Jordi Savall

[austin]

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'Music is music. It’s equal, whether it’s old, new, jazz, Celtic, Sephardic, or Muslim. The importance is what we can do with it — the emotions, the spiritual dimensions we can bring. Music is what makes us human. If the world had more space for music, we would have more peace.'

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[Pegleg]

Forever the gentleman ambassador of music. I'm listening to Celtic Viol (vol.2) right now.

Jordi Savall guests on “In Tune” tonight and this Friday's “Live in Concert” from the Luftansa Festival is not to be missed.

[kuligin]

I thought this was worth sharing with you.......

'Music is music. It’s equal, whether it’s old, new, jazz, Celtic, Sephardic, or Muslim. The importance is what we can do with it — the emotions, the spiritual dimensions we can bring. Music is what makes us human. If the world had more space for music, we would have more peace.'

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I really disagree with Savall, all music is not equal and the musicans vocation is not what " we can do with it" but to try and realise the composers directions, that needs both scholarship and musicality

Which may be explains why so many of Savalls recordings of Constantinople etc to my ears sound rather closer to the 20th century than the 15th century to my ears

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I really disagree with Savall, all music is not equal

Yes, I have problems equating Jedward with the Eroica, too!

the musicans vocation is not what " we can do with it" but to try and realise the composers directions, that needs both scholarship and musicality

Especially in the Music that lacks a "composer" and little in the way of what we think of as a "score" today.

Yes, with the Eroica, the performers' highest and most difficult duty/task/calling, I believe, is to realize what Beethoven wrote on the page - but that, in itself, is something "[the performers] can do with it". I would have preferred it if he'd said "the emotions and spiritual dimensions we can bring out" (of the scores) because that's what I (as an admirer of Savali's work) would like to believe he meant.

I like your "scholarship and Musicality": the scholarship to know the notes of the work, its background and what the composer took for granted (so didn't feel the need to write in the score); and "Musicality": the ability to play/sing well, to use one's imagination intelligently (what does "Allegretto" mean in this context?) and to be able to communicate this both to other Musicians and to the listener.

[Mr Pee]

Forever the gentleman ambassador of music. I'm listening to Celtic Viol (vol.2) right now.

I have that- it's a marvellous CD!

[Pegleg]

I came late to classical music after many musically fallow years. I only discovered Jordi Savall and his various collaborators after seeing the film “Tous les Matins du Monde” and began to explore a little of his extensive discography.

I cannot speak of the authenticity of his 15th century music, but his recordings of Purcell, Lully, Sainte Colombe, Marin Marais, Francois Couperin, Bach, Rameau, Boccerinhi, Haydn and Mozart continue to give hour after hour of aural delights.

How about this?

Jean-Philippe Rameau: La Orquesta de Luis XV - Concierto de Jordi Savall

http://youtu.be/v1ItcF7PWRM

or

Jordi Savall Les Voix Humaines(Bach,Abel,Forqueray,Marais,etc)

http://youtu.be/R-jEYHbCp5k


Now I think I'm in the mood to fandango ...

[Brassbandmaestro]

What a p[ity I be missing that on "In Tune". JS always good to hear. I am involved with the school orchestra tonight!

[MickyD]

For me, Jordi Savall's very best recording is of François Couperin's "Les Nations", made back in 1986 for Astrée. Magical!

[pilamenon]

For me, Jordi Savall's very best recording is of François Couperin's "Les Nations", made back in 1986 for Astrée. Magical!

Very exciting performance of Geminiani's La Folia variations in the Friday evening concert. Well worth hearing on iplayer if you can.

[ShoveCoupler]

'Music is music. It’s equal, whether it’s old, new, jazz, Celtic, Sephardic, or Muslim. The importance is what we can do with it — the emotions, the spiritual dimensions we can bring. Music is what makes us human. If the world had more space for music, we would have more peace.'

While much of this Savall quote looks platitudinous, the point about "... what we can do with it" does ring true to me; it makes the composer's score a starting point from which to create a musical experience rather than placing it on a lofty pedestal with musicians grovelling about at the bottom vainly trying to realise the ideal.

That's what I like about Early Music, much of it is quite sketchy, performers need to use their musicality to make it work, there's a sense of working with, rather than being a slave to, the composer.