SACD, Cornago (composer)
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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. —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2005, Editor's Choice
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Ministriles Reales - Royal Minstrels
Instrumental music of the Golden Age - Renaissance & Baroque 1450-1690
Hespèrion XX & Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall
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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,... —
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Jeanne d'Arc: Batailles & Prisons
Montserrat Figueras, Louise Moaty, René Zosso & Manuel Weber
La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Hesperion XXI, Jordi Savall
ambitious and sumptuous...this presentation has been fashioned by Savall as a piece of music theatre, and as a vivid attempt to commemmorate Joan's life it is unlikely to be bettered. —
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