Jordi Savall viols

Xavier Díaz-Latorre theorbo & guitar

David Mayoral percussion

‘I had a ball and the rest of the packed audience did too.’ The Times on Jordi Savall at CMF 2023

The glittering sound of viols, guitars and percussion rekindles the spirit of the Spanish Golden Age in the 16^th and 17^th centuries – from Spain to its territories in Naples and Mexico. Jordi Savall’s musicians are given full rein to display their skill in Canarios (dances) and the increasingly lively and virtuosic improvisations of the Folia (‘folly’ or ‘madness’).

Don’t miss this rare local opportunity to witness Savall, the great elder statesman of early music.

With the support of the Departament de Cultura of the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Institut Ramon Llull

Ancient Folias

Anonymous (1480) Folía De la vida deste mundo

Anonymous (1490)  Folías Rodrigo Martines

Diego Ortiz (Rome, 1553) Romanesca & Passamezzo moderno

Ancient Basque & Sephardic traditions

Anonymous (Basque) / Jordi Savall Aurtxo txikia negarrez

Anonymous (Sephardic) / Jordi Savall Hermosa muchachica

Gaspar Sanz (1640-1710) Lesson in Spanish guitar (Zaragoza, 1674): Jácaras & Canarios

Grounds & Improvisatons

Pedro Guerrero Moresca

Anonymous (1650) Greensleeves to a Ground (Romanesque)

Juan García de Zéspedes (Mexico, 1690) Improvisation on Guaracha

Ancient Basque and Galician traditions

Anonymous (Basque) / Jordi Savall Aurtxo Txikia Negarrez

Plaintes & Folies in the New World

Anonymous Santiago de Murcia Gaita

Anonymous, Codex ‘Trujillo del Perú ‘ (Lima, 1780) Tonada del Chimo, Folías criollas Cachua serranita

Glosados & Ostinatos

Francisco Correa de Arauxo (1584-1654) Glosas sobre ‘Todo el mundo en general’

Anonymous (& Improvisation) Canarios

Antonio Valente (c.1520-c.1580) (& Improvisation)  Gallarda Napolitana