Montserrat Figueras & Jordi Savall - Ninna Nanna (ca. 1500-2002) {Alia Vox AV 9826 rel 2002}

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Montserrat Figueras & Jordi Savall - Ninna Nanna (ca. 1500-2002) {Alia Vox AV 9826 rel 2002}
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Classical / Vocal Music

Who doesn't love a lullaby? As a tribute "to all mothers and children", singer Montserrat Figueras offers this unusual program of 18 such songs from diverse sources and anonymous composers–Portuguese, English, Greek, Catalan, Hebrew, Sephardic, and North African–as well as pieces written by the likes of Byrd, Mussorgsky, Reger, Falla, Milhaud, and Pärt (two lullabies composed for this recording). Accompaniments show the stylish hand and always-tasteful imaginings of Jordi Savall and the instrumentalists of Hesperion XXI–viols, guitar, flutes, psaltery, harp–and, in three tracks, the piano of Paul Badura-Skoda. Although the liner notes prime us to expect very simple, repetitive tunes, Figueras transforms these ostensibly sleep-inducing songs into high, mind-and-ear-engaging art, embellishing, shaping, and imbuing them with deeply felt expression, sometimes wistful and at others fervent, but always delivered as if in intimate, personal touch with her listener(s).

And as diverse as the melodies (and languages) are, so does this repertoire give Figueras a chance to show her own considerable versatility, from the plaintive, chant-like José embala o menino (Portugal) to the extended, highly ornamented 16th century Sephardic ballad Nani, nani. Pärt's Berceuse de Noël (2002) is a gentle, sweetly rocking little song, ideally accompanied by viols, harp, psaltery, and santur; his Estonian cradle song, Kuus, kuus kallike, is as basic as it gets–an extremely simple, repetitive tune with a text of only three "words". For this last song–and for the Catalan lullaby Mareta, mareta no'm faces plorar–Figueras is joined by her daughter Arianna, an appropriate and beautiful match of voices. Mussorgsky's "With the doll" from his The Nursery and Milhaud's "Dors, dors" from his Hebrew songs–both accompanied by Badura-Skoda–are wonderful, rarely heard gems.


There are many other highlights here, and it's interesting to observe how Figueras adapts her voice and interpretive nuance to the different styles and texts. Of course, 77-plus minutes of these songs, all focused on one voice–a voice that to my ears has more edge and less warmth and softness than I'd prefer–can be a lot to take in at one sitting. But the beautiful songs and the first-rate presentation compel multiple listenings anyway, and the clear, detailed sound brings it up close but comfortably so, with natural, well-balanced instrumental timbres complementing the voices.
–David Vernier, ClassicsToday.com

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Musicians

Montserrat Figueras
Arianna Savall
Hespèrion XXI
Jordi Savall


Works on This Recording
1.
Cançao de embalar: José embala o menino by Anonymous
Performer: Marc Hantaï (Flute), Arianna Savall (Triple Harp), Dmitri Psonis (Pandeiro),
Xavier Díaz-Latorre (Guitar), Sophie Watillon (Viola da gamba), Sergi Casademunt (Viola da gamba),
Montserrat Figueras (Soprano), Jordi Savall (Viola da gamba)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI
Written: Portugal
Date of Recording: 2002
Venue: St. Pere de Casserres, Catalonia, Spain
Length: 5 Minutes 32 Secs.
2.
My sweet little darling by Anonymous
Performer: Montserrat Figueras (Soprano), Sergi Casademunt (Viola da gamba), Lorenz Duftschmid (Viola da gamba),
Imke David (Viola da gamba), Jordi Savall (Viola da gamba)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI
Period: Renaissance
Date of Recording: 2002
Venue: St. Pere de Casserres, Catalonia, Spain
Length: 3 Minutes 56 Secs.
3.
Greek Lullaby by Traditional
Performer: Montserrat Figueras (Soprano), Dmitri Psonis (Santur), Pedro Estevan (Tubular Bells),
Pedro Estevan (Santur)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI
Written: Greece
Date of Recording: 2002
Venue: St. Pere de Casserres, Catalonia, Spain
Length: 3 Minutes 22 Secs.
Language: Greek
4.
Nani, nani by Anonymous
Performer: Montserrat Figueras (Soprano), Pedro Memelsdorff (Flute), Dmitri Psonis (Tubular Bells),
Begoña Olavide (Psaltery)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI
Period: Renaissance
Written: by 1492; Spain
Date of Recording: 2002
Venue: St. Pere de Casserres, Catalonia, Spain
Length: 6 Minutes 0 Secs.
Language: Ladino
5.
North African Lullaby by Anonymous
Performer: Pedro Estevan (Pandeiro), Montserrat Figueras (Soprano), Driss El Maloumi (Oud)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI
Written: North Africa
Date of Recording: 2002
Venue: St. Pere de Casserres, Catalonia, Spain
Length: 2 Minutes 32 Secs.
6.
Come, pretty babe by William Byrd
Performer: Jordi Savall (Viola da gamba), Lorenz Duftschmid (Viola da gamba), Imke David (Viola da gamba),
Sergi Casademunt (Viola da gamba), Montserrat Figueras (Soprano)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI
Period: Renaissance
Written: England
Date of Recording: 2002
Venue: St. Pere de Casserres, Catalonia, Spain
Length: 2 Minutes 45 Secs.
7.
Curtio precipitato et altri capricii composti, Op. 13: Canzonetta spirituale sopra alla Nanna by Tarquinio Merula
Performer: Andrew Lawrence-King (Double Harp), Imke David (Lirone), Jordi Savall (Bass Viola da gamba),
Montserrat Figueras (Soprano)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1638; Italy
Date of Recording: 2002
Venue: St. Pere de Casserres, Catalonia, Spain
Length: 8 Minutes 39 Secs.
8.
Mareta, mareta no'm faces plorar by Traditional
Performer: Montserrat Figueras (Soprano), Arianna Savall (Voice), Jordi Savall (Bass Viola da gamba),
Xavier Díaz-Latorre (Guitar), Marc Hantaï (Flute), Dmitri Psonis (Tubular Bells)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI
Period: Renaissance
Written: circa 1700; Catalonia, Spain
Date of Recording: 2002
Venue: St. Pere de Casserres, Catalonia, Spain
9.
Lullabye by Johann Friedrich Reichardt
Performer: Jordi Savall (Bass Viola da gamba), Andrew Lawrence-King (Double Harp), Montserrat Figueras (Soprano)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI
Period: Classical
Written: Germany
Date of Recording: 2002
Venue: Cardona, Catalonia, Spain
Length: 3 Minutes 10 Secs.
10.
The nursery: no 4, With the doll by Modest Mussorgsky
Performer: Paul Badura-Skoda (Fortepiano), Montserrat Figueras (Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1868-1872; Russia
Date of Recording: 10/27/2002
Venue: Brahms Hall, Musikverein, Vienna
Length: 1 Minutes 47 Secs.
11.
Noumi, Noumi yaldati by Anonymous
Performer: Begoña Olavide (Psaltery), Jordi Savall (Rebab), Dmitri Psonis (Santur),
Montserrat Figueras (Soprano), Pedro Memelsdorff (Flute)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI
Written: Israel
Date of Recording: 2002
Venue: Cardona, Catalonia, Spain
Length: 4 Minutes 21 Secs.
Language: Hebrew
12.
Schlichte Weisen (60), Op. 76: no 52, Maria Wiegenlied by Max Reger
Performer: Montserrat Figueras (Soprano), Paul Badura-Skoda (Fortepiano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1903-1912; Germany
Date of Recording: 2002
Venue: Brahms Hall, Musikverein, Vienna
Length: 1 Minutes 59 Secs.
13.
Canciones populares españolas (7): no 5, Nana by Manuel de Falla
Performer: Jordi Savall (Bass Viola da gamba), Xavier Díaz-Latorre (Guitar), Montserrat Figueras (Soprano)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1914-1915; Spain
Date of Recording: 07/14/2002
Venue: St. Pere de Casserres, Catalonia, Spain
Length: 4 Minutes 36 Secs.
14.
Chants (6) populaires hébraïques, Op. 86: no 3, Berceuse by Darius Milhaud
Performer: Paul Badura-Skoda (Fortepiano), Montserrat Figueras (Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1925; France
Date of Recording: 10/27/2003
Venue: Brahms Hall, Musikverein, Vienna
Length: 1 Minutes 36 Secs.
15.
Canciónes (13) españolas antiguas: Nana de Sevilla by Federico Garcia Lorca
Performer: Xavier Díaz-Latorre (Guitar), Montserrat Figueras (Soprano)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI
Period: 20th Century
Written: Spain
Date of Recording: 07/14/2002
Venue: St. Pere de Casserres, Catalonia, Spain
Length: 4 Minutes 8 Secs.
16.
Christmas Lullabye by Arvo Pärt
Performer: Begoña Olavide (Psaltery), Dmitri Psonis (Santur), Arianna Savall (Triple Harp),
Sophie Watillon (Viola da gamba), Sergi Casademunt (Viola da gamba), Montserrat Figueras (Soprano)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI
Period: 20th Century
Written: 2002; Germany
Date of Recording: 2002
Venue: Cardona, Catalonia, Spain
Length: 5 Minutes 23 Secs.
Language: Russian
17.
Kuus, kuus kallike by Arvo Pärt
Performer: Dmitri Psonis (Santur), Sergi Casademunt (Viola da gamba), Sophie Watillon (Viola da gamba),
Montserrat Figueras (Soprano), Begoña Olavide (Psaltery), Jordi Savall (Viola da gamba),
Arianna Savall (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI
Period: 20th Century
Date of Recording: 2002
Venue: Cardona, Catalonia, Spain
Length: 4 Minutes 21 Secs.
Language: Estonian
18.
La mare de Déu by Anonymous
Performer: Sergi Casademunt (Viola da gamba), Andrew Lawrence-King (Double Harp), Imke David (Viola da gamba),
Montserrat Figueras (Soprano), Jordi Savall (Viola da gamba), Pierre Pierlot (Viola da gamba)
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI
Written: Catalonia, Spain
Date of Recording: 2002
Venue: Cardona, Catalonia, Spain
Length: 6 Minutes 54 Secs.

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Figueras, Montserrat ; Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall / Ninna Nanna - berceuses

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