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Music : Ostinato
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Ostinato from: Alia Vox Spain |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 7619986098203 Format: Import Label: Alia Vox Spain Manufacturer: Alia Vox Spain Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Alia Vox Spain Release Date: January 08, 2002 Studio: Alia Vox Spain Sales Rank: 97942 Disc 1:
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 Rating: - One of the more stirring Savall releasesI've been a fan of Jordi Savall and Hesperion XXI for a while. However it must be said that occasionally albums of the 'early music' era can be somewhat austere and dry, simply because the compositions may tend that way. This is not one of those recordings. This is fresh, lively, and exquisite music making, absolutely beautifully recorded by masterful musicians. There is space and air in the sound, a nicely varied palette of different instruments, and the ensembles are small and very well placed to hear each instrument. A lute is a very soft-voiced instrument and typically recorded so that it gets lost competing with a viola da gamba and a harpsichord, but the balance here is exceptional. For instance, on 'Greensleeves to a Ground', ... Read More: Rating: - Great job, but thank you, no.Excellent performances and recording. It demonstrates beautifully how an 'Italian Tenor' works. If you are interested in this period, it's a definite keeper. I found too many of the cuts to be uninteresting, but that's the composers' doings; not the performers. Just not my 'cuppa tea' as far as many cuts go. Five stars on the performances and the recording. Rating: - Jordi Savall NEVER FAILS to deliver!This cd is no exception. After hearing track 10, Canarios, on public radio i immediately purchased the album. To my surprise each and ever cut is a jewel. Buy it ...let it take you to faraway sundrenched places filled with exotic perfume, spices, and the most beautiful sounds which will guarantee a spark of joy.... an artistic and gorgeous album! Rating: - Excellent, as usualI have heard all of the Alia Vox releases and am hard pressed to recommend one over the other. "Ostinato" can proudly stand alongside the earlier releases; it's absolutely terrific with ingenious arrangements and more than exciting performances. My only complaint concerns Pachelbel's Kanon and Gigue. Perhaps I'm overly critical due to the overexposure this piece has been subjected in the last quarter century, but Savall and company take it at such a clip that it threatens (though doesn't quite succeed) in sapping it of its charm. Though I don't care for lethargic (read romantic) tempos where this piece is concerned, I also don't care for breakneck speeds in the guise of authenticity. However, this is too minor a complaint to even be taken into serious ... Read More: |
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