Dun en glkhen (Supplique au ro...
Performers: Clos, Marc; Espasa, Dani; Estevan, Pedro; Mayoral, David; Minassyan, Georgi; Mouradian, Gaguik; Sarikouyoumdjian, Haig; Savall, Jordi
Conductors: Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: ; Hespèrion XXI

This album is a tribute to Armenia and to the Armenian musicians who have played alongside Jordi Savall and his wife Montserrat Figueras over the...continue...
Recording information: Collégiale de Cardona, Catalogne (2012-03-29_2012-03-30&2010-)....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...

Mare Nostrum / Montserrat Figueras

2 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2012-01-10

Works: Sephardic Traditional: Una matica de ruda; A la una yo nací (Sarajevo); La estrellas de los cielos; Alef, mem, shin (The Three Principles), traditional song; La Armada Turca, folk song (Turkish)...
Performers: Díaz-Latorre, Xavier; Dalal, Yair; Dincer, Gursoy; El Maloumi, Driss; Elmaleh, Lior [Vocals]; Estevan, Pedro; Figueras, Montserrat; Hamon, Pierre; Nedyalkov, Nedyalko; Psonis, Dmitri; Sarikouy...
Conductors: Savall, Jordi;
Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI

Mare Nostrum (Latin for "Our Sea") was a Roman name for the Mediterranean Sea, one of the most important focal points of cultural, political and...continue...
Recording information: Chapelle de la Misericorde, Bordeaux (07/2011); Collégiale de Cardona (Catalogne) (07/2011); Franc-Warêt Church, Namur, Belgium (07/2011); L'Abbaye de Fontfroide (07/2...continue...

Sounds and Silence, film music / Georges l. Gurdjieff, Arvo Pärt, Giovanni G. Kapsberger, Nik Bärtsch, Anouar Brahem

1 CD / ECM / 2011-09-13

Works: Georges I. Gurdjieff/Thomas de Hartmann: Reading of Sacred Books, for piano; Arvo Pärt: Für Lennart in memoriam, for string orchestra; Da pacem Domine; Rolf Lislevand: Arpeggiata addio (aft...
Performers: Acquaviva, Savino [Conductor]; Bartsch's, Nik Ronin; Bartsch, Nik; Brahem, Anouar [Oud/Composer]; Camerata Orchestra [Greece]; Couturier, Francois; Estevan, Pedro; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir...
Conductors: Kaljuste, Tönu; Myrat, Alexander; Acquaviva, Savino

Over a period of five years, Swiss directors Norbert Wiedmer and Peter Guyer documented the activity of legendary producer Manfred Eicher, the founder and driving force behind ECM Records, whose advoc...continue...

Istanbul - Dimitrie Cantemir

1 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2010-01-12

Works: Hespèrion XXI: Taksim, improvisation; Taksim, Improvisation; Anonymous: Der makam 'Uzzâl usules Devr-i kebir 'Büyük Devr'; Der makam Suri Semâ'î, for ensemble; Der ...
Performers: Estevan, Pedro; Gügör, Hankan; Minassyan, Georgi; Sarikouyoumdjian, Haig; Tockan, Yurdal
Conductors: Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI

Following up on the huge success of Orient-Occident and Jerusalem, prepare yourself to cross borders. This new release is mainly based on 'The Book of...continue...
Recording information: Collégiale de Cardona (Catalogne)....continue...

Jerusalem

2 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2009-01-13

Works: Jordi Savall: Jerusalem, City of Two Peaces
Performers: Ali, Kahled Abu; Ali, Usama Abu; Alqhai, Fahmi; Amyan, Razmik; Arman, Khaled; Badarne, Wabab; Bashir, Omar; Belpierre, Beatrice; Carnovich, Daniele; Cassinari, Francesca; Cohen, Dvir; Dalal, Yair; El...
Conductors: Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: Al-Darwish; Hespèrion XXI ; Les Trompettes de Jéricho

Jerusalem is simultaneously a Jewish, Arab and Christian city - a city of pilgrimage, exile and refuge. The project, the result of many years of...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...

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...
Conductors:
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...

Christophorus Columbus - Lost Paradises / Savall, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2007-03-20

Works: Jordi Savall: Christophorus Columbus
Performers: Alqhai, Fahmi; Casademunt, Sergi; Climent, Lambert; Diaz-Latorre, Xavier; El Maloumi, Driss; Estevan, Pedro; Figueras, Montserrat; Hamon, Pierre; Mayoral, David; Mena, Carlos [Countertenor Vocal]; Ol...
Conductors: Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI ; La Capella Reial de Catalunya

The famous navigator Christopher Columbus was also a clear-sighted witness of the changes of the fifteenth century. It was the end of 'Al-Andalus,' the Muslim...continue...

Marais: Suite d'un Goût Etranger / Savall, Hantaï, et al

2 CD / Alia Vox / 2007-01-09

Works: Marin Marais: Suitte d'un gout etranger, for viola da gamba & continuo (Pièces de viole, Book IV, Nos. 55B-87)
Performers: Díaz-Latorre, Xavier; Estevan, Pedro; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Lislevand, Rolf

"This two-disc set offers a fascinating selection of artfully orchestrated viol pieces by Marin Marais, played with consummate skill by Jordi Savall and a group...continue...

Orient-Occident / Savall, Hespèrion XXI

1 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2006-10-10

Works: Anonymous, Turkish: Makam Rast "Murass'a" usul Düyek, traditional melody (Ms. de Kantemiroglu); Makam Nikriz üsul Berevsân, traditional melody (Ms. de Kantemiroglu); Makam Rast Sem...
Performers: Arman, Khaled; Dalal, Yair; El Maloumi, Driss; Estevan, Pedro; Hashimi, Siar; Hesperion XXI; Psonis, Dimitris; Savall, Jordi

New on Super Audio CD. "This gorgeous instrumental celebration of the links of between medieval cultures across Europe and the near east brings together musicians...continue...
Personnel: Jordi Savall (vielle, lira, rebab, percussion); Yair Dalal (oud); Khaled Arman (rebab); Dimitri Psonis (santur, saz); Pedro Estevan (bendir, deff).

Recording information: La Collegia...continue...

Mozart: Serenata Notturna, etc / Savall, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2006-09-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade no 6 in D major, K 239 "Serenata notturna"; Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Notturno for 4 orchestras in D major, K. 286 (K. 269a); Divertimento for 2 horns & strings in F m...
Performers: Bartoletti, Angelo; Bonet, Javier; Cocset, Bruno; Estevan, Pedro; Kraemer, Manfredo; Müller, Thomas; Puertas, Xavier; Valetti, Pablo
Conductors: Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: Le Concert des Nations

Now available on multi-channel hybrid SACD, this disc offers an exciting selection of several composers' best-loved masterpieces. In addition to the evergreen 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik,'...continue...

Orient-Occident / Savall, Hespèrion XXI

1 CD / Alia Vox / 2006-09-12

Works: Anonymous, Turkish: Makam Rast "Murass'a" usul Düyek, traditional melody (Ms. de Kantemiroglu); Makam Nikriz üsul Berevsân, traditional melody (Ms. de Kantemiroglu); Makam Rast Sem...
Performers: Arman, Khaled; Dalal, Yair; El Maloumi, Driss; Estevan, Pedro; Hashimi, Siar; Psonis, Dimitris; Savall, Jordi

On his new release 'Orient-Occident,' Jordi Savall presents a fascinating dialogue between instrumental music from ancient Christian, Jewish and Muslim Spain, from medieval Italy and...continue...

Lux Feminae / Figueras, Aagaard, Savall, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2006-06-13

Works: Anonymous, Codex Las Huelgas: Flavit auster; Anonymous: Judicii Signum (Sibilla Latine); Anonymous, Spanish: Gar kom lebare, jarcha (Al-Andalus); Hal sabil likhalwa (Al-Andalus); Saeta antigua (Andal...
Performers: Aagaard, Tina; Clos, Marc; El Maloumi, Driss; Estevan, Pedro; Figueras, Montserrat; Hamon, Pierre; Lislevand, Rolf; Olavide, Begona; Rizzo, Carlo; Savall, Arianna; Savall, Jordi

Following on the incredible success of her album of lullabies entitled 'Ninna Nanna,' soprano Montserrat Figueras presents 'Lux Feminae' - a collection of music that...continue...

Mozart: Serenata Notturna, etc / Savall, et al

1 CD / Alia Vox / 2006-05-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade no 6 in D major, K 239 "Serenata notturna"; Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Notturno for 4 orchestras in D major, K. 286 (K. 269a); Divertimento for 2 horns & strings in F m...
Performers: Bartoletti, Angelo; Bonet-Manrique, Javier; Cocset, Bruno; Estevan, Pedro; Muller, Thomas; Puertas, Xavier; Valetti, Pablo
Conductors: Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: Le Concert des Nations

"Four of Mozart's lighter works, three of them very familiar, played by a period-instrument ensemble of aptly-sized scale. Savall sets some brisk tempos, but they're...continue...

Nuove Musiche / Rolf Lislevand

1 CD / ECM / 2006-03-07

Works: Rolf Lislevand: Arpeggiata addio (after Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger); Passacaglia antica 1 (after Domenico Pellegrini); Passacaglia andaluz 1; Passacaglia antica 2 (after Domenico Pellegrini); Passa...
Performers: Ambrosini, Marco; Estevan, Pedro; Harald Johnsen, Thor; Kjellemyr, Bjorn; Lislevand, Rolf; Morini, Guido; Savall, Arianna

Gramophone Magazine
Rolf Lislevand and friends embark on an elaboration of Baroque forms such as the passacaglia and toccata while incorporating more modern styles that seems...continue...
Personnel: Rolf Lislevand (archlute, theorbo); Arianna Savall (vocals, harp); Thor Harald Johnsen (chitarrone); Guido Morini (clavichord, organ); Bjorn Kjellemyr (double bass); Pedro Estevan (percussi...continue...

Don Quijote de la Mancha / Savall, Figueras , et al

2 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2006-01-10

Works: Jordi Savall / Manuel Forcano: Miguel de Cervantes
Performers: Behringer, Michael; Bonavita, Rafael; Carnovich, Daniele; Climent, Lambert; Diaz-Latorre, Xavier; El Maloumi, Driss; Estevan, Pedro; Figueras, Montserrat; Garcia-Bernalt, Carlos; Garrigosa, Francesc;...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI

400 years since the publication of Don Quixote, Jordi Savall presents this fascinating collection featuring all the airs, songs and ballads written or quoted by...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...

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...

Isabel I - Reina de Castilla / Savall, Hesperion XXI, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2005-03-08

Works: Anonymous, Canciero de Montecassino: Exultet caelum laudibus, vespers hymn (66); Turkish Traditional: Marcha turca; Anonymous, El Cancionero de Colombina: Toccata (68); Dinos, madre del donsel, villa...
Performers: Alqhai, Fahmi; Bernal, Miguel; Carnovich, Daniele; El Maloumi, Driss; Estevan, Pedro; Figueras, Montserrat; Guglielmi, Luca; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Mena, Carlos [Countertenor Vocal]; Olavide, Begona;...
Conductors: Savall, Jordi;
Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI ; La Capella Reial de Catalunya

Alia Vox's series 'Musicas Reales' focuses on music from the Spanish royal courts through the centuries. For the third volume, Jordi Savall leads Montserrat Figueras,...continue...

Isabel I - Reina de Castilla / Savall, Hesperion XXI, et al

1 CD / Alia Vox / 2004-12-14

Works: Anonymous, Canciero de Montecassino: Exultet caelum laudibus, vespers hymn (66); Turkish Traditional: Marcha turca; Anonymous, El Cancionero de Colombina: Toccata (68); Dinos, madre del donsel, villa...
Performers: Bernal, Miguel; Borras, Josep; Canihac, Jean-Pierre; Carnovich, Daniele; Díaz-Latorre, Xavier; El Maloumi, Driss; Estevan, Pedro; Figueras, Montserrat; Guglielmi, Luca; Lawrence-King, Andrew; ...
Conductors: Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI; Hespèrion XXI ; La Capella Reial de Catalunya

For this recording, Jordi Savall leads Montserrat Figueras, La Capella Reial de Catalunya and Herperion XXI in a program devoted to Isabella I, Queen of...continue...

Villancicos Y Danzas Criollas. Capella Reial/Savall

1 CD / Alia Vox / 2004-03-01

Works: Juan Arañés: Un Sarao de la Chacona; Anonymous, Spanish: Danza del Hacha, improvisation on Antonio Martín y Coll theme Huerto Ameno de Varias Flores; Jota, improvistaion on a theme fro...
Performers: Carnovich, Daniele; Climent, Lambert; Estevan, Pedro; Mena, Carlos [Countertenor Vocal]; Vilamajo, Luis
Conductors:
Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI

European composers were particularly fascinated by the distinctive musical languages of African and Amerindian cultures. Here, Jordi Savall offers an amazing reflection of the resulting...continue...

Marin. Tonos Humanos. Figueras, Lislevand, Estevan

1 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2003-04-01

Works: José Marín: No piense menguilla ya, for voice & guitar (or continuo); Sepan todos que muero, for voice & guitar (continuo); No sé yo cómo es; Al son de los arroyuelos, for voi...
Performers: Estevan, Pedro; Figueras, Montserrat; Gonzalez-Campa, Adela; Lislevand, Rolf

La Folia - Corelli, Marais, et al / Savall, Lislevand, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2003-04-01

Works: Anonymous, Cancionero de Palacio: Rodrigo Martinez, villancico; Diego Ortiz: Recercada No 4 sobre la Folía; Recercada no 8 sobre La folia; Antonio de Cabezón: Romance; Juan del Encina: Hoy ...
Performers: Behringer, Michael; Estevan, Pedro; Gonzalez-Campa, Adela; Lislevand, Rolf; Savall, Arianna; Savall, Jordi

Ninna Nanna - Lullabies. M.figueras, Hespèrion Xxi

1 CD / Alia Vox / 2003-02-01

Works: Jordi Savall: José embala o menino, cançao de embalar for voice & ensemble; Mareta, mareta no'm faces plorar, cançó de bressol for voice & ensemble; La mare de Déu, canç...
Performers: Badura-Skoda, Paul; D?az-Latorre, Xavier; El Maloumi, Driss; Estevan, Pedro; Figueras, Montserrat; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Savall, Arianna; Savall, Jordi
Conductors:
Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI

"There have been anthologies of lullabies before, but surely few that have ranged as widely as this one...Montserrat Figueras spins beautiful lines from exotic material"...continue...

Harmonie Universelle. M.figueras, Hesperion Xxi, Cap.reial D

1 CD / Alia Vox / 2001-04-01

Works: Anonymous, Spanish: Rodrigo Martinez; Dindirín, dindirín, song; Sibil-la Mallorquina (Mallorca) (reconstructed by J. Savall); Sephardic Traditional: El moro de Antequera (Rhodes); Hermo...
Performers: Estevan, Pedro; Figueras, Montserrat; Gonzalez-Campa, Adela; Lislevand, Rolf; Savall, Jordi
Conductors:
Ensemble: Hespèrion XX; Hespèrion XXI; Le Concert des Nations

Marais: Le Labyrinthe & autres histoires / Pandolfo, et al

1 CD / Glossa / 2000-03-15

Works: Marin Marais: Pièces de viole, Book 5; Le Labyrinthe, chaconne for viola da gamba & continuo in A major (Pièces de viole, Book IV, no 74); Cloches ou carillon; Pièces de viole, Book ...
Performers: Boysen, Thomas C.; Estevan, Pedro; Meyerson, Mitzi

Marin Marais was the master of an instrument that rapidly fell into disuse compared to the organ and harpsichord. His name may have been completely...continue...

Diáspora Sefardí / Savall, Figueras, Hespèrion XXI, et al

2 CD / Alia Vox / 2000-03-01

Works: Traditional: El Moro de Antequera; Levantose el Conde Niño; Por allí pasó un cavallero; El rey que tanto madruga; Yo m'enamori; El hermano infame; A la una; Anonymous: El sue&nti...
Performers: Díaz-Latorre, Xavier; Dalal, Yair; Estevan, Pedro; Figueras, Montserrat; Karamazov, Edin; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Memelsdorff, Pedro; Olavide, Begoña; Savall, Arianna; Savall, Jordi; Zuc...
Conductors: Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI

La Folia - Corelli, Marais, et al / Savall, Lislevand, et al

1 CD / Alia Vox / 1999-02-01

Works: Anonymous, Cancionero de Palacio: Rodrigo Martinez, villancico; Diego Ortiz: Recercada No 4 sobre la Folía; Recercada no 8 sobre La folia; Antonio de Cabezón: Romance; Juan del Encina: Hoy ...
Performers: Behringer, Michael; Estevan, Pedro; Gonzalez-Campa, Adela; Lislevand, Rolf; Savall, Arianna; Savall, Jordi

[Savalls] ability to make the music seem as spontaneous and full of fantasy as the improvisatory practice from which the endless chameleon-like variations by Corelli...continue...

Marin: Tonos Humanos / Figueras, Lislevand, Savall, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 1998-06-01

Works: José Marin: No piense Menguilla ya; Sepan todos que muero; No sé yo cómo es; Al son de los arroyuelos; La verdad de Perogrullo; Ojos, pues me desdeñas; Si quieres dar Mari...
Performers: Estevan, Pedro; Figueras, Montserrat; Gonzalez-Campa, Adela; Lislevand, Rolf; Savall, Arianna