[TR24][SM][OF] Jordi Savall, Hesperion XXI - Esprit d'Armenie (Armenian Spirit) - 2012 (Classical, Early music, Chamber)

A haunting and elegiac CD that pays tribute to Montserrat Figueras at the same time as the sublime music of Armenia. The song kamancha duduk and we capsized the soul by its sweetness and melancholy. The first is a double reed instrument (an ancestor of the oboe) originated in the mists of time and seems very close to the aulos as seen on vases or some ancient frescoes. The second is a bowed string instrument of Iranian origin which can be compared to rebecs, viola and fiddle our Middle Ages, here played by Jordi Savall and three musicians from the Ensemble Hesperion XXI blend in perfectly with the style and set of four Armenian musicians from whom they learned to play and share these songs "so full of love and so promising peace and harmony." (Jordi Savall) FH
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This album is a tribute to Armenia and to the Armenian musicians who played alongside Jordi Savall and his wife Montserrat Figueras over the years. The repertoire consists alternately of very lively pieces and more contemplative ones, all of them beautifully played on traditional instruments, including the ‘duduk’, a flute with a deeply moving sound originating from a time before times.
Jordi Savall unveils this music with his faultless musical flair and an endless curiosity, as testified in the lavishly documented and illustrated booklet.