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Montserrat Figueras
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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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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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International Classical Music Awards, 2015, Winner - Early Music
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Mare Nostrum
Montserrat Figueras, Lior Elmaleh, Gursoy Dincer, Pierre Hamon, Driss Elmalouni, Pedro Estevan & Ferran Savall
Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall
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,... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2012, Choral & Song 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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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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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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Monteverdi: L'Orfeo
Montserrat Figueras (La Musica), Furio Zanasi (Orfeo), Arianna Savall (Euridice), Sara Mingardo (Messaggiera), Cécile van de Sant (Speranza), Antonio Abete (Caronte), Adriana Fernández (Proserpina), Daniele Carnovich (Plutone), Fulvio Bettini (Apollo), Mercedes Hernández (Ninfa), Marília Vargas (Ninfa),...
The singing and playing is of a very high standard. — More…
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Christophorus Columbus - Lost Paradises
Montserrat Figueras
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall
The sonic journey takes in the exotic sounds of Al-Andalus with Sephardic laments and improvisations inspired by Arab and Jewish oral traditions; elegant songs and dances from the Spanish court,... — More…
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La Sublime Porte: Voices of Istanbul
Sublime Gate
Gursoy Dincer, Lior Elmaleh & Montserrat Figueras
Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall
This is a typical Alia Vox Hesperion release: sumptuously packaged, richly illustrated, and supported by edifying scholarly notes about the music and its historical context. It's recorded in... — More…
