Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Monday, December 12, 2011

LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL
Buena Vista Social Club

World Circuit/Nonesuch

Sunday, December 11, 2011

On internet stream, on my laptop:

Ancient Voices
A Tribute to Montserrat Figueras








December 9th, 2011

Air date: Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 9 AM and 4 PM

In honor of Montserrat Figueras 1942-2011.

From “Ninna Nanna- Lullabies”: Anon. Portugal “Canção de embalar: José embala o menino”, Come Pretty Babe (William Byrd). Performed by soprano Montserrat Figueras and members of Hesperion XXI. (Alia Vox 9826).

From “El Nuevo Mundo: Folias Criollas” (Alia Vox 9876): Tono Humano: Trompicavalas amor (Juan Hidalgo). From “Villancicos y Danzas Criollas” (Alia Vox 9834): Danza del Hacha, Tono Humano: Ay que me rio de amor (Juan Hidalgo), Serafin que con dulce (Joan Cererols). From “La Barcha d’Amore” (Alia Vox 9811): La Folia: Yo soy la Locura. Performed by soprano Montserrat Figueras and members of Hesperion XXI.

From the soundtrack from “Tous les Matins du Monde” (Alia Vox 9821): Troisieme Leçon de Tenebres (François Couperin), Les Pleurs (Tears) (Mr. de Sainte Colombe). Performed by Montserrat Figueras and Maria Cristina Kiehr, sopranos and Jordi Savall, viola da gamba.

From “El Cant de la Sibil-la” (Alia Vox 9806): excerpts from ‘Sibil-la Mallorquina’. Performed by Montserrat Figueras and La Capella Reial de Catalunya.

From “Metamorphoses Fidei” (Alia Vox 9849): El Cant dels Aucells (The Carol of the Birds). Performed by Montserrat Figueras, soprano; Arianna Savall (voice and harp); Ferran Savall (voice); Jordi Savall (viola da gamba).

Saturday, December 10, 2011

MIRI IT IS
Songs & Instrumentals from Medieval England
The Dufay Collective, with John Potter

Chandos

Friday, December 9, 2011

A L'ESTAMPIDA
Medieval Dance Music
The Dufay Collective

Avie
IF MOUNTAINS COULD SING
Terje Rypdal

ECM
BORN INTO TROUBLE AS THE SPARKS FLY UPWARD
The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band

Constellation
ON THE BANKS OF THE SEINE
Music of the Trouvères
The Dufay Collective

Chandos

Thursday, December 8, 2011

LUX FEMINAE
900 - 1600
Montserrat Figueras
Ensemble

Alia Vox
NINNA NANNA
Lullabies, ca. 1500 - 2002
Berber TraditionalBerber, William Byrd, English Traditional, Manuel de Falla, Federico Garcia Lorca, Greek Traditional, Israeli Traditional, Johann Friedrich Reichard, Tarquinio Merula, Darius Milhaud, Modest Mussorgsky, Arvo Part, Max Reger, Sephardic Traditional, Traditional
Montserrat Figueras
Ariana Savall
Hesperion XXI
Jordi Savall, dir.

Alia Vox


R.I.P., Señora.