Jordi Savall

Taken from a 2015 live performance, Jordi Savall depicts one of the biggest crimes in human history from the emotional point of view that only music allows. This 444-year journey, from 1444 to 1888, journeys from Mali, Brazil and Columbia to Mexico and the United States. For the first time, major artists from the heart of Africa, including Ballaké Sissoko, join the Alia Vox team.

North of Barcelona sits the hill of Montserrat ("serrated mountain" in Catalan). Atop its summit sits the monastery of Santa Maria, which houses the famous "Black Madonna", La Moreneta, a holy object which has drawn pilgrims since the 12th century. The Llibre Vermell ("Red Book") is a collection of music, hymns, writings and much more that has been the crown of the monastery's archives for centuries, and it is music from that which Savall and his team perform here. The music was written to be danced in the church or the cloisters. This performance gives us an insight into medieval Christianity that is all but unique, and it's cherishable if for nothing other than historical reasons. The polyphony is early, and modest, but the choir of La Capella Reial sing it with seriousness and disarming simplicity. The ladies are particularly impressive, with some spine-tingling alto solos that are both devotional and sensuous in a combination that shouldn't work but really does.

Jordi Savall conducts La Capella Reial de Catalunya & Le Concert des Nation thought this Bach's masterpiece: the Mass in B minor.

Believing that the chorus parts are of a complexity even greater than that of the solo parts, Jordi Savall handpicked for this recording an 'academy' of young singers destined for careers as solo professionals. The technical and artistic quality of the result obtained after several weeks of rehearsal is beyond superlatives. Jordi Savall chose to adapt the number of singers in each section of Bach's sublime Mass, in his first recording of a vocal work by Bach.

An abstract animated short blending floating particles, light, and classical music. The director's first use of computer animation mirrors his first animated short Continu-discontinu (1959).

Dinastia Borgia is a musical odyssey tracing the history of the Borgias from the birth of Alfonso de Borgia in the 14th century, through his accession to the Papacy and the subsequent twists and turns of theocratic intrigue. This documentary DVD looks behind the scenes of the the three disc recording.

The Musical Offering (German title: Musikalisches Opfer or Das Musikalische Opfer), BWV 1079, is a collection of canons and fugues and other pieces of music by Johann Sebastian Bach, all based on a single musical theme given to him by Frederick the Great (Frederick II of Prussia), to whom they are dedicated.

Taped live in Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu on January 31, 2002, this L'Orfeo is both a visual delight and a musically satisfying representation of Monteverdi's opera

Taped live in Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu on January 31, 2002, this L'Orfeo is both a visual delight and a musically satisfying representation of Monteverdi's opera

Considerada uma das cortesãs mais notórias do reinado do Rei Luís XIV, da França, Marquise (Sophie Marceau) foi uma jovem que através da dança, conquistou e hipnotizou o ilustre René Du Parque (Patrick Timsit). Ator principal da mais importante truque da época, a de Molière, René se apaixonou por ela e a pediu em casamento. Ela aceitou, mas com uma condição: de que fizesse parte do grupo como atriz. Infelizmente, seu talento não se igualava à sua beleza. Suas participações nas peças passaram então a exigir dela, apenas a dança. E foi durante uma de suas apresentações que Jean Racine (Lambert Wilson) a descobriu. Encantado, ele lhe abriu as portas do palácio de Versailles, onde a glória, a fortuna e a tragédia lhes aguardavam.

A tale about an independent-minded university professor who leaves her family to travel across the countryside to visit a friend.

A documentary featuring musician Jordi Savall

Joan has succeeded in lifting the siege on Orléans and Charles VII has been ordained King of France. However, she is injured in her failed attempt to take Paris, weakening her position at court. When she is finally captured and put on trial, she finds both her life and the sanctity of her body at stake.

Jeanne the Maid leaves her childhood home in Domremy after hearing what she is sure was the voice of God. She believes that she can help lead France to victory on the battlefield, and she persuades Charles, dauphin of France to allow her to guide his troops.

Após a morte da esposa, o músico do século XVII Monsieur de Sainte Colombe se isola e dedica sua vida à música e às suas filhas. Um dia, um jovem chega com um pedido: que o músico o ensine a tocar viola da gamba. Logo começa um romance com a filha do tutor.