Montserrat Figueras
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Lux Feminæ
Seven portraits of woman from ancient Hesperia
Montserrat Figueras (canto), Tina Aagaard, Arianna Savall (sopranos), Laurence Bonnal (contralto), Begoña Olavide (mezzo, psalterium), Andrew Lawrence-King (arpa cruzada), Jordi Savall (lira, rebab, violas da gamba), Frederike Heumann, Fahmi Alqhai (bass viols), Pierre Hamon (flutes), Driss El Maloumi...
Figueras is in her element. She can be dramatic or passionate, facetious or sorrowful; a young girl who wants her freedom and is only restrained with difficulty; and a saintly soul in a mystical... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2006, Editor's Choice
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Jerusalem
RecommendedCity of the two peaces: Heavenly peace and Earthly peace
Begoña Olavide, Lior Elmalich, Muwafak Shahin Khalil, Razmik Amyan, Lluis Vilamajó, Marc Mauillon
Jordi Savall
…that Sarajevan chant lies at the wounded heart of this whole brilliant enterprise. Sung with just the faintest hint of vibrato by Montserrat Figueras, it segues into a haunting Palestinian... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th December 2008
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2009, Editor's Choice
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The Music of Don Quijote 1605
Montserrat Figueras
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall
There are eloquent performances from all those concerned: Figueras proffering impassioned realisations of words and music while Arianna Savall's sweetly expressive singing to her own harp accompaniment... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2006, Choral & Song Choice
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Special offer. Monteverdi: L'Orfeo
RecommendedFurio Zanasi (Orfeo), Arianna Savall (Euridice), Montserrat Figueras (La Musica), Sara Mingardo (Messaggiera)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall
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Building a Library, May 2017, DVD Choice
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Isabel I, Queen of Castile
Music from the time of Isabelle la Catholique, the first great queen of the Renaissance (1451-1504).
Montserrat Figueras (soprano)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall
This is a thrilling recording that captures the spirit of the 15th century of Spain's Queen Isabel I. Recorded in sound of amazing immediacy. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2005, Editor's Choice
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El Misteri d'Elx
Homage to the Mystery of Elche. Revision and musical version by Jordi Savall, based on manuscripts of 1625 and 1639 (texts) and of 1709 (music), by Pedrell, Javier Fuentes and José Pomares.
Montserrat Figueras, Arianna Savall, Lluís Vilamajó, Pascal Bertin
La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Jordi Savall
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2004, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2015, Winner - Early Music
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El Cant de la Sibilla
Mallorca - València (1400-1560)
Montserrat Figueras (soprano)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Jordi Savall
The music is severely, breathtakingly beautiful. I heard it first on a radio broadcast and was transfixed by its loveliness... the perfect setting for the unearthly purity of Montserrat Figueras's... — More…
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Cançons de la Catalunya mil·lenària – Songs of Millennial Catalonia
Montserrat Figueras (soprano), Francesc Garrigosa (tenor), Arianna Savall (soprano, arpa doppia), Ferran Savall (voice) & Jordi Savall (conductor and viola da gamba)
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