Speaking of Jordi Savall and Hesperion XXI, I just finished listening to his "Orient-Occident, 1200-1700; A dialogue of souls....a sense of magical communion with reconciled humanity..." to quote from the elaborate liner notes...(Alia Vox AV 9848, released in 2006). I picked the CD so as to hear four works by Dimitri(Kantemir) Kantemiroglu, a Moldavian prince who composed while he was being held hostage by the Ottoman empire. For someone like myself who spent some 20 years in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, it is absolute joy to listen to Jordi Savall perform a selection of tunes that blend effortlessly and seamlessly...
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