Jordi Savall
A musical time-traveller who bridges centuries and cultures.
Catalan conductor and violist Jordi Savall is the ringmaster of a unique, uproarious musical circus: a time-traveller who bridges centuries and cultures to make six hundred year-old music sound like it was composed yesterday.
He reveals to journalist Lluis Amiguet how he makes the music of the past sound utterly compelling 鈥� and relevant 鈥� to 21st century ears, as we move back and forth between his home studio in Barcelona and rehearsals for a musical celebration of the life of the 16th century French heroine Joan of Arc in Troyes, France.
What drives Jordi Savall to revive, remix and rejuvenate music from a long distant past? And what makes him seek out musical cultures across the globe 鈥� West Africa, South America, Asia and Ireland 鈥� and bring them together to help us understand the world in a new way?
Producer: Steven Rajam
An Overcoat Media production
Image: Jordi Savall (Credit: David Ignaszewski)
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- Tue 1 Dec 2020 04:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Australasia, South Asia & East Asia only
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- Tue 1 Dec 2020 09:32GMT大象传媒 World Service
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