TRADITIONAL
Jeanne d'Arc: Batailles & Prisons [2 SACDs plus comprehensive book] Montserrat Figueras, Louise Moaty, René Zosso & Manuel Weber / La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Hesperion XXI, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Aug/2012 ] "ambitious and sumptuous...this presentation has been fashioned by Savall as a piece of music theatre, and as a vivid attempt to commemmorate Joan's life it is unlikely to be bettered." (BBC Music) |
JOSE MARIN
Tonos Humanos Montserrat Figueras, Rold Lislevand, Arianna Savall, Pedro Estevan, Adela Gonzalez-Campa [ Alia Vox SACD / SACD - released 10/Apr/2003 ] Like all Alia Vox recordings, beautifully packaged. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Diaspora Sefardi - Romances and Musica Instrumental Montserrat Figueras (singer) / Hesperion XXI / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] "Here is 130 minutes of incredibly evocative, primal music with the potential to go way beyond the early music market and become a huge hit with followers of folk, world, jazz and perhaps even rock. Quite simply, a great recording" (Amazon.com) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
El Nuevo Mundo - Folias Criollas Montserrat Figueras (singer) / Tembembe Ensamble Continuo / La Capella Reial de Catalunya / Hesperion XXI / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 20/May/2010 ] After meeting the musical traditions of the New World, the European Baroque repertoire enriched itself with new colours and rhythms, which make it irresistible. Jordi Savall invites us to an unprecedented instrumental and vocal journey from Spain to... |
TRADITIONAL
Cancons de la Catalunya Millenaria [with comprehensive booklet] Montserrat Figueras (soprano) / La Capella Reial de Catalunya / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] This album is a landmark of in the career of Montserrat Figueras : her innovative style of interpretation, characterised by great fidelity to the historical sources combined with an extraordinary creative power, sounds at its best. |
CORELLI / TELEMANN / RAMEAU
Le Concert Spirituel Pierre Hamon (flauto) Erico Onofri (violino concertino) / Le Concert des Nations / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox / Hybrid SACD - released 20/May/2010 ] "The selection of pieces is splendidly varied and expressively wide-ranging, and the performances are absolutely stunning. Outstanding!" (10/10 ClassicsToday Oct 2010) |
A. VIVALDI / J. S. BACH
Vivaldi / Bach: Magnificat & Concerti Pierre Hantaï (clavecin solo) / Le Concert des Nations / La Capella Reial de Catalunya / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD + DVD / 2 Hybrid SACD/DVD - released 15/Feb/2015 ] "with performers of this calibre…the performances were always going to be impressive. All fans of Savall will want the set." (Early Music Review) |
HANDEL
Handel: Messiah Rachel Redmond (soprano), Damien Guillon (counter tenor) Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Capella Reial de Catalunya, Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox / 2 CD - released 6/Dec/2019 ] All the wonderfully diverse features of Baroque expression and vocal and instrumental declamation are present in Handel's Messiah. It is a sublime musical meditation which transcends simple narrative, going beyond the reality of Jesus to the mystery... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven Révolution Vol. II Symphonies 6 to 9 Sara Gouzy, Salome Fischer, Mingjie Lei, Manuel Walser / Le Concert des Nations, La Capella Nacional de Catalunya, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox / 3 CD Box Set - released 25/Feb/2022 ] "This is a very special release...Savall's may well have just become my favourite period-instrument Beethoven cycle of them all." Gramophone Award Finalist 2022 - Orchestral |
SAINTE-COLOMBE
Concerts à deux violes esgales Wieland Kuijken, Jordi Savall (viols) [ Alia Vox Heritage Series SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 26/Sep/2011 ] Jordi Savall plays alongside with Wieland Kuijken, another great name of Baroque music and Viola. |