Jordi Savall, viol player, conductor, expert in early music performance practice, and founder of the ensembles Hespèrion XXI and La Capella Reial de Catalunya is responsible for what must be one of the most creatively and sumptuously packaged recordings ever produced. This two-SACD set gathers vocal and instrumental music from the era of Cervantes' Don Quixote, some of it directly related to the novel. Savall and Manuel Forcano selected and adapted sections of the novel and interspersed the music and readings, allowing the ...
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Jordi Savall, viol player, conductor, expert in early music performance practice, and founder of the ensembles Hespèrion XXI and La Capella Reial de Catalunya is responsible for what must be one of the most creatively and sumptuously packaged recordings ever produced. This two-SACD set gathers vocal and instrumental music from the era of Cervantes' Don Quixote, some of it directly related to the novel. Savall and Manuel Forcano selected and adapted sections of the novel and interspersed the music and readings, allowing the listener to follow the events of the novel accompanied and surrounded by appropriate music. The set is beautifully packaged in a full-sized book, which includes illuminating essays and the complete texts in Spanish, French, English, German, Italian, and Japanese, as well as a Catalan version of the essays. Each section opens with a full-color reproduction of the frontispiece from the first edition of the novel in that language.The performances more than justify the elaborate...
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Add this copy of Don Quijote De La Mancha Romances Y Musicas to cart. $18.80, very good condition, Sold by Zoom Books Company rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lynden, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Alia Vox.
Add this copy of Don Quijote De La Mancha Romances Y Musicas to cart. $23.04, like new condition, Sold by Basement Seller 101 rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cincinnati, OH, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Alia Vox.
