Series about and with Catalan gambist and conductor Jordi Savall. Today’s episode is dedicated to traditional Catalan, Monteverdi, and this famous opera L’Orfeo.
In this episode, we’ll feature traditional Catalan songs. We’ll end the episode with the Catalan national anthem. Savall isn’t a supporter of a separate Catalan national state, but he did embrace the nation’s spirit.
The second part is dedicated to Monteverdi and his famous opera L’Orfeo.
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1. El cant dels aucells
2. La filadora
3. El mestre
4. El Mariagneta
5. Cançó del lladre
6. El Comte Arnau
7. Els Segadors (romance historique)
8. Els Segadors (himne nacional de Catalogne)
Montserrat Figueras, soprano. Arianna Savall, vocals, harp. Ferran Savall, vocals. Hespèrion XX / XXI & La Capella Reial de Catalunya conducted by Jordi Savall, gamba
(CD Cançons de la Catalunya millenària: planys & llegendes; antologia de mùsica catalana, vol.3, AVSA 9881, 2011)
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
9. Uit L’Orfeo, favola in musica:
– Prologo Ritornello
– Atto primo I
– Atto primo II
In addition:
– Atto quinto V
M. Figueras, A. Savall, F. Zanasi, S. Mingardo, C. van de Sant, A. Abete, A. Fernández, D. Carnovich, F. Bettini, M. Hernández, M. Vargas, G. Türk, F. Garrigosa, C. Mena, I. García, vocals & La Capella Reial de Catalunya. Continuo: A. Lawrence-King, harp. Luca Gugliemi, harpsichord, organ, regal. Xavier Diaz-Latorre, theorbo, chitarrone. Le Concert des Nations conducted by Jordi Savall
(CD L’Orfeo, favola in musica in un prologo e cinque atti, AVSA 9911, 2015)
Special thanks to Muziekweb in Rotterdam.
