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MARIN MARAIS
Alcione - Suites des airs à joüer Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox / CD - released 10/Mar/2014 ] "Few readers will be able to resist either the graceful charm of this music or the elegant gestures of the members of Le Concert Des Nations." (Early Music Today) |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Transfiguration - Symphonies 8 "Unfinished" & 9 Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 7/Oct/2022 ] Jordi Savall releases his first Schubert album, following a recording of Beethoven's complete symphonies which largely contributed to renew our vision of the early Romantic repertoire. The Catalan maestro delivers a recording freed from the weight of... |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross (Orchestral version (1785)) Le Concert des Nations / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Oct/2007 ] The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross was premièred in Cadiz, a city at the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula. It was commissioned by a confraternity called the Hermandad de la Santa Cueva at the end of the 18th century. |
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JOSEF HAYDN
The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross [Orchestral version, 1786] Le Concert Des Nations / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox DVD / DVD - released 15/Jan/2010 ] G - "…this live 2006 performance… is given in its original orchestral form in the location for which it was intended - the chapel of Santa Cueva in Cádiz… Played on period instruments the performance… expertly motivated by Jordi Savall, achieving a... |
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J.S. BACH
Six Brandenburg Concertos BWV1046-51 Le Concert des Nations / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 30/Dec/2005 ] "Gamba player turned conductor Jordi Savall treats each work with positively epicurean relish. If you love these works, you should add this recording to your collection. Magnificent sound too." (10/10 ClassicsToday June 2010) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica' / Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 25/May/2016 ] "the end-result has been amongst the most impressive demonstrations of believable surround-sound I have heard." Recording of the Month MusicWeb (May 2016) |
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JEAN-FERY REBEL / GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Terpsichore - Apotheosis of Baroque Dance Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 18/Jan/2019 ] On this release, Jordi Savall summons Terpsichore - the Muse of dancing and choral song. Lively and colorful compositions by Telemann and Rebel enable us to experience the apotheosis of dance, at a time when the baroque repertoire had reached its... |
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HANDEL
Water Music / Music for the Royal Fireworks Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 6/Jun/2008 ] "An outstanding disc which I foolishly overlooked back in 1993, not realising Savall et al. were such fine Handelians; it sounds spectacular now, remastered from stereo to effective but not overblown multi-channel SACD." BBC Music Magazine, September... |
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LULLY
Symphonies, Ouvertures and Airs  jouer Le Concert des Nations / Jordi Savall (direction) [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Apr/2003 ] "A recording of highlights as good as this is something anyone who enjoys baroque music would wish to own." (Gramophone) - On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented stereo sound. PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM. |
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J. S. BACH
Bach, J S: Orchestral Suites Nos. 1-4, BWV1066-1069 Le Concert des Nations / Jordi Savall (director) [ Alia Vox SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jun/2012 ] Following the Brandenbrug Concertos, another Bach treasury from the Astrée repertoire: a milestone in the history of Jordi Savall and Le Concert des Nations. |
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FRANCESC VALLS / HENRY DESMAREST
In Excelsis Deo: Barcelona 1702 - Versailles 1709 Le Concert des Nations & La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / 2 CD - released 27/Nov/2017 ] In the context of the War of the Spanish Succession, the duty of any composer was to celebrate not only the greatness of a deity in religious pieces, but also the power of their sponsors. Jordi Savall invites us to relive the creation of two dazzling... |
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COUPERIN
Les Concerts Royaux, 1722 Le Concert Des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox / CD - released 1/Apr/2005 ] " In this high quality CD, the Concert des Nations directed by Jordi Savall, has successfully disseminated the few details left by Couperin and re-created what are perhaps the most important works of the French royal court: the Concert Royaux." |
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W.A. MOZART
Requiem K626 / Maurerische Trauermusik K477 Montserrat Figueras, Claudia Schubert, Gerd Turk, Stephen Schreckenberger / La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] "This is one of the best period instrument readings available, sacrificing nothing to authenticity for authenticity's sake, and turning in a very lovely, devotional, and technically fine performance by any accounts." (AudAud.com) |
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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: L'Orfeo (Complete Opera recorded in June 2021) Opéra Comique, Paris / Luciana Mancini, Marc Mauillon, Sara Mingardo / A Capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 9/Sep/2022 ] Monteverdi's L'Orfeo was premiered in 1607 and is the oldest opera still performed today. The narrative is based on the Greek legend of Orpheus who, armed only with the weapons of music and love, descends into Hades. |
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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: L'Orfeo (Complete Opera recorded in June 2021) Blu-ray Opéra Comique, Paris / Luciana Mancini, Marc Mauillon, Sara Mingardo / A Capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 9/Sep/2022 ] Monteverdi's L'Orfeo was premiered in 1607 and is the oldest opera still performed today. The narrative is based on the Greek legend of Orpheus who, armed only with the weapons of music and love, descends into Hades. |
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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) |
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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) |
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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Mozart: Requiem Rachel Redmond (soprano), Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo-soprano), Mingjie Lei (tenor), Manuel Walser (bass), Le Concert Des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox / CD/Book - released 12/May/2023 ] Tradition und Vision, young and old, show and intimacy. This year's Mozart Week in Salzburg offered the Requiem in two performances which couldn't diverge more from each other, even though they are based on the same score. First, the 81-year-old... |
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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 |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: The Creation Yeree Suh (soprano), Tilman Lichdi (tenor), Matthias Winckhler (baritone) / Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 19/Nov/2021 ] "The orchestral side of this new recording of Haydn's oratorio "The Creation" brings many other delights, partly because Jordi Savall and his ensemble Le Concert de Nations are vigorous champions of period instruments" Times |