Escobar, P
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The imaginative creation by Simon-Pierre Bestion’s ensemble, La Tempête, is so stirring, heart-tugging and well recorded that I don’t know whether to sink to my knees in prayer or erupt into... —
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Bestion’s singers are very flexible, and frequently superb...they are equal to Scelsi’s quartertones; and they can sing ‘straight’ when needed. These stylistic shifts are not jarring. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, January 2022
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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. —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2005, Editor's Choice
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Francis Xavier - The Route of the Orient
RecommendedDriss El Maloumi & Lahoucine Baquir (oud & percussion) & Senhora del Mundo (voz, psalteri, sarod & tablas)
Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Jordi Savall
Highlights here include performances by El Maloumi (oud), Zuckermand (sarod) and Seki (shakuhachi), while the singing of Yokio Tanaka (accompanying himself on biwa), though not an easy taste... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 7th January 2008
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A Royal Songbook
Spanish Music from the Time of Columbus
Geraldine McGreevy (soprano), Jacob Heringman (lute)
Musica Antiqua of London, Philip Thorby
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Music from Spain's Golden Age
Törsten Wilke Muller (percussion), Ursula Thelen (vocals)
Flautando Köln
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