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Montserrat Figueras
12+ albums
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Montserrat Figueras García (15 March 1942, Barcelona, Catalonia – 23 November 2011, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Catalonia) 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 and technique for singing early music which combined historical fidelity with vitality. In 1974 she and Jordi Savall, her husband since 1968, Lorenzo Alpert and Hopkinson Smith formed Hespèrion XX, an early music ensemble. Figueras and her husband were members of a newer version of that ensemble, Hespèrion XXI. They also founded the groups La Capella Reial de Catalunya and Le Concert des Nations. Figueras also performed and recorded regularly as a solo artist. She and her husband performed with their children: daughter Arianna Savall and son Ferran Savall. She died, surrounded by her family, after a long battle with cancer. The funeral was held at the Monastery of Pedralbes in Barcelona. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Alef mem shin (Texte hébraïque Occitanie IXème siècle) - Musique: Vido venir tus cavalleros (Traduction sépharade turc)
3,6032O Lux: Prosa - Flavit Auster (Codex De Las Huelgas, S. XIII)
2,7613Medea - Invocation "Nunc iam cessit pontus et omnis partitur"
2,7594Tourdion: Quand je bois du vin (Anonyme)
2,5225Amazigh lullaby
2,2356III. Femina Ludica: Villancico - Niña Y Viña (Anonimus, CMP)
1,9947VII. Femina Gemens: Saeta Antigua (Anonimus, Andalucía)
1,6438VI. Femina Mater: Nana - Aurtxo Txikia Negarres (Anonimus, País Vasco)
1,6359II. Femina Nova: Jarcha - Gar Kom Lebare (Al-Andalus, S. XII)
1,63310Primera Parte - Yo Soy La Locura, Capítulo I: La Folia, "Yo Soy La Locura" (Du Bailly)
1,620albums
Lux Feminæ 900-1600
The Voice Of Emotion
Ludi Musici - The Spirit of Dance
Miguel De Cervantes: Don Quijote De La Mancha / Romances Y Músicas
Balkan - Honey and Blood
Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigali Guerrieri Et Amorosi
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Erasme - Eloge de la folie (Version française)
The Voice of Emotion II
Tarquinio Merula: Arie E Capricci A Voce Sola
Ninna Nanna
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Tous Les Matins Du Monde - Bande Originale Du Film
Fernando Sor: Ariette Italiane, Seguidillas & Variaciones