Montserrat figueras, 69, a soprano from barcelona who worked with her husband, musician jordi savall, to revive prebaroque repertory, died nov. After initially training as an actress she began studying early singing techniques in 1966, together with her sister pilar figueras, and developed an approach and technique for singing early. Since early childhood, as the son of montserrat figueras and jordi savall, ferran savall has been in everyday contact with the musical world of study, rehearsal. Quantas sabedes amare performer jordi savall, montserrat figueras, arianna savall, ferran savall rem composer martin codax index 01 00. Since early childhood, as the son of montserrat figueras and jordi savall, ferran savall has been in everyday contact with the musical world of study, rehearsal and concert in his home with members of his family. Not everyone i know would find figuerass unique soprano the ideal starting. She was married with jordi savall i bernadet 1942, a spanish viol player, conductor and composer. Montserrat figueras telecharger et ecouter les albums. Montserrat figueras s foreword to the five centuries of lullabies that follow, chosen with her husband jordi savall. Deceptive cadence the unforgettable singer and mother of an early music dynasty made more than 70 albums spanning centuries and.
Noumi, noumi yaldatii hebraisches volkslied traditional hebrew folk song montserrat figueras 1942 2011 jordi savall ferran savall. Montserrat figueras music, videos, stats, and photos. Montserrat figuerass foreword to the five centuries of lullabies that follow, chosen with her husband jordi savall. Nov 23, 2011 montserrat figueras discography and songs. Figueras was born in barcelona, catalonia, spain, and began studying early singing techniques together with her sister pilar figueras in 1966 and developed an approach and technique for singing early music which combined. Classical vocal instrumental codax, ortiz, marais, merula. Ludi musici with montserrat figueras the spirit of singing and dance, 14501650. En aout 1972 nait a bale sa fille arianna, en septembre 1979 son fils ferran. Pedro estevan montserrat figueras arianna savall ferran savall jordi savall. Hesperion xxi the spirit of singing and dance, 14501650. This is a recording to listen to while following along with the included notes and translations, or to just sit back and listen to the musicianship of the players and montserrat figueroa.
Montserrat figueras garcia 15 march 1942, barcelona, catalonia 23 november 2011, cerdanyola del valles, catalonia was a spanish soprano who specialized in early music. Deceptive cadence the unforgettable singer and mother of an early music dynasty made more than 70. Montserrat figueras, a striking voice for early music. Also featured on the recording are soprano montserrat figueras and israeli singer lior. Montserrat figueras, maite arruabarrena, carlos mena. Montserrat figueras biography wikipedia montserrat figueras i garcia, 19422011 was a catalan soprano who specialized in early music. A member of a musical family, she studied singing as a young girl with jordi albareda, originally as part of her studies to be an actress. David ignaszewskji the catalan soprano montserrat figueras, who has died of cancer aged 69, was a. 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. Ferran savall is a selftaught vocalist in search of a natural voice. He studied guitar and later specialised in early instruments at the escola superior. She graduated in harp from the conservatory of terrassa, spain, in 1996, and obtained a degree in voice in 2000. Dec 29, 2015 montserrat figueras garcia 19422011 was a catalan soprano who specialized in early music. Ferran savall is the talented son of early music icons, montserrat figueras and jordi savall, and has been touring and performing with his famous family since.
Arianna savall figueras vocals and harp it is as if the beauty of ariannas voice were truly the voice of a fairy. Media in category montserrat figueras the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Montserrat figueras biography, albums, streaming links. Montserrat figueras 19422011 was an outstanding soprano and a leading figure in the performance of a vast vocal repertoire from the medieval, renaissance and baroque periods. The battles 1994 and tous les matins du monde 1991. She is known for her work on nocturne indien 1989, joan the maid 1. Dec 07, 2011 montserrat figueras with jordi savall, left, and andrew lawrenceking in july 2011.
Born in barcelona into a family of music lovers, she studied with jordi at albareda and later at the schola cantorum basilensis as well as the musikakademie in basel. Rius arianna savall, who was born in basle switzerland in 1972 into a family of catalan musicians, began her piano studies with susanne hockenios, and classicalharp studies with magdalena barrera. His main influences are afroamerican music, soul and gospel, but he has also explored world music. Savall is the daughter of composer and viol player jordi savall and the late singer montserrat figueras, and the sister of ferran savall. Soprano montserrat figueras is an early music singer best known for her work with the group hesperion xx now known as hesperion xxi. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. David ignaszewskji the catalan soprano montserrat figueras. Figueras was born 15 march 1942 in barcelona, spain.
Music profile for montserrat figueras, born 15 march 1942. Jordi savall, montserrat figueras, arianna savall, ferran savall, pedro estevan album. Montserrat figueras with jordi savall, left, and andrew lawrenceking in july 2011. Mare nostrum montserrat figueras, hesperion xxi, u. After initially training as an actress she began studying early singing techniques in 1966, together with her sister pilar figueras, and. Not everyone i know would find figueras s unique soprano the ideal starting. Renaissance music, baroque music, medieval classical music.
She died on november 23, 2011 in cerdanyola del valles, barcelona. Nov 30, 2011 montserrat figueras, 69, a soprano from barcelona who worked with her husband, musician jordi savall, to revive prebaroque repertory, died nov. Jordi savall is never short of excellent, and figueroas voice and phrasings are just a joy to listen to. Arianna savall, arpista i cantant internacionalment reconeguda. Montserrat figueras was born on march 15, 1942 in barcelona, barcelona, catalonia, spain as montserrat figueras garcia. Jordi savall, montserrat figueras, kurt widmer, michel piguet, bruce dickey, aline parkerzylberajch virtuose verzierungskunst um 1600. Montserrat figueras wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Montserrat figueras i garcia was a catalan soprano who specialized in early music. Figueras was born in barcelona, catalonia, spain, and began studying early singing techniques together with her sister pilar figueras in 1966 and developed an approach. She studied voice at the conservatory of terrassa with maria dolores aldea in 1993. Jordi savall montserrat figueras ton koopman andrew lawrenceking super audio cd. In november 2011, the music world suffered a huge loss with the passing of the great soprano montserrat figueras. Acclaimed in recent years for her exceptional work with her husband jordi savall, both in performance and in recordings for their alia vox label, figueras was famed not only as a vocalist but also for her scholarly efforts in the area of musicology. Jordi savall, hesperion xxxxi, montserrat figueras.