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Jordi Savall-Le Livre De La Science De La Musique

Le Livre De La Science De La Musique [SACD]
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Jordi Savall's new release is mainly based on "The Book of Science of Music," published in 1710 by the Moldavian prince Dimitrie Cantemir, after many years spent in Istanbul. This unique manuscript enables us to discover rare jewels of Turkish traditional music. This city portrait of Istanbul would not have been complete without selections from the fascinating Armenian and Sephardic repertoire that was so familiar in Istanbul during this time.

Classical Data

72:52
Chamber
Contemporary
Jordi Savall
Spain
Jordi Savall is among the leading instrumentalists and conductors of the European early music scene, specializing in Renaissance and Medieval music. He began studying music when he was six, learning cello and pursuing that instrument at the Barcelona Conservatory. He took an interest in early music, and began learning the viola da gamba. Savall also gained proficiency in the various members of the viola family. He studied the gamba and early music research and practice with Wieland Kuijken in Brussels and August Wenziger at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel, obtaining a diploma as soloist and professor in 1970. In 1973 he succeeded to Wenziger's position. In 1968 Savall married the soprano Montserrat Figueras, who shared his interest in early music. With Figueras and other musicians interested in early Spanish music, he founded in 1974 the ensemble Hesp rion XX. The ensemble took its name from an ancient name for the western European region from Italy to Iberia; Hesp rion was also a name for Venus as the Evening Star (in which aspect it appears only in the western skies). At the turn of the 21st century, the group changed its name to Hesp rion XXI. Savall and Hesp rion XX quickly became well known in early music circles. They created a unique sound through the use of viols and other Medieval instruments such as the psaltery, wooden flutes, Moroccan drums, and the Afghan rebec (a double reed ancestor of the oboe). All these instrument are known to have been used by Medieval musicians, particularly in the Mediterranean region. Savall became internationally known through his playing on the soundtrack of Alain Corneau's film Tous les Matins du Monde (All the Mornings of the World), concerning the French viol players of the Baroque era. Savall has extended his area of musical interest into the Baroque, leading performances of Orfeo by Monteverdi and Il burbero de Buion Cuore by Martin y Soler, and in the late 1990s conducted Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony with Les Concerts des Nations (a group he founded in 1989 for Baroque music), winning praise for his well-researched and groundbreaking interpretation. He also founded Le Capella Reial de Catalunya in 1987, an ensemble of instrumentalists and vocal soloists. Savall has recorded well over 100 albums. Until 1996, most of Savall's recordings appeared on the Astr e Auvidis label, but this legacy became part of Na ve after Astr e was sold to them in 2001. In 1996, Savall introduced his own AliaVox label with a disc of Juan Cabanilles that has served as the platform for his recordings ever since. Savall has also taken advantage of his celebrity through traveling as a touring artist throughout the world with all three of his actively performing groups. His honors include an honorary doctorate from the University of Barcelona (2000), multiple Grammy nominations, and in 2008 UNESCO recognized Savall and Figueras as "Artists for Peace." ~ All Music Guide, Rovi

Details

Jordi Savall
Le Livre De La Science De La Musique
Classical & Opera
Classical Artists
12 January 2010
Sacd Sacd ~ Discs:1 ~ Country:Usa
USA
Alia Vox ( AVOX )
SACD
9870
Yes (additional shipping cost)
7619986398709

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