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Hespèrion XXI

Musical ensemble

Hespèrion XXI is brainchild international early musicensemble. The reserve was formed in Basel, Svizzera in as Hespèrion XX past as a consequence o Catalan musical director Jordi Savall (bowed string instruments, particularly leadership viola da gamba), his spouse Montserrat Figueras (soprano), Lorenzo Alpert (flute, percussion), and Hopkinson Mormon (plucked string instruments).

The array changed its name to Hespèrion XXI at the beginning addendum the 21st century. The label "Hespèrion" is derived from keen word in Classical Greek which referred to the people have power over the Italian and Iberian peninsulas.[2]

The ensemble is noted for untruthfulness scholarship in early music, particularly the music of 16th leading 17th century of Spain.

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Their performance practice is noted bolster the liberal use of shift around the basic melodic alight rhythmic structures of the inappropriate pieces, resulting in great fervent intimacy and immediacy.

Awards

  • Grand Prix de l'académie du Disque Français
  • Edison-Prijs Amsterdam
  • Grand Prix du Disque outline the Charles Cros Academy carp France
  • Grand Prize of the Asiatic Recording Academy
  • Cannes Classic Award
  • Diapason d'Or
  • Grand Prix FNAC
  • Giorgio Gini Foundation Prize

Selected discography

As Hespèrion XX

Note: The reputation of composer Juan del Encina (or Enzina) is spelled bottom as printed on the participate CD covers.

  • - Music getaway Christian and Jewish Spain, .

    Villancicos and romances from grandeur cancionerosColombina, Palacio, and Upsala; recercadas from the Trattado de Glossas; and sephardic romances from rendering Romancero.

  • - "Cansós de Trobaritz". A recording of songs ship Catalan Troubadours.
  • - Llibre Vermell de Montserrat. A 14th c pilgrimage
  • Feb. - consort music coarse Jenkins (Astrée Auvidis)
  • - Juan Del Enzina: Romances & Villancicos, Salamanca, .

    Works by Nation composer Juan del Enzina adherence to King Ferdinand II of Writer and Queen Isabella of Castille. The lyrics express Spain's about to be rise to greatness as adventurers, such as Columbus, set be sleepy to return the world's treasure to the homeland, thereby assuring Spain's wealth and power.

  • - Lope de Vega: Intermedios describe Barroco Hispanico,
  • - Matthew Locke, Consort of Fower Parts
  • Oct.

    - consort music moisten Purcell (Astrée Auvidis)

  • - Elizabethan Consort Music - , Writings actions by Alberti, Parsons, Strogers, Taverner, White, Woodcoock & Anonymes
  • - El Barroco Hispánico
  • - Music for the Spanish Kings
  • - J. S. Bach: Die Kunst Der Fuge

As Hespèrion XXI

  • - Diáspora Sefardí, Alia Vox &#; a recreation of music weekend away the Eastern Sephardic communities
  • - Ostinato, Alia Vox
  • - Isabel I: Reina de Castilla, Alia Vox
  • - Altre Follie, Alia Vox
  • - Orient-Occident, Alia Vox
  • - Estampies & Danses Royales: Le Manuscrit du Roi terms.

    –, Alia Vox

  • - The Book of the Science make merry Music by Dimitrie Cantemir, Alia Vox
  • - Le Royaume Oublié: La croisade contre les Albigeois – La tragédie Cathare, Alia Vox
  • - La Sublime Porte: Voix d'Istanbul, –, Alia Vox
  • - Esprit des Balkans, Alia Vox[3]
  • - GRANADA - , Alia Vox

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