Since you are interested in Harmonie Universelle - the best of Jordi Savall (Vol 2), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
LE ROYAUME OUBLIE
Le Royaume Oublie: The Albigensian Crusade (3 SACDs with large book) Montserrat Figueras, Pascal Bertin, Marc Mauillon / La Capella Reial de Catalunya / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / 3 CD/Book - released 15/Mar/2010 ] "Savall takes ownership of the more elaborate versions of the Joan of Arc songs...and his own playing is sublime. Montserrat Figueras and the other vocal soloists and readers deliver superbly vivid performances...Altogether an impressive and deeply... |
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! |
ANONYMOUS / VARIOUS COMPOSERS
La voix de l'emotion [The voice of emotion] [2 CDs plus 272 page book] Montserrat Figueras / La Capella Reial de Catalunya / Hesperion XXI / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2012 ] This album gathers highlights from Montserrat Figueras' career for the Astrée, DHM, EMI and Alia Vox labels. |
FRANCOIS COUPERIN
Couperin: Les Concerts Royaux, 1722 Concert des Nations / Jordi Savall (bass viol & direction) [ Alia Vox / Hybrid SACD - released 12/Feb/2005 ] Couperin left the instrumentation of each piece up to the performing musicians. For each of these four Concerts, Jordi Savall has chosen a distinctive line-up of instruments to achieve the best expression and the utmost definition of their individual... |
GULLAUME DUFAY / FRANCISCO de la TORRE / JUAN del ENZINA / JOHANNES CORNAGO / etc
Isabella I, Queen of Castile: Lights and shadows at the age of Isabella the Catholic ( Hesperion X11. La Capella Reial de Catalunya. Jordi Savall, direction (with Montserrat Figueras, soprano) [ Alia Vox / CD - released 28/Oct/2004 ] Born in 1451, Isabella I was to become heir to the Spanish throne. In 1469, she married Ferdinand, the heir to the crown of Aragon, and when her brother died in 1474, Isabella was crowned queen of Castile. |
CORELLI / PLAYFORD / VIVALDI ETC.
Altre Follie (music from 1500 - 1750) Hesperion XXI; Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 16/Jan/2006 ] A sequel to their acclaimed disc of variations on "La Folie" this disc presents responses to the form and rhythms of the "folie" by different composers up to the mid 18th century. Like all Alia Vox productions, it comes in a beautifully presented... |
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 |
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... |
LULLY / MARAIS / COUPERIN
Grandes Eaux Musicales de Versailles: Instrumental masterpieces from the reigns of Louis XII and Louis XIV Le Concert des Nations / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox / CD - released 2/Jan/2005 ] Each year the magical setting of the gardens of the Palace of Versailles (one of the most visited sites in France and, indeed, Europe) are the setting for a fairy-tale fountain display. |
TRADITIONAL
Mare Nostrum [2 SACDs plus large book] Montserrat Figueras, Lior Elmaleh, Gursoy Dincer, Pierre Hamon, Driss Elmalouni, Pedro Estevan & Ferran Savall / Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2012 ] "Like Hesperion's previous CDs, this one is a lovely tissue of local musics...The soloists are remarkable: Gursoy Dincer brings a gentle Turkish lilt, Lior Elmaleh an answering sound from Jerusalem" (BBC Choral & Song Choice - March 2012) |