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'''Hespèrion XXI''' is an international [[early music]] [[musical ensemble|ensemble]]. The group was formed in [[Basel]], [[Switzerland]] in 1974 as ''Hespèrion XX'' by Spanish musical director [[Jordi Savall]] (bowed string instruments, particularly the [[viola da gamba]]), [[Montserrat Figueras]] (soprano), [[Lorenzo Alpert]] ([[flute]], [[percussion]]), and [[Hopkinson Smith]] ([[plucked string instrument]]s). The ensemble is noted for its scholarship in early music — especially the music of 16th and 17th century [[Spain]]. Their performance practice is noted for the liberal use of improvisation around the basic melodic and rhythmic structures of the early pieces, resulting in great emotional intimacy and immediacy.
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[[File:Hespèrion XXI.jpg|thumb|Hespèrion XXI's viol consort<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fundaciocima.org|title=Fundació CIMA {{!}} Centre Internacional de Música Antiga|website=www.fundaciocima.org|language=ca|access-date=2017-02-20}}</ref>]]
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'''Hespèrion XXI''' is an international [[early music]] [[musical ensemble|ensemble]]. The group was formed in [[Basel]], [[Switzerland]] in 1974 as '''Hespèrion XX''' by Catalan musical director [[Jordi Savall]] (bowed string instruments, particularly the [[viola da gamba]]), his wife [[Montserrat Figueras]] (soprano), [[Lorenzo Alpert]] ([[flute]], [[percussion]]), and [[Hopkinson Smith]] ([[plucked string instrument]]s). The group changed its name to Hespèrion XXI at the beginning of the 21st century. The name "Hespèrion" is derived from a word in [[Classical Greek]] which referred to the people of the [[Italian Peninsula|Italian]] and [[Iberian Peninsula|Iberian]] peninsulas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laphil.com/musicdb/artists/2401/hesperion-xxi|title=About the Performer: Hespèrion XXI|website=Philpedia - Musicians and Performers Database|publisher=LA Philharmonic|access-date=2 October 2019}}</ref>

The ensemble is noted for its scholarship in early music, especially the music of 16th and [[Spain in the 17th century|17th]] century of [[Spain]]. Their performance practice is noted for the liberal use of [[Musical improvisation|improvisation]] around the basic melodic and rhythmic structures of the early pieces, resulting in great emotional intimacy and immediacy.


==Awards==
==Awards==
* Grand Prix de l'académie du Disque Français
* Grand Prix de l'académie du Disque Français
* Edison-Preis Amsterdam
* Edison-Prijs Amsterdam
* [[L'Académie Charles Cros|Grand Prix du Disque]] of the Charles Cros Academy of France
* [[L'Académie Charles Cros|Grand Prix du Disque]] of the Charles Cros Academy of France
* Grand Prize of the Japanese Recording Academy
* Grand Prize of the Japanese Recording Academy
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==Selected discography==
==Selected discography==


===As Hespèrion XXI===
===As Hespèrion XX===
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''Note: The name of composer [[Juan del Encina|Juan del <u>Encina</u>]] (or <u>Enzina</u>) is spelled below as printed on the individual CD covers.''
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*2006 - ''Orient-Occident'', Alia Vox
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*2004 - ''Isabel I: Reina de Castilla'', Alia Vox
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*2002 - ''Ostinato'', Alia Vox
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*2000 - ''Diáspora Sefardí'', Alia Vox &mdash; a recreation of music of the Eastern [[Sephardic]] communities


* 1976 - ''Music from Christian and Jewish Spain, 1450-1550''. [[Villancico]]s and [[Romance (music)|romances]] from the [[cancionero]]s [[Cancionero de la Colombina|Colombina]], [[Cancionero de Palacio|Palacio]], and [[Cancionero de Upsala|Upsala]]; recercadas from the [[Diego Ortiz#Trattado de Glossas|Trattado de Glossas]]; and sephardic romances from the [[Romancero]].
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===As Hespèrion XX===
* 1978 - "Cansós de Trobaritz". A recording of songs of Catalan Troubadours.
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''Note: The name of composer Juan del <u>Encina</u> (or <u>Enzina</u>) is spelled below as printed on the individual CD covers.''
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* 1979 - ''[[Llibre Vermell de Montserrat]]''. A 14th century pilgrimage
* Feb. 1990 - consort music by [[John Jenkins (composer)|Jenkins]] (Astrée Auvidis)
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* 1991 - ''Juan Del Enzina: Romances & Villancicos, Salamanca, 1496''. Works by Spanish composer Juan del Enzina honouring King [[Ferdinand II of Aragon]] and Queen [[Isabella of Castille]]. The lyrics express Spain's anticipated rise to greatness as adventurers, such as [[Christopher Columbus|Columbus]], set off to return the world's riches to the homeland, thereby assuring Spain's wealth and power.
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* 1991 - ''[[Lope de Vega]]: Intermedios del Barroco Hispanico, 1580-1680''
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* 1993 - ''[[Matthew Locke (composer)|Matthew Locke]]'', ''[[Consort of Fower Parts]]'' 1650-1660
* Oct. 1994 - consort music by [[Henry Purcell|Purcell]] (Astrée Auvidis)
* 1998 - ''Elizabethan Consort Music 1558 - 1603, Works by Alberti, Parsons, Strogers, Taverner, White, Woodcoock & Anonymes''
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* 1999 - ''El Barroco Hispánico''
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* 2001 - ''Music for the Spanish Kings''
* 2001 - ''[[J. S. Bach]]: [[The Art of Fugue|Die Kunst Der Fuge]]''


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===As Hespèrion XXI===
*1976 - ''Music From Christian and Jewish Spain, 1450-1550''. Tracks include several anonymous works, as well as works by [[Luis de Milán]], [[Juan del Encina]], and [[Diego Ortiz]].
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* 2000 - ''Diáspora Sefardí'', Alia Vox &mdash; a recreation of music of the Eastern [[Sephardic]] communities
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*1979 - ''[[Llibre Vermell de Montserrat]]''. A fourteenth century pilgrimage
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* 2002 - ''Ostinato'', Alia Vox
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*1991 - ''Juan Del Enzina: Romances & Villancicos, Salamanca, 1496''. Works by famed Spanish composer Juan del Enzina honouring King [[Ferdinand II of Aragon]] and Queen [[Isabella of Castille]]. The lyrics express Spain's anticipated rise to greatness as adventurers, such as [[Christopher Columbus|Columbus]], set off to return the world's riches to the homeland, thereby assuring Spain's wealth and power.
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* 2004 - ''Isabel I: Reina de Castilla'', Alia Vox
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*1991 - ''[[Lope de Vega]]: Intermedios del Barroco Hispanico, 1580-1680''
* 2005 - ''Altre Follie'', Alia Vox
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*1993 - ''[[Matthew Locke]]'', ''Consort of Fower Parts'' 1650-1660
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* 2006 - ''Orient-Occident'', Alia Vox
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*1999 - ''El Barroco Hispánico''
* 2008 - ''Estampies & Danses Royales: Le [[Manuscrit du Roi]] ca. 1270–1320'', Alia Vox
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*2001 - ''Music for the Spanish Kings''
* 2009 - ''The Book of the Science of Music'' by [[Dimitrie Cantemir]], Alia Vox
* 2009 - ''Le Royaume Oublié: La croisade contre les Albigeois – La tragédie Cathare'', Alia Vox
* 2011 - ''La Sublime Porte: Voix d'Istanbul, 1430–1750'', Alia Vox
* 2013 - ''Esprit des Balkans'', Alia Vox<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.alia-vox.com/cataleg.php?id=112|title=Products – Alia Vox}}</ref>
* 2016 - ''GRANADA 1013 - 1502'', Alia Vox

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.aaronconcert.com/savall.html Official Hesperion XXI site]
* [https://www.alia-vox.com/en/artists/hesperion-xxi/ Official Hespèrion XXI site]
* [https://www.alia-vox.com/artistes.php?id=2 Recordings of Hesperion XXI at Alia Vox, from Jordi Savall]


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Latest revision as of 19:00, 22 August 2023

Hespèrion XXI's viol consort[1]

Hespèrion XXI is an international early music ensemble. The group was formed in Basel, Switzerland in 1974 as Hespèrion XX by Catalan musical director Jordi Savall (bowed string instruments, particularly the viola da gamba), his wife Montserrat Figueras (soprano), Lorenzo Alpert (flute, percussion), and Hopkinson Smith (plucked string instruments). The group changed its name to Hespèrion XXI at the beginning of the 21st century. The name "Hespèrion" is derived from a word in Classical Greek which referred to the people of the Italian and Iberian peninsulas.[2]

The ensemble is noted for its scholarship in early music, especially the music of 16th and 17th century of Spain. Their performance practice is noted for the liberal use of improvisation around the basic melodic and rhythmic structures of the early pieces, resulting in great emotional intimacy and immediacy.

Awards

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  • Grand Prix de l'académie du Disque Français
  • Edison-Prijs Amsterdam
  • Grand Prix du Disque of the Charles Cros Academy of France
  • Grand Prize of the Japanese Recording Academy
  • Cannes Classic Award
  • Diapason d'Or
  • Grand Prix FNAC
  • Giorgio Gini Foundation Prize

Selected discography

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As Hespèrion XX

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Note: The name of composer Juan del Encina (or Enzina) is spelled below as printed on the individual CD covers.

As Hespèrion XXI

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  • 2000 - Diáspora Sefardí, Alia Vox — a recreation of music of the Eastern Sephardic communities
  • 2002 - Ostinato, Alia Vox
  • 2004 - Isabel I: Reina de Castilla, Alia Vox
  • 2005 - Altre Follie, Alia Vox
  • 2006 - Orient-Occident, Alia Vox
  • 2008 - Estampies & Danses Royales: Le Manuscrit du Roi ca. 1270–1320, Alia Vox
  • 2009 - The Book of the Science of Music by Dimitrie Cantemir, Alia Vox
  • 2009 - Le Royaume Oublié: La croisade contre les Albigeois – La tragédie Cathare, Alia Vox
  • 2011 - La Sublime Porte: Voix d'Istanbul, 1430–1750, Alia Vox
  • 2013 - Esprit des Balkans, Alia Vox[3]
  • 2016 - GRANADA 1013 - 1502, Alia Vox

References

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  1. ^ "Fundació CIMA | Centre Internacional de Música Antiga". www.fundaciocima.org (in Catalan). Retrieved 2017-02-20.
  2. ^ "About the Performer: Hespèrion XXI". Philpedia - Musicians and Performers Database. LA Philharmonic. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Products – Alia Vox".
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