Alia Vox
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The Spirit of Bulgarian Traditions
Nedyalko Nedyalkov, Petar Milanov, Nikolay Krachmarov, Stoimenka Outchikova-Nedyalkova, Angel Angelov, Ivan Panchev
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From the age of 25 Boccherini lived in Spain… and Spanish elements lend distinctive colours to his music. Bubbling high spirits from composer and performers alike produce a most entertaining... —
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The strings have a particularly inviting elastic, ‘gutty’ sound, free of the sparkle and sharp attack of metal-strung instruments. The mellow-toned period woodwind are particularly beautiful,... —
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Bach - Les Six Concerts Brandenbourgeois
(The original manuscript's title is in French.)
Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall
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The Celtic Viol II
Jordi Savall (6 strings treble viol & lyra-viol), Andrew Lawrence-King (Irish harps & psaltery) & Frank McGuire (bodhran)
Savall and Andrew Lawrence-King have again opened a window on an approach to the tradition which differs intriguingly from more mainstream revivalist or folk-rock realisations. —
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Ministriles Reales - Royal Minstrels
Instrumental music of the Golden Age - Renaissance & Baroque 1450-1690
Hespèrion XX & Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall
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Istanbul
Dimitrie Cantemir: "The Book of Science of Music" and the Sephardic and Armenian Traditions
Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall
…Savall… has… put together a brilliant showcase of both Cantemir's music and the musics he chronicled… for me… the high points of this CD lie… in the solo improvisations on te oud, lira, and... —
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very fine. —
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