Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI

Venezia Millenaria 700-1797

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AllMusic Review by James Manheim

Despite its hefty, hardbound, 300-plus-page book and attendant top price, Jordi Savall's Venezia Millenaria has appeared on commercial sales charts. It's easy to see why: this is one of Savall's most ambitious concepts, covering the promised millennium of the history of the city of Venice, Italy, plus a bit more as a bonus, taking you up to the end of Venice's independence. The book contains enough information that it could serve as the basis for a little travelers' course, but there's also a case to be made for just listening and letting a thousand years of music wash over you. Venice was a diverse city where numerous languages could be heard on the street, and Savall represents the various musical cultures that made up Venice's mosaic -- not only Turks and Byzantines, but Greeks, Jews, and even Cypriots. All this while unearthing unusual works that depict major events of the time, including the big ones (the fall of Constantinople) as well as those that you may not have read about (sample the marvelous Clément Janequin battle chanson depicting the 1515 Battle of Marignan). Savall brings aboard Eastern musicians to complement his Hesperion XXI and Concert de Nations choir. The whole production would be worth the money even for the texted Beethoven symphony movements at the end, and there is so much more. An impressive achievement even by Savall's standards.

Track Listing - Disc 1

Sample		Title/Composer	Performer	Time
Venezia Millenaria
	1	Fanfare	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	1:11
	2	Allèluia (Choral byzantin)	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	5:26
	3	Halatzoglou kratema	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	1:45
	4	Chanson de Croisade: Pax in nomine Domini	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	2:55
	5	Danse de l'âme (Afrique du nord)	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	2:44
	6	(Ton Despóti ke Arhieréa) Hymne pour les services des Matins	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	6:50
	7	Chanson & Danse arménienne (XIIIe siècle)	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	2:35
	8	Conductus; O totus Asie Gloria, Regis Alexandria Filia (XIIIe siècle)	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	2:19
	9	Istampitta: Saltarello (mss. XIVe siècle)	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	2:25
	10	Pàsan tin elpida mu Ioannis Damaskinos	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	4:35
	11	Chiave, chiave	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	1:20
	12	Adoramus te	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	2:57
	13	Hirmos Calophonique: Tin Déisin mu	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	5:26
	14	Marche Ottomane Nikriz peşrev	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	2:08
	15	Lamentio Sanctae Matris Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	7:42
	16	La Guerre: La Bataille de Marignan	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	7:21
	17	Cantique des Cantiques. (3,1-4) Qamti be-Ishon Layla (Je me suis levè en pleine nuit)	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	3:20
	18	Villanesca alla napolitana: Vecchie letrose	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	2:46
	19	Der makām-l Uzzäl Sakîl	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	4:21
	20	Madrigal: Oíd, oíd...[...las buenas nuevas de Lepanto]	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	6:02

Track Listing - Disc 2

Sample		Title/Composer	Performer	Time
Venezia Millenaria
	1	Psaumes de David. Ficht wider meine Anfechter (Psaume 35)	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	2:13
	2	(Géfsasthe ke idete) Hymne de la Sainte Eucharistic	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	4:30
	3	Sousta	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	1:58
	4	Ricercar VII	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	2:35
	5	(Se Hymnúme). Hymne de la Sainte Eucharistie (en slave)	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	2:22
	6	Laïla Djân	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	2:34
	7	Psaume 137, (1-6): 'Al nàhärót bavél (Sur les rivières de Babylone)	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	3:34
	8	Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, SV 153	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	16:51
	9	Sinfonia Seconda	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	4:14
	10	Der Makām-i-Rehavi Çember-i-Koca-Marche ottomanc	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	3:05
	11	Di queste selve venite, o Numi de La Senna festeggiante: L'Età dell'Oro, La Virtù, La Senna (1 part, n.19)	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	4:12
	12	Sonate n. 11, A-Dur KV 331: Alla turca (Allegretto)	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	4:09
	13	Deo gratias - Hymne Orthodoxe Russe	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	7:26
	14	Chanson Constitutionnelle Nous sommes tous égaux	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	2:40
	15	Canzonette veneziane da battello. Raccolta di gondoliere: Per quel bel viso	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	3:43
	16	Canzonette veneziane da battello. Raccolta di gondoliere: Mia cara Anzoletta	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	2:50
	17	La Sainte Ligue (La nuit est sombre) I. La nuit est sombre (D'après l'Allegretto de la 7e Symphonie de Beethoven, II. Vengeons la grande ombre de Guise (D'après l'Allegro final de la 5e Symphonie de Beethoven)	Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI	9:41

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Jordi Savall / Hespèrion XXI

Venezia Millenaria 700-1797

AllMusic Review by James Manheim

Track Listing - Disc 1

Track Listing - Disc 2