classical music: Pedro Estevan     classical music:     Pedro Estevan      Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quijote de la Mancha: Romances y Músicas [Hybrid SACD] Furio Zanasi, Daniele Carnovich, ... Alia Vox Spain, 2006 Extraordinary Jordi Savall has made it again. An absolute masterpiece that, by the way, won the best record of the year from the European disc magazines. Reading of fragments of El Quijote are in Spanish, but even if you do not speak it, the music is fascinating. Also it comes ...             Jácaras! - 18th Century Spanish Baroque Guitar Music of Santiago de Murcia [Includes 2008 Harmonia Mundi ... Santiago de Murcia, Pat O'Brien, ... Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2008 Irresistible Joys I'll review this in depth in a few weeks when I get the cast off my right hand. Paul O'Dette is the Michael Phelps of the lute. The music is irresistible and the program notes are a good course in the history of Spanish guitar. Buy it now! while it's available!             Nuove Musiche Rolf Lislevand, Unspecified, ... Ecm Records, 2006 A marvelous CD I cannot improve upon the first reviewer's informative analysis, which I appreciate, but the minute I heard a selection from Nuove Musiche on our classical station, I ran to the computer to track it down, the sound was that beautiful and unique. What a graceful, ...             Ninna Nanna: Lullabies (1500-2002) William Byrd, Manuel de Falla, ... Alia Vox Spain, 2003 Sweeping, seductive, and superlative! Figueras offers the listener a triumphant collection of evocative songs. Let's dispense with a possible concern. This CD is sub-titled "Lullabies". Anyone going to sleep listening to Figueras should see either a hearing or a brain specialist. While they may pacify ...             Christophorus Columbus: Paraísos Perdidos [Hybrid SACD] Furio Zanasi, Jordi Ricart, ... Alia Vox Spain, 2007 A Fantastic Musical Journey Jordi Savall is truly an artist fantastique. Everything he touches turns to gold. Here he gives us a musical journey through the 15th century Hesperia before and during the time of Christopher Columbus where peoples of diverse backgrounds lived together, Muslims, Jews ...             Marin Marais: Suitte d'un Goût Etranger [Hybrid SACD] Jordi Savall, Philippe Pierlot, ... Alia Vox Spain, 2007 Marin Marais how do we love thee? Let me count the ways... Once again Maestro Savall breathes actual life into one of the unsung greats of early modern music. Marais' explortions of "foreign" themes and tropes is as usual handled deftly and passionately by Savall and his team of artists. I just got this 2 disc set as an early ...             Bella Terra Arianna Savall, Catalan Traditional, ... Alia Vox Spain, 2004 Completely enthralled This is a delightful disc. If you appreciate the technique of Jordi Savall, and the siren sweet voice of Montserrat Figueras, you will be instantly captivated by their daughter. In what appears to me to be a very personal project based upon moving poems authored ...             Du temps & de l'instant Afghan Anonymous, Moroccan Anonymous, ... Alia Vox Spain, 2005 Savall family extravaganza Jordi Savall and Montserrat Figueras are the two giants in the Catalan early music scene. On this album they enlist the help of percussionist Pedro Estevan and their two children to produce some truly exceptional music. Jordi Savall, the most famous family member, ...             Villancicos y Danzas Criollas Daniele Carnovich, Anonymous, ... Alia Vox Spain, 2004 ?Creole? Songs and Dances from Old Spain to the New World An astonishing collection of vocal polyphony and dance music, largely from Guatemala, Peru, and Mexico. Performed with flair and feeling by the preeminent Spanish early-music ensemble of our time. Not to be missed! My translation of the album title, given above, is not ...             La Folia, 1490-1701 Bruno Cocset, Adela Gonzalez-Campa, ... Alia Vox Spain, 1999 Amazing variety and delight This collection contains dances and variations written on an old Spanish dance pattern. While the entire disc can be said to include only a handful of different harmonies, the endless sets of variations are anything but boring. Instead, they constitue a musical ...             Tonos Humanos Marin, Figueras, ... Alia Vox Spain, 2003 Overpowering Experience of Fiery, Passionate Spanish Song José Marín (1618 - 1699): Tonos Humanos. Performed by Montserrat Figueras, soprano; Rolf Lislevand, baroque guitar; Arianna Savall, double harp; Pedro Estevan, percussion; Adela Gonzalez-Campa, castagnettes. Recorded in March and June 1997 at the studio of the Tibor ...             Montserrat Figueras: The Voice of Emotion/La Voix de L'Emotion Daniele Carnovich, Alfonso X (el Sabio), ... Fontalis, 1997 Beautiful voice I'm not a conesseur, but bought this on the advice of a review on NPR. It's a very nice CD of Baroque-era music.             Salterio Anonymous, Italian Anonymous, ... M.a. Recordings, 1999 One of the most beautiful CD's around If you have not ever listened to an "MA recording," you should immediately send for their catalogue and order all the CD's in genres that interest you. The recordings are the most audiophile I have heard. I have all their Spanish medieval recordings and each one is ...             Portrait Richard Alison, Anonymous, ... Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2000 Rock guitarist turned lutanist I listen to this album over and over and never get tired of it. O'Dette's interpretations keep sounding fresh and alive, perhaps because of his rock background. This was the popular music of the time and he plays it that way. There's no dusty mustiness of age ...             Marais: Le Labyrinthe & autres histoires... /Pandolfo * Meyerson * Boysen Marin Marais, Juan Carlos de Mulder, ... Glossa, 2000 Superb. The less said about this disc, the better. As a Gramophone reviewer put it: I am lost in admiration. Buy it and you will see.( and hear)          products you might be interested in   search for classical music 1490-1701, christophorus, histoires, labyrinthe, montserrat, villancicos      geepe.com    web we recommend A Fantastic Musical Journey randomly chosen DVD: Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas