The Celtic Viol I
Jordi Savall (6 stringed Treble viol ca. 1750, 5 stringed Treble viol ca. 1730, both Nicolas Chappuy, 5 stringed Treble fiddle, Italy ca. 1500) & Andrew Lawrence-King (Queen Mary Harp, Irish, Psalterium)
Awards:
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2009
Savall and Andrew Lawrence-King are among the most accomplished instrumentalists and most sensitive musicians in any genre, and they play these lovely airs and dances with great elegance and...
The Celtic Viol I
Jordi Savall (6 stringed Treble viol ca. 1750, 5 stringed Treble viol ca. 1730, both Nicolas Chappuy, 5 stringed Treble fiddle, Italy ca. 1500) & Andrew Lawrence-King (Queen Mary Harp, Irish, Psalterium)
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Awards:
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2009
Savall and Andrew Lawrence-King are among the most accomplished instrumentalists and most sensitive musicians in any genre, and they play these lovely airs and dances with great elegance and...
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Deluxe Digipack SACD
Booklet : English, Spanish, French German, Italian, Catalan, Gaelic, Irish
Thanks to in-depth researches on original manuscripts, Jordi Savall reveals the hidden beauties of Irish and Scottish music from the 17th to 19th centuries.The transcription from fiddle to treble baroque viol sounds so obvious that everyone realises the closeness of traditional and ancient repertoires immediately. Most of the pieces are irresistibly vivid and virtuoso, some are more melancholy, but all of them deserve the renaissance Jordi Savall offers them in his customary, masterly manner. And… for the first time in Alia Vox history, the cover art features a photo of Jordi Savall.
The first time Jordi Savall has recorded traditional repertoire, (replacing fiddle with baroque soprano viol)
The first time Jordi Savall appears on his own on the cover art.
The first time AV linernotes have been translated into Irish and Scottish (!)
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Awards and reviews
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année2009
July 2009
Savall and Andrew Lawrence-King are among the most accomplished instrumentalists and most sensitive musicians in any genre, and they play these lovely airs and dances with great elegance and respect.
September 2009
Playing on five-and six-string treble viols and a five-string treble fiddle, Savall draws inspiration from the effects harvested from live and recorded performances. As always, his own playing is ravishingly beautiful and deeply poetic. He is joined on some tracks by Andrew Lawrence-King who delicately improvises counterpoint and accompaniments over drones on an Irish harp and psalterium. There is... remarkable virtuoso display, especially in the quicker pieces, as one would expect.
A couple of remarkable string-playing reflections and refractions of Celtic traditions have come my way recently: first, Jordi Savall's The Celtic Viol. It's about as far from the Chieftains as you can get, but Savall on viol and Andrew Lawrence-King on
small harp find an astonishing delicacy and sensitivity in tunes by Neil Gow, O'Carolan, and traditional numbers. These are performances that both restore the melodies to the time of their composition and
reveal their timeless strength and simplicity.
