Since you are interested in Isabella I, Queen of Castile: Lights and shadows at the age of Isabella the Catholic (, 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... |
CACCINI / MONTEVERDI / SCHEIDT / LULLY / etc
La Barcha d'Amore (1563-1685) Hesperion X11. La Capella Reial de Catalunya. Jordi Savall, direction (with Montserrat Figueras, soprano) [ Alia Vox / CD - released 10/Oct/2009 ] "…there's a surprising homogeneity of sound and style throughout - testament to Figueras and Savall's innate musicality, artistic vision and spiritual harmony in a lifetime of collaboration and discovery." BBC Music Magazine, September 2009 **** |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Viola da gamba sonatas Jordi Savall (viola da gamba) / Ton Koopman (harpsichord) [ Alia Vox / CD - released 1/Jul/2007 ] "It's a chemistry, voluptuousness, meets precision, that showers sparks whether in lively dancing allegros or probing slow movements. And the second bite of teh gamba sonata cherry is a lavish undertaking at all levels." (Disc of the Month - Classic... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Harmonie Universelle - the best of Jordi Savall (Vol 2) Jordi Savall with Montserrat Figueras, Hesperion XXI, La Concert des Nations [ Alia Vox / CD - released 16/Apr/2007 ] Jordi Savall is widely credited with the rebirth of the viola da gamba, an instrument which has been all but ignored since the late 17th century - the period of its greatest exponents, François Couperin, Marin Marais and Antoine Forqueray. Savall's... |