Hesperion XXI, Jordi Savall - 2010 - Dinastía Borgia 1

Elizabethan Consort Music, 1558-1603
Alberti / Parsons / Strogers / Taverner / White / Woodcock
Hespèrion XX - Jordi Savall
Alia Vox 9804
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LAME 3.92 Encoded (VBR, r3mix) via EAC (secure).

Requests: Please post more secular/instrumental pre-Baroque recordings!

Amazon.com review:
It's always a treat to experience the best of something: in this case, a performance of

16th-century music. Of course, the form and makeup of the viol consort, which includes

various sizes of viols, often joined by other strings such as lute, itself is an

instrumental configuration as close to perfection as any ensemble can be. This,

accompanied by a style of writing that fully exploits the complementary timbres and the

abilities of each instrument to delineate intricate polyphonic passages as well as to

deliver chordal harmonies with uniquely rich resonance, makes for some of the most

listenable music ever invented. Jordi Savall and his Hesperion XX are simply the world's

best at this sort of music, and on this program they just flawlessly go about their

business, bringing us more than two dozen delightful, dancing pieces from several

composers, including John Taverner, William Mundy, and Anonymous. --David Vernier