Most of the recordings of the great Catalonian viol player and group leader Jordi Savall delve into the cultural context of early music traditions. Among them is a special group referred to here as CD-books, which combine a CD (or in this case two) with a lavishly illustrated hardbound book containing essays and relevant artwork in addition to texts and the usual listings of personnel. Kudos to Savall's grant-writers for continuing to get these things funded during Spain's fiscal crisis, and this release, Jeanne d'Arc: ...
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Most of the recordings of the great Catalonian viol player and group leader Jordi Savall delve into the cultural context of early music traditions. Among them is a special group referred to here as CD-books, which combine a CD (or in this case two) with a lavishly illustrated hardbound book containing essays and relevant artwork in addition to texts and the usual listings of personnel. Kudos to Savall's grant-writers for continuing to get these things funded during Spain's fiscal crisis, and this release, Jeanne d'Arc: Batailles & Prisons (Joan of Arc: Battles and Prisons) outdoes even other similar Savall releases. With the booklet weighing in at 504 pages, awesome even if it does include text in six languages, and essays covering such topics as Joan of Arc's relevance to the modern French right wing, this is not only a musical program but a survey of the entire Joan of Arc phenomenon, and one with sufficient depth to meet most people's needs. The two actual CDs also go beyond what has been included...
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Add this copy of Jeanne D'Arc: Batailles & Prisons to cart. $22.99, very good condition, Sold by Russell Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Victoria, BC, CANADA, published 2012 by Alia Vox.
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