Alia Vox
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Mozart : Great Mass in C Minor
Giulia Bolcato (soprano), Elionor Martínez (soprano), Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo-soprano), David Fischer (tenor), Matthias Winckhler (bass-baritone), Le Concert des Nations, La Capella Nacional de Catalunya, Jordi Savall
This is a thoughtful account of a complex, fragmented score. Savall and Guglielmi have prioritised the work's spiritual sincerity while preserving its grandeur, bringing a satisfying coherence... —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2026, Choral Choice
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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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Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
Lina Johnson (soprano), Olivia Vermeulen (mezzo-soprano), Martin Platz (tenor), Manuel Walser (bass), La Capella Nacional de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall
Vibrato and coloration of voices, solo and choral, are especially well matched with each other and with the instrumental resources. —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2023, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Choral
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Baroque Christmas at the time of Louis XIV
La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Le Concert des Nations
Jordi Savall
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Special offer. Haydn: The Creation
Yeree Suh (soprano), Tilman Lichdi (tenor), Matthias Winckhler (baritone)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall
Savall’s view of the music feels unerringly right throughout, with tempos always judiciously chosen, and Haydn’s famous moments all vividly conveyed...Savall has assembled a fine cast of soloists,... —
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Record Review, 20th November 2021, Record of the Week
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Catalonia’s resonant Château de Cardona sometimes makes the bassline heavy, the vigorous timpanist often forgets the crucial Beethovenian difference between one f and two, and the editor clipped... —
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Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross (Orchestral version, 1786)
Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall
Savall shows an awareness not only of the music's sense of drama, but also of its nobility of expression, solemnity and imaginative use of sonority. This is as good a performance of the original... —
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Marais, M: Suite in a Foreign Style (Suitte d'un Goût Etranger)
Pierre Hantaï (harpsichord), Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Rolf Lislevand (theorbs, guitars), Philippe Pierlot (bass viol), Andrew Lawrence-King (harp 'di tre ordine'), Pedro Estevan (percussion), Jordi Savall (bass viol)
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2008, Chamber Finalist
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If an hour and a quarter of music based on 16 bars appears daunting, take courage from the immense stylistic variety over 200 years and the splendidly colourful range of instruments playing... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2005, Chamber Choice
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