War and peace in Baroque Europe: Hespèrion XXI at the Edinburgh International Festival:

After a long career performing and recording most of the canon of western European early music, in recent years Jordi Savall has turned his attentions to the relationships of music in the Middle East, northern Africa, Spain and the Balkan countries.

After a long career performing and recording most of the canon of western European early music, in recent years Jordi Savall has turned his attentions to the relationships of music in the Middle East, northern Africa, Spain and the Balkan countries.

Jordi Savall and Dimitri Psonis display virtuosity and thoughtfulness in bringing us music from the glory days of the Ottoman Empire.

After a long career performing and recording most of the canon of western European early music, in recent years Jordi Savall has turned his attentions to the relationships of music in the Middle East, northern Africa, Spain and the Balkan countries.

El programa resultó sumamente interesante tanto por lo que a lo musical se refiere como a la labor de investigación que hay detrás y por su valor de testimonio histórico.

Al socaire de lo presenciado en la Sala de Cámara, tres danzas afganas, cantos tradicionales sirios, el Rotundellus de las Cantigas de Alfonso X ‘El Sabio’ o los fragmentos amorosos de Majnún y Layla, el ánimo, ciertamente, queda sereno, reconciliado, más pronto a la escucha (a la lectura) que al discurso.