Notes and Editorial Reviews
Jordi Savall has brought us yet another treasure on his own Alia Vox label, this time a mixed bag of music by Reformation Era composers and a handful of slightly earlier works. It's all taken from a concert program Savall gave last year under the aegis of "greatest hits of the court of Charles V". The composers presented are mostly court musicians for that Holy Roman Emperor, but Josquin and Heinrich Isaac also are included, the latter as a nod to Charles' grandfather, Maximilian I, who was responsible for getting Charles the crown. Savall combines his first-rate instrumental ensemble, updated to Hespèrion XXI, with his own vocal group, La Capella Reial de Catalunya. The results are
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captivating. Savall's musicians are tops in the field, and their collective talents, constantly on display in this varied program, are simply a joy to hear.
Savall & Co. have visited this territory many times before, but they have managed to come up with new pieces not duplicated on their many other recordings. Mille Regretz is the name of a Josquin chanson that supposedly was Charles' favorite. Cristobal Morales and others based works on it, and parts of Morales' sublime mass of the same name are given sweet, rich-textured interpretations. A special treat is the vocally stunning Belle qui tiens ma vie by Toinot Arbeau. Sung in a brisk round, the vocalists' rapid-fire delivery and pin-point accuracy is both exhilarating and exhausting. There are also some nice intimate moments, like Luys de Narvaez's solo lute version of Mille Regretz, or the Agnus Dei from Morales' mass.
The entire proceedings are presented in Alia Vox's usual full-bodied, velvety sound, with some of the best reproduction of Renaissance percussion instruments I've heard in some time. Early music lovers should eat this up, and most other enthusiasts of good vocal music will find plenty to adore here as well.
--David Preiser, ClassicsToday.com Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Fortuna desperata by Heinrich Isaac
Conductor:
Jordi Savall
Orchestra/Ensemble:
La Capella Reial de Catalunya,
Hespèrion XXI
Period: Renaissance
Written: Italy
Date of Recording: 2000
Venue: Collegiate Church, Cardona Castle, Spain
Length: 4 Minutes 19 Secs.
Language: Italian
2.
Quand je bois du vin claret by Anonymous
Conductor:
Jordi Savall
Orchestra/Ensemble:
La Capella Reial de Catalunya,
Hespèrion XXI
Period: Renaissance
Written: 1541
Date of Recording: 2000
Venue: Collegiate Church, Cardona Castle, Spain
Length: 4 Minutes 51 Secs.
Language: French
3.
Amor con fortuna by Juan del Encina
Conductor:
Jordi Savall
Orchestra/Ensemble:
La Capella Reial de Catalunya,
Hespèrion XXI
Period: Renaissance
Written: Spain
Date of Recording: 2000
Venue: Collegiate Church, Cardona Castle, Spain
Length: 2 Minutes 8 Secs.
Language: Spanish
4.
Todos los bienes del mundo by Juan del Encina
Conductor:
Jordi Savall
Orchestra/Ensemble:
La Capella Reial de Catalunya,
Hespèrion XXI
Period: Renaissance
Written: Spain
Date of Recording: 2000
Venue: Collegiate Church, Cardona Castle, Spain
Length: 4 Minutes 18 Secs.
Language: Spanish
5.
Harto de tanta porfia by Anonymous
Conductor:
Jordi Savall
Orchestra/Ensemble:
La Capella Reial de Catalunya,
Hespèrion XXI
Period: Renaissance
Written: Spain
Date of Recording: 2000
Venue: Collegiate Church, Cardona Castle, Spain
Length: 7 Minutes 18 Secs.
Language: Spanish
6.
Belle qui tiens ma vie by Thoinot Arbeau
Conductor:
Jordi Savall
Orchestra/Ensemble:
La Capella Reial de Catalunya,
Hespèrion XXI
Period: Renaissance
Written: 1588; France
Date of Recording: 2000
Venue: Collegiate Church, Cardona Castle, Spain
Length: 3 Minutes 16 Secs.
Language: French
7.
Vecchie letrose by Adrian Willaert
Conductor:
Jordi Savall
Orchestra/Ensemble:
La Capella Reial de Catalunya,
Hespèrion XXI
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1545; Italy
Date of Recording: 2000
Venue: Collegiate Church, Cardona Castle, Spain
Length: 2 Minutes 33 Secs.
Language: Italian
8.
Missa "Mille regretz": Sanctus by Cristóbal de Morales
Conductor:
Jordi Savall
Orchestra/Ensemble:
La Capella Reial de Catalunya,
Hespèrion XXI
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1544; Italy
Date of Recording: 2000
Venue: Collegiate Church, Cardona Castle, Spain
Length: 6 Minutes 9 Secs.
Language: Latin
9.
Jubilate Deo omnis terra by Cristóbal de Morales
Conductor:
Jordi Savall
Orchestra/Ensemble:
La Capella Reial de Catalunya,
Hespèrion XXI
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1542; Italy
Date of Recording: 2000
Venue: Collegiate Church, Cardona Castle, Spain
Length: 6 Minutes 26 Secs.
Language: Latin
10.
Mille regretz by Josquin Des Préz
Conductor:
Jordi Savall
Orchestra/Ensemble:
La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Date of Recording: 2000
Venue: Collegiate Church, Cardona Castle, Spain
Length: 2 Minutes 17 Secs.
Language: French
11.
La guerra by Mateo Flecha
Conductor:
Jordi Savall
Orchestra/Ensemble:
La Capella Reial de Catalunya,
Hespèrion XXI
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1581; Spain
Date of Recording: 2000
Venue: Collegiate Church, Cardona Castle, Spain
Length: 1 Minutes 47 Secs.
Language: Spanish
Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.
12.
Missa "Mille regretz": Agnus Dei by Cristóbal de Morales
Conductor:
Jordi Savall
Orchestra/Ensemble:
La Capella Reial de Catalunya,
Hespèrion XXI
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1544; Italy
Date of Recording: 2000
Venue: Collegiate Church, Cardona Castle, Spain
Length: 7 Minutes 3 Secs.
Language: Latin
13.
Mille regretz "La Canción del Emperador" by Luis de Narváez
Performer:
Arianna Savall (Harp)
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1538; Spain
Date of Recording: 2000
Venue: Collegiate Church, Cardona Castle, Spain
Length: 3 Minutes 2 Secs.
14.
Circumdederunt by Cristóbal de Morales
Conductor:
Jordi Savall
Orchestra/Ensemble:
La Capella Reial de Catalunya,
Hespèrion XXI
Period: Renaissance
Written: 16th Century; Spain
Date of Recording: 2000
Venue: Collegiate Church, Cardona Castle, Spain
Length: 3 Minutes 9 Secs.
Language: Latin
15.
Dit le burguygnon by Anonymous
Conductor:
Jordi Savall
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Hespèrion XXI
Period: Renaissance
Date of Recording: 2000
Venue: Collegiate Church, Cardona Castle, Spain
Length: 1 Minutes 16 Secs.
16.
Vive le Roi by Josquin Des Préz
Conductor:
Jordi Savall
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Hespèrion XXI
Period: Renaissance
Date of Recording: 2000
Venue: Collegiate Church, Cardona Castle, Spain
Length: 1 Minutes 27 Secs.
17.
La Spagna by Josquin Des Préz
Conductor:
Jordi Savall
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Hespèrion XXI
Period: Renaissance
Written: Italy
Date of Recording: 2000
Venue: Collegiate Church, Cardona Castle, Spain
Length: 3 Minutes 10 Secs.
18.
Het derde musyck boexken...alderhande danserye: La Battaille by Tylman Susato
Conductor:
Jordi Savall
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Hespèrion XXI
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1551; Antwerp, Belgium
Date of Recording: 2000
Venue: Collegiate Church, Cardona Castle, Spain
Length: 2 Minutes 7 Secs.
19.
Fanfare by Anonymous
Conductor:
Jordi Savall
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Hespèrion XXI
Period: Renaissance
Written: 15th Century
Date of Recording: 2000
Venue: Collegiate Church, Cardona Castle, Spain
Length: 1 Minutes 8 Secs.
20.
Da pacem Domine by Girolamo Parabosco
Conductor:
Jordi Savall
Orchestra/Ensemble:
La Capella Reial de Catalunya,
Hespèrion XXI
Period: Renaissance
Written: 1540; Italy
Date of Recording: 2000
Venue: Collegiate Church, Cardona Castle, Spain
Length: 5 Minutes 1 Secs.
Language: Latin
21.
Diferencias sobre "Belle qui tiens ma vie" by Antonio De Cabezón
Conductor:
Jordi Savall
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Hespèrion XXI
Period: Renaissance
Written: 16th Century; Spain
Date of Recording: 2000
Venue: Collegiate Church, Cardona Castle, Spain
Length: 3 Minutes 30 Secs.
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