Savall and Hespèrion XXI celebrate 50 years with effortless style

Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXI

Jordi Savall

By Nick Boston, 19 December 2024

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“virtuosic bursts of ornamented energy proved that this music is their joy”

Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 18 December 2024

Alberti, Pavin of Albarti, Galliard

Tye, In Nomine "Crye"

Parsons, The song called trumpets

Attaingnant, Pavane de la Guerre

Gibbons, In Nomine a 5 no. 1

Dowland, Semper Dowland semper Dolens

Dowland, The King of Denmark's Galliard

Trabaci, Durezze e ligature (Toccata)

Guami, Canzon a 4 sopra "La Battaglia"

Holborne, Galliard no. 24

Woodcock, Browning my dear

Ward, Fantasia no. 4

Anonymous, Pavane de la petite Guerre & Gaillarde

Anonymous, Bourrée d’Avignonez

Brade, Turkische Intrada

Ferrabosco I, Fantasia a 6 no. 78

Brade, Galliard a 6

Jenkins, The Bell Pavan

Heredia, Tiento de Batalla

Scheidt, Galliard Battaglia, SSWV59

Lawes, Consort Sett a 5 in C major, no. 5 (Paven)

Charpentier, Suite in D Minor, H.545 (Passecaille)

Purcell, Fantasy upon One Note for 5 viols in F major, Z 745

Bach, Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of Fugue), BWV1080, Contrapunctus I

Bach, Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of Fugue), BWV1080, Contrapunctus IX

Cabanilles, Corrente Italiana

Martínez Burgos, Codex (Tonada del Chimo)

Martínez Burgos, Codex (Cachua Serranita)

Jordi Savall, Conductor, Treble viol

Hespèrion XXI

Christophe Coin, Treble viol, Bass viol

Lixsania Fernandez, Tenor viol

Juan Manuel Quintana, Bass Viol

Philippe Pierlot, Bass Viol

Xavier Puertas, Violin

Enrike Solinís, Theorbo, Guitar

David Mayoral, Percussion

The Doctor Who of music: Jordi Savall at SJSS

David Karlin, 12th May

Hespèrion XXI dazzle us with virtuosity as they celebrate musical Europe in the heart of Westminster.

*****

From the old world to the New World with Jordi Savall

Sandra Bowdler, 17th February

Jordi Savall, Hespèrian XXI and Tembembe Ensamble Continuo brought an exciting mix of instrumental playing, song and dance presenting Baroque and pre-Baroque music from Spain and the New World.

****1

Las Rutas de los Esclavos: a spell-binding journey

Penny Homer, 10th January

Sounds of Mali, Brazil, Spain, Mexico and Madagascar blended to perfection with Colombia to create a masterpiece.

*****

Old Spain meets the New World

Penny Homer, 9th January

Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XXI and Tembembe Ensamble Continuo create an evening of magic in the Cartagenan hills.

****1

Lost Paradises in Cartagena

Penny Homer, 8th January

Jordi Savall and friends take us on a journey to the Spain of Colombus.

***11

An eclectic band of medieval minstrels

Simon Rees, 10th July

Anyone running a bar or a bistro, or providing music for a christening, a post-Ramadan party or a bar mitzvah, would have to go a long way to find more fitting and spirited music than that made by Jordi Savall and his sometimes merry, sometimes melancholy, band of minstrels.

****1

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Nick Boston

Nick has an MA in Music, specialising in performance and repertoire. His particular passions are choral music, chamber music and opera, with a particular interest in early music. He sings in a number of choirs in the south east of England, plays the piano and occasionally dusts off the violin. He writes about music here.