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Hespèrion XXI
Band, *1974 CH, Basel
Classical, Folk and World
Hespèrion XXI is an international early music ensemble. The group was formed in Basel, Switzerland in 1974 as Hespèrion XX by Spanish musical director Jordi Savall (bowed string instruments, particularly the viola da gamba), his wife Montserrat Figueras (soprano), Lorenzo Alpert (flute, percussion), and Hopkinson Smith (plucked string instruments). The group changed its name to Hesperion XXI at the beginning of the 21st century. The name "Hespèrion" is derived from a word in Classical Greek which referred to the people of the Italian and Iberian peninsulas.
Members
Popular Tracks 
Sonata "La Follia" Op. 1 n. 12 RV 63 on Altre Follie by Jordi Savall Lachrimae Antiquae on John Dowland: Lachrimae or Seaven Teares by Jordi Savall Lamento della ninfa: "Amor dov’è la fe" on The Voice of Emotion by Montserrat Figueras La Folia 1490-1701: Folia: Rodrigo Martínez (Anonyme, 1490) on Harmonie Universelle by Jordi Savall La Gamba In Basso, E Soprano (1564) on Erasmus - Lof der zotheid by La Capella Reial De Catalunya, Hespèrion XXI & Jordi Savall Folias Criollas on Altre Follie by Jordi Savall Hey djan on Armenian Spirit by Jordi Savall Recercada quarta sobre la Folia on Erasmus - Lof der zotheid by La Capella Reial De Catalunya, Hespèrion XXI & Jordi Savall Follia on Altre Follie by Jordi Savall Tourdion: Quand je bois du vin (Anonyme) on Ludi Musici - The Spirit of Dance by Montserrat Figueras, Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XXI, Le Concert Des Nations & La Capella Reial De CatalunyaTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Membership
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibn Battuta: Le Voyageur De L'Islam = The Traveler Of Islam = El Viajero Del Islam, 1304-1377 | Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall | 2019 | Album |
| Musica Nova | Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall | 2018 | Album |
| Venezia Millenaria (700-1797) | Hespèrion XXI, Panagiotis Neochoritis, La Capella Reial De Catalunya, Le Concert Des nations, Jordi Savall | 2018 | Album |
| Bailar Cantando | Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial De Catalunya, Tembembe Ensamble Continuo, Jordi Savall | 2018 | Album |
| Nell Tempo Di Lorenzo De’ Medici And Maximilian I, 1450 – 1519 | Heinrich Isaac - Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall | 2017 | Album |
| Ramon Llull | La Capella Reial De Catalunya, Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall | 2016 | Album |
| Granada 1013 - 1502 | Waed Bouhassoun · Lior Elmaleh · Driss El Maloumi · Hespèrion XXI · La Capella Reial De Catalunya · Jordi Savall | 2016 | Album |
| Llibre Vermell De Montserrat (Cants I Danses En Honor De La Verge Negra Del Monestir De Montserrat (S. XIV)) | La Capella Reial de Catalunya | 2016 | Album |
| Guerre & Paix (1614 - 1714) | Hanna Bayodi-Hirt, Marianne Beate Kielland, Pascal Bertin, Damien Guillon, Nicholas Mulroy, Lluís Vilamajó, Christoph Immler, Daniele Carnovich, La Capella Reial De Catalunya, Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall | 2015 | Album |
| Biber: Baroque Splendor - Missa Salisburgensis | Jordi Savall, Le Concert Des nations, Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial De Catalunya | 2015 | Album |
| Les Routes de L'esclavage | Jordi Savall, La Capella Reial De Catalunya, Hespèrion XXI, Tembembe Ensamble Continuo | 2015 | Album |
| Orient - Occident II - Hommage À La Syrie | Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XXI | 2013 | Album |
| Espirit Des Balkans | Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall | 2013 | Album |
| Pro Pacem - Textes, Art Et Musiques Pour la Paix | Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial De Catalunya, Montserrat Figueras, Jordi Savall | 2012 | Album |
| Erasmus Van Rotterdam | Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XXI, Louise Moaty, Marc Mauillon, René Zosso, La Capella Reial De Catalunya | 2012 | Album |
| Jeanne D'Arc. Batailles & Prisons | Montserrat Figueras, Louise Moaty, René Zosso, Manuel Weber, La Capella Reial De Catalunya, Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall | 2012 | Album |
| Esprit D'Arménie • Armenian Spirit | Georgi Minassyan, Haïg Sarikouyomdjian, Gaguik Mouradian, Armen Badalyan, Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall | 2012 | Album |
| Mare Nostrum | Montserrat Figueras, Lior Elmaleh, Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall | 2011 | Album |
| El Nuevo Mundo - Folías Criollas | Montserrat Figueras, Tembembe Ensamble Continuo, La Capella Reial De Catalunya, Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall | 2010 | Album |
| Dinastia Borgia · Chiesa E Potere Nel Rinascimento | Jordi Savall - La Capella Reial De Catalunya · Hespèrion XXI · Montserrat Figueras, Pascal Bertin, Lluís Vilamajó, Marc Mauillon, Furio Zanasi, Daniele Carnovich | 2010 | Album |
| La Barcha D'Amore (1563-1685) | Montserrat Figueras - Hespèrion XXI - Jordi Savall | 2009 | Compil. |
| Le Royaume Oublié - La Croisade Contre Les Albigeois - La Tragédie Cathare | La Capella Reial De Catalunya · Hespèrion XXI · Jordi Savall - Montserrat Figueras, Pascal Bertin, Lluís Vilamajó, Marc Mauillon, Furio Zanasi | 2009 | Album |
| Istanbul «Le Livre De La Science De La Musique» (Et Les Traditions Musicales Sépharades Et Arméniennes) | Dimitrius Cantemir, Kudsi Erguner, Hakan Güngör, Georgi Minassyan, Gaguik Mouradian, Murat Salim Tokaç, Yurdal Tokcan, Derya Türkan, Fahrettin Yarkin, Hespèrion XXI, Yair Dalal, Driss El Maloumi, Pedro Estevan, Pierre Hamon, Dimitris Psonis, Jordi Savall | 2009 | Album |
| Estampies & Danses Royales • Le Manuscrit Du Roi – Ca. 1270-1320 | Hespèrion XXI • Jordi Savall | 2008 | Album |
| Invocation A La Nuit - Musica Notturna | Hespèrion XXI • La Capella Reial De Catalunya • Montserrat Figueras • Jordi Savall | 2008 | Album |
| Jérusalem - La Ville Des Deux Paix : La Paix Céleste Et La Paix Terrestre | Jordi Savall - La Capella Reial De Catalunya · Hespèrion XXI · Montserrat Figueras | 2008 | Album |
| Lachrimæ Caravaggio | Jordi Savall, Dominique Fernandez, Le Concert Des nations, Hespèrion XXI | 2007 | Album |
| Ludi Musici - The Spirit Of Dance = L'Esprit De La Dance = El Espíritu De La Danza (1450-1650) | Hespèrion XXI - La Capella Reial De Catalunya - Montserrat Figueras - Jordi Savall | 2007 | Compil. |
| Francisco Javier (1506-1553) • La Ruta De Oriente / The Route To The Orient / La Route De L'Orient | Montserrat Figueras • Hespèrion XXI • La Capella Reial De Catalunya • Jordi Savall | 2007 | Album |
| Orient - Occident (1200-1700) | Hespèrion XXI • Khaled Arman, Yair Dalal, Driss El Maloumi, Pedro Estevan, Siar Hashimi, Dimitris Psonis • Jordi Savall | 2006 | Album |
| Metamorphoses Fidei (Metamorfosis De La Fe – Métamorphoses De La Foi) | Montserrat Figueras • Hespèrion XXI • Jordi Savall | 2006 | Compil. |
| Paraísos Perdidos, Christophorus Columbus | Montserrat Figueras, Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial De Catalunya, Jordi Savall | 2006 | Album |
| Altre Follie (1500 - 1750) | Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall, Manfredo Kraemer, Rolf Lislevand, Michael Behringer, Mauro Lopes Ferreira, Arianna Savall | 2005 | Album |
| Don Quijote De La Mancha • Romances Y Músicas | Miguel de Cervantes • Montserrat Figueras • Hespèrion XXI • La Capella Reial De Catalunya • Jordi Savall | 2005 | Album |
| Harmonie Universelle II (Portrait Alia Vox 2001-2004) | Jordi Savall • Montserrat Figueras • Hespèrion XXI • La Capella Reial De Catalunya | 2004 | Compil. |
| Isabel I, Reina De Castilla (Luces Y Sombras En El Tiempo De La Primera Gran Reina Del Renacimiento, 1451-1504) | La Capella Reial De Catalunya • Hespèrion XXI • Jordi Savall | 2004 | Album |
| Villancicos Y Danzas Criollas. De La Iberia Antigua Al Nuevo Mundo (1550-1750) | La Capella Reial de Catalunya • Hespèrion XXI • Sony DADC | 2003 | Album |
| Consort Music To The Viols In 4, 5 & 6 Parts | Alfonso Ferrabosco, Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall | 2003 | Album |
| Consort Sets in Five & Six Parts | William Lawes, Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall | 2002 | Album |
| Ninna Nanna (ca. 1500-2002) | Montserrat Figueras • Hespèrion XXI | 2002 | Album |
| Harmonie Universelle (Portrait Alia Vox 1998-2001) | Jordi Savall • Montserrat Figueras • Hespèrion XXI • La Capella Reial De Catalunya | 2001 | Compil. |
| Ostinato | Hespèrion XXI • Jordi Savall | 2001 | Album |
| Battaglie & Lamenti (1600-1660) | Claudio Monteverdi, Jacopo Peri, Nicolò Fontei, Barbara Strozzi, Montserrat Figueras, Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall | 2000 | Compil. |
| The Teares Of The Muses 1599 (Elizabethan Consort Music Vol. II) | Anthony Holborne, Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall | 2000 | Album |
| Carlos V. Mille Regretz: La Canción Del Emperador (Luces Y Sombras En El Tiempo De Carlos V) | La Capella Reial De Catalunya • Hespèrion XXI • Jordi Savall | 2000 | Album |
| Diáspora Sefardí (Romances & Música Instrumental) | Hespèrion XXI, Montserrat Figueras, Yair Dalal, Ken Zuckerman, Pedro Memelsdorff, Begoña Olavide, Andrew Lawrence-King, Edin Karamazov, Arianna Savall, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Pedro Estevan, Jordi Savall | 1999 | Album |
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