Lachrimae Caravaggio. Hesperion XXI. Jordi Savall Ferran Savall Festival de Maguelone, 2012. This is another of the strikingly beautiful SACD packages from AliaVox, and as usual crammed with informative …More
Lachrimae Caravaggio. Hesperion XXI. Jordi Savall Ferran Savall Festival de Maguelone, 2012. This is another of the strikingly beautiful SACD packages from AliaVox, and as usual crammed with informative notes and illustrations. The note booklet in the three-way foldout cardboard case is in fact about double the thickness of the disc-nesting holder. Or course part of this is due to it being in several languages. The texts are by Dominique Fernandez and the concept of the project is to present a concert program on the age and art of the 17th century painter Caravaggio. The improvisations and compositions are rooted in the 17th century and use authentic instruments of that period, but their expression and musical language is colored by the present century. What Savall seeks to do is to provide a sort of “imaginary soundtrack” to bring the listener into the world of Caravaggio. The idea came out of Savall’s invitation to present a concert tied in with an exhibit of Caravaggio’s paintings at …More
