Program:
Grounds & Improvisations
Antonio de Cabezón Pavana con su glosa
Anonymous (England) Greensleeves to a Ground (Romanesca) 1650
Juan Garcia de Zépedes (México 1619-) The Guaracha Improvisations
Captain Hume's Muusicall Humours & Battles London 1605 A Souldiers March - Harke, harke - Good againe, A
Souldiers Resolution
Catalan Laments Anonyyme/Jordi Savall. La Canço del Lladre - El Testament d'Amelia
The Hispanic traditions (Zaragoza 1674) Gaspar Sanz Jácaras & Canarios
Cantos & Bayles, codex truillo de Lima (Perú) Lima 1780 Lanchas para Baylar, Tonada de el Chimo, Cachua
Serranita (Improvisations)
Tears of a Viol
Mr. de Sainte-Colombe, le pére Les pleurs from Tombeau les Régrets
The Spanish Folias, Antoni Martini Coll Diferencias sobre les Folias (Flores de Musica, 1709)
The Saldivar Codex (Mexico 1720) Santiago de Murcia (1673-1739) Fandango
Lancashire Pipes (The Mancester Gamba Book) A Pointe or Preludium - The Lancashire Pipes, The Pigges of Rumsey, Kat of Bardie, A Toy
Glosados and Improvisations: Francisco Correa de Arauxo Glosas sobre "Todo el mundo en general",
Antonio Valente/Jarocho (Mexico), Anonyme
Canarios (Improvisations) Gallarda napolitan (Naples 1576) Jarabe loco (Improvisations)

“A magical musician.” —Washington Post

“Here, finally, was a man worth celebrating. Savall is not only a performer of genius but also a conductor, a scholar, a teacher.”—The New Yorker

Jordi Savall is one of the most versatile and engaging musical personalities of his generation. For more than fifty years, he has rescued musical gems from the obscurity of neglect and oblivion and given them back for all to enjoy.

A tireless researcher, Jordi Savall has devoted his career to reviving and interpreting the vast repertoire of early music. His profound understanding of historical contexts and his virtuosity on the viol make him a luminary in the world of period performance. He has recorded and released more than 230 discs covering the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and Classical music repertories, with a special focus on the Hispanic and Mediterranean musical heritage, receiving countless awards and distinctions such as the Midem Classical Award, the International Classical Music Award and the Grammy Award.

With his legendary ensemble Hespèrion XXI, Savall has assembled a group of exceptional musicians, each a specialist in the intricacies of historical instruments, to breathe life into centuries-old compositions.  With performances that marry meticulous research with virtuosic musicianship, this fascinating program explores a century of history through music as they showcase the “new music” that took Europe by storm years ago.

Jordi Savall has been called a time traveler, a globe-trotting adventurer, a tireless scholar, a virtuoso performer and a visionary ensemble leader.   We may not know exactly where Savall will lead us as he mines the past for treasures that illuminate new connections between historic people and places, cultures, and movements, but we are always thrilled to come along for the ride.  One thing is clear, Jordi Savall is a gift to us all.