The prolific catalan musician jordi savall talks about grief, memory and building bridges. A repertoire and even better, an instrument returned. Between 1975 and 1983, jordi savall recorded five albums including the most beautiful pieces from each of the five books of pieces for the viol composed by marin marais between 1686 and 1725. He has been one of the major figures in the field of western early music since the 1970s, largely responsible for popularizing the viol family of instruments in contemporary performance and recording. Suitte dun gout etranger jordi savall on allmusic 2007 french composer marin marais 16561728 was. Pieces a deux violes du premier livre, 1686 christophe coin, jordi savall on allmusic 1989.
Marin marais jordi savall suitte dun gout etranger. Marin marais, french composer who was also a celebrated virtuoso of the viola da gamba. Marin marais was a master of the viol, and the leading french composer of music for. These cds are reissue again by savall s brand aliavox, to collect early savall s perform marin marais in 1974 and 1977, with other excellenent musician ton koopmann, hopkinson smithand so on. Early music concert youtube ancient music youtubers concerts youtube movies. Viol from the five books 1686 1701 1711 1717 1725 by ton koopman, hopkinson smith, christophe coin, anne gallet, jordi savall, marin marais from.
All the mornings of the world is a 1991 french film based on the book of the same name by pascal quignard. Jordi savall bellaterra, summer 2006 1 selections devoted to maraiss other books were. Book 3 to 4 events in the international chamber music series and save 10% on. Marin marais project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Bachbringing to life the splendor and passion of bygone eras. Viol legend jordi savall revisits alain corneaus 1991 film tous les matins du monde in a stunning program of music from the french baroque. In fact, marais was a the legend of french viole, especial we could get his value from this cd. View all records by jordi savall for sale on cdandlp in lp, cd, 12inch, 7inch format.
Jordi savall and his ensemble bring their magic to the world of marin marais, the. This set of pieces from the five books of marais is in some ways never likely to be. Pieces for viol from the five books 1686 1701 1711 1717 1725 by ton koopman, hopkinson smith, christophe coin, anne gallet, jordi savall, marin marais, jordi savall, jordi savall from amazons classical music store. Marin marais was the central figure in the french school of bassviol composers and performers that flourished during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
The 1991 french film tous les matins du monde all the mornings of the world attracted an audience of unexpected size for a story about french baroque viol music, becoming a runaway hit in france and germany and even gained wide distribution in the classicalchary u. Sep 27, 2011 listen to your favorite songs from marin marais. Recorded between 1975 the second book and 1992 the third, these performances arent necessarily jordi savalls last word on the marvelous viol music of marin marais. Marin marais 31 may 1656, paris 15 august 1728, paris was a french composer and viol player. Marin marais works for viola da gamba xvii th century. He was hired as a musician in 1676 to the royal court of versailles. Jordi savall adapted and performed music for the 1991 alain corneau film tous les matins du monde all the mornings of the world about the composers saintecolombe and marin marais and french viol players of the baroque era. Jordi savall, plunged in the emotion of performance and life. Jerusalem includes book by jordi savall 7619986398631. These cds are reissue again by savalls brand aliavox, to collect early savalls perform marin marais in 1974 and 1977, with other excellenent musician ton koopmann, hopkinson smithand so on. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
More than any other musician of our time jordi savall has championed marin marais in the concert hall and recording studioand he even was largely responsible for the highly acclaimed french movie tous les matins du monde, a veritable cinematic biography devoted to the composer. He spent his entire life in paris, and the greater part of it in royal service. Jordi savall bass viola da gamba, pierre hantai harpsichord, rolf. The composers prestige was still acknowledged in 1701 when, for the dauphins convalescence, it was marais rather than delalande, the official court composer, who was commissioned to write a te deum mass. Jordi savall i bernadet is a catalanspanish conductor and viol player. Marin marais is currently considered a single author. He has since recorded more music from the second book, for instance, and rerecorded one of its suites.
More than any other musician of our time jordi savall has championed marin marais in the concert hall and recording studioand he even was largely responsible for the highly acclaimed french movie tous les matins du monde, a veritable. With pascal colasse he directed the orchestra of the royal academy of music. While browsing music shops in barcelona, he would often buy scores by composers such as marin marais 16561728 of works that were originally composed for the viola da gamba and then would play them on the cello. When savall began studying cello in his teens, he described himself as something of an autodidact. See more ideas about cool things to buy, music albums and music. The interpretation is outstanding since the very first prelude. Jordi savall bellaterra, summer 2006 1 selections devoted to maraiss other books were recorded also at saint lambert des bois in april 1978 first book, march 1983 fifth book and. As a historian of early music his repertoire features everything from medieval, renaissance and baroque through to the. When jordi savall and a group of his colleagues performed the music for the 1991 french film tous les matins du monde all the mornings of the world, he expected the movie to be screened in a few art houses and the score heard by a handful of aficionados. Jordi savall is widely credited with the rebirth of the viola da gamba, an instrument which has been all but ignored since the late 17th century the period of its greatest exponents, francois couperin, marin marais and antoine forqueray. Althought they were elder products, but reserve the good quality of voices. You just need to hear the first few seconds to be convinced. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Marais, jordi savall, pierre hantai, philippe pierlot marin marais.
Jordi savall bass da gamba with 7 strings, ton koopman harpsichord, hopkinson smith theorbo, jeanmichel damian narrator, 8th part, 2nd suite. He has been one of the major figures in the field of western early music since the 1970s, largely responsible for popularizing the viol family of instruments notably the viola da gamba in contemporary performance and recording. Like many of his contemporaries, marin marais has paid the price of. Marais work forms the centerpiece of the programme from savall and his. He did quite well as court musician, and in 1679 was. Find jordi savall discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Suitte dun gout etranger to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. He is a tireless musician who fills concert halls across the planet and who has made a lifetimes work of the rediscovery of. Savalls ongoing musicological research uncovering works of previously unknown composers such as.
Marin marais was a master of the viol, and the leading french composer of music for the instrument. He is a tireless musician who fills concert halls across the planet and who has made a lifetimes work of the rediscovery of unknown and forgotten music. The career of marin marais unfolded at the height of the musical war between the gout italien and the gout francais. Early music, figueras, morin, album, the originals, books. A towering figure in early music, jordi savall is the founding father of three orchestras as well as of his independent record label, alia vox. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The spirit of the viol, focused on music of marin marais and the saintecolombes, father and son. Marin marais jordi savall, christophe coin, ton koopman, hopkinson smith marin marais jordi savall, christophe coin, ton koopman, hopkinson smith pieces a deux violes du premier livre 1686 album 4 versions. Ton koopman harpsichord, jordi savall bass viola da gamba.
Marin marais was famous because of the french movie. The awardwinning motion picture explored the often tense relationship between viol master marin marais and his mentor saintecolombe, with savall and le concert des nations providing the crucial soundtrack. Jordi savall evokes the past by hearing its music the. Jordi savall viola da gamba, conductor short biography. Saint colombe, about whom little is known, was a great viol player who was acclaimed for his improvisations. Marin marais, jordi savall, ton koopman, hopkinson smith. He published several books of viol music, a genre in. He studied viola da gamba and from 1676 played in the french royal orchestra.
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