WILLIAM LAWES
Consort Sets in Five & Six Parts Hesparion XXI and Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox / 2 CD - released 17/Jun/2002 ] CANNES CLASSICAL AWARD WINNER 2004: Chamber/Solo Instrumental 17/18 Century |
FERRABOSCO
Consort Music for Viols in 4, 5 & 6 Parts Hesparion XXI / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox / CD - released 21/Mar/2004 ] " I rarely discuss perfection in music. I have no qualms about this with members of Hespèrion XX, this is the embodiment of musical perfection." - The Boston Globe |
ESTAMPIES & DANSES ROYALES
Estampies & Danses Royales: The King's Manuscript Hesparion XXI / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] Vigorous and colourful medieval dances revealed by Jordi Savall! The Estampie is a medieval dance consisting of four to seven sections...In this irresistible album, Jordi Savall explores a Royal manuscript from the French National Library. |
TRADITIONAL
Ibn Battuta: The Traveler of Islam (1304-1377) [2CDs with large book] Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / 2 CD/Book - released 22/Jan/2019 ] "Beautifully produced and presented, with wonderful music-making." MusicWeb |
TRADITIONAL
Orient - Occident II: A Tribute to Syria Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / CD/Book - released 1/Nov/2013 ] "They have covered a variety of genres, all pleasurable to the ear and elaborated with such skilful improvisation as an Arabic audience would anticipate and applaud with excitement… The result is atmospheric and musically sympathetic" Early Music Rev |
ALFONSO X / YEHUDA HALEVI / JUAN del ENZINA & others
Granada 1013-1526 Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 28/Jul/2016 ] "In short, this is a breathtaking achievement. It's the kind of disc that often left me in quiet astonishment not just at its ambition, artistry or skill, but at the way it tries to further the human story and enrich the experience of us all. Bravo! |
TRADITIONAL / BIBER / HANDEL / JENKINS / DUMANOIR / etc
War & Peace 1614-1714 [2 CDs plus large book] Hespèrion XXI, Les Concert des Nations, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / 2 CD/Book - released 12/Jul/2015 ] "I was left repeatedly amazed that Savall and his performers are so good at such a wider range of repertoire...This isn't just an impressive musical release: it's a whole cultural festival within two covers. Both for its ambitions and for its artisti |
TRADITIONAL
Bailoar Cantando: Fiesta Mestiza en el Peru Tembembe Ensamble Continuo, Hesperion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / CD - released 17/Aug/2018 ] The Codex Trujillo is a manuscript edited by Baltasar Jaime Martínez Compañón, bishop of Trujillo, Peru. It contains 1,411 watercolours and 20 musical scores documenting the life in the diocese. It shows how baroque pieces imported from Western... |
TRADITIONAL
Istanbul - Dimitrie Cantemir: "The Book of Science of Music" and the Sephardic and Armenian Traditions Hesperion XXI / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Dec/2009 ] "…Savall… has… put together a brilliant showcase of both Cantemir's music and the musics he chronicled… for me… the high points of this CD lie… in the solo improvisations on te oud, lira, and kanun zither, and above all in the pieces involving the... |
PARABOSCO / GABRIELI / DOWLAND / MARINI / CHARPENTIER & others
Musica Nova: the harmony of nations 1500 - 1700 Jordi Savall, Hesperion XXI [ Alia Vox / CD - released 10/Apr/2018 ] "It is indeed a wonderful musical journey that Hesperion XXI and Jordi Savall lead us on - covering two centuries and six European nations. At the core are four leading viols with accompanying musicians providing a rich transcendence in time." |
Jordi Savall
Various: Les Voix Humanes [ Alia Vox / CD ] |
FRANCOIS COUPERIN
Pieces de violes Jordi Savall (basse de viole) with Ton Koopman & Ariane Maurette [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Dec/2012 ] The first album made by Jordi Savall for the Astrée label! Jordi Savall presents another summit of music for viola da gamba in his Heritage collection. |
ANTONIO VIVALDI / W. A. MOZART / GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Vivaldi / Mozart / Handel: Dixit Dominus Jordi Savall, Le Concert des Nations, la Capella Reial de Catalunya [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 21/Oct/2016 ] Following the critically acclaimed Magnifcat & Concerti two years ago, here we experience the full maturity of Savall's ensembles. |
TRADITIONAL
La Lira d'Espéria II - Galicia Jordi Savall (rebec, viele tenor, rebel morisco) & Pedro Estevan, David Mayoral (percussion) [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 5/Dec/2014 ] "La Lira d'Esperia II: Galicia is what it says on the sleeve, rustic playing, a pleasingly resonant SACD recording and, as ever, copious notes and illustrations." (CD Review) |
TRADITIONAL
Llibre Vermell de Montserrat [Red Book of Montserrat] Jordi Savall (rabec, rebab, viella & direcció) / Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial de Catalunya [ Alia Vox CD + DVD / 2 CD/DVD - released 20/Dec/2016 ] The 'Llibre Vermell de Montserrat' is a collection of devotional texts containing late medieval songs and dances. |
DIEGO ORTIZ
Recercadas del Tratado de Glosas Jordi Savall, Ton Koopman, Rolf Lislevand, Andrew Lawrence-King [ Alia Vox Heritage Series SACD / CD - released 10/Sep/2013 ] Published in Rome in 1553 and re-discovered during the 20th Century, the "Tratado de Glosas" by Spanish composer Diego Ortiz offers - through many variations called "recercadas" - an unmatched panorama of the instrumental music of its time. |
THE CELTIC VIOL
The Celtic Viol Vol 1 Jordi Savall (treble viols) / Andrew Lawrence King (Irish harp and psalterium) [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 21/Jul/2009 ] "The playing on this disc is simply beyond criticism, and it should hold great attraction for folk song enthusiasts, classical aficionados, and Celtic music buffs alike. This is crossover in the very best sense of the word." (Five Stars AudAud.com) |
THE CELTIC VIOL
The Celtic Viol Vol 2 Jordi Savall (treble viols) / Andrew Lawrence King (Irish harp and psalterium) [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] "I do hope that classical aficionados not normally interested in early or Irish music will acquire this, for it might be the beginning of a marvelous discovery." (Five Stars AudAud.com) |
MARIN MARAIS
Suite d'un Gout Etranger (Pieces de viole du IV Livre 1717) Jordi Savall (viol) / Pierre Hantai (harpsichord) / Andrew Lawrence-King (harp) / Pedro Estevan (percussion) [ Alia Vox SACD / 2 SACD - released 1/Nov/2006 ] BBC Music Magazine Award Finalist 2008 (Best Chamber Recording) 'Jordi Savall's pioneering musical and scholarly contributions culminate in this disc. His performance suggests a spiritual connection with Marin Marais. Savall animates the poetry of... |
MARIN MARAIS
Pieces de Viole des Cinq Livres (Livre 1686, 1701, 1711, 1717 & 1725) Jordi Savall (viol) Ton Koopman (harpsichord) Hopkinson Smith (theorbe & guitar) Christophe Coin & Anne Gallet [ Alia Vox SACD / 5 Hybrid SACD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] "These marvelous discs are from 1975, 1977, 1978, 1983, and 1992, but you will be very hard-pressed to find much difference in sound quality, especially in these stunningly gripping SACD remasterings-they are simply beautiful," (AudAud) |