Since you are interested in Mare Nostrum [2 SACDs plus large book], here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Villancicos y Danzas Criollas: Iberian, African and New World music from the 15th and 16th centuries. La Capella Reial de Catalunya / Hesperion XXI / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox / CD - released 1/Jan/2004 ] "the supreme exponent of French viol playing." Gramophone |
CHRISTOPHORUS COLUMBUS
Christophorus Columbus - Lost Paradises (2 SACDs with large book) Monserrat Figueras / Hesperion XXI / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 5/Apr/2007 ] Jordi Savall offers an unique journey through the Christian, Jewish and Muslim musical traditions in relationship with texts by or about Columbus and his time. |
TRADITIONAL
La Sublime Porte: Voices of Istanbul Gursoy Dincer, Lior Elmaleh & Montserrat Figueras / Hesperion XXI, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Dec/2011 ] "The ensemble offers authentic recreations of Turkish, Greek, Armenian and Sephardic pieces, told in textures and timbres of oud, duduk, ney and Savall's own rebab. This is music of great subtlety, technical accomplishment and powerful emotional... |
CORELLI / PLAYFORD / VIVALDI ETC.
Altre Follie (music from 1500 - 1750) Hesperion XXI; Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 16/Jan/2006 ] A sequel to their acclaimed disc of variations on "La Folie" this disc presents responses to the form and rhythms of the "folie" by different composers up to the mid 18th century. Like all Alia Vox productions, it comes in a beautifully presented... |
CORELLI / MARAIS / MARTIN Y COLL / ENZINA / etc
La Folia (music from 1490-1701) Hesperion XXI; Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Apr/2003 ] "This CD easily bears exposure to the "Repeat All" button, and like all Alia Vox productions, it comes in a beautifully presented card case containing a booklet with full notes in the major European languages." (Amazon) - On Hybrid Super Audio CD... |
TRADITIONAL
Ludi Musici: The Spirit of Dance 1450 - 1650 Montserrat Figueras / La Capella Reial de Catalunya / Le Concert des Nations / Hesperion XXI / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "Life-affirming music, exuberant yet elegant, given spirited, technically-brilliant, richly-textured realisations: five stars it is." BBC Music Magazine, February 2008 ***** |
PURCELL / ORTIZ / PACHELBEL / ROSSI / MERULA
Ostinato Hesperion Xxi / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox / CD - released 1/Feb/2002 ] "An enjoyably varied compendium performed with characteristic Savallian vim and vitality." Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine March 2002 |
ANTHONY HOLBORNE
The Teares of the Muses 1599 - Elizabethan Consort Music Vol. 2 Hesperion XXI / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Hispania and Japan: Dialogues (special Japanese folding screen edition) Hesperion XXI / La Capella Reial de Catalunya / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 23/Aug/2011 ] Following the catastrophes in Japan, Jordi Savall decided to release this special tribute album in which the most significant pieces of the dialogue between Spain and Japan are gathered. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Ministriles reales Hesparion XX / Hesperion XXI / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 10/Mar/2009 ] This beautiful set gathers for the first time Spanish and French instrumental dances from the XVIth and XVIIth Centuries scattered as 'interludes' in many Astrée and Alia Vox existing releases. It is a definitive overview of this repertoire and... |