Temps De Conquestes

By describing the itinerary of Ramon Llull, a Catalan Scholar from the XIIIth Century, who travelled across the Mediterranean Sea, Jordi Savall depicts a world
that hasn’t yet chosen between dialogue and conflict, and shows how the music can encourage the former while History confirmed the latter.

Ramon Llull (1232-1316) was one of the most prominent writers and poets of medieval Catalonia. Llull lived at a time of great cultural splendour, marked by the coexistence, not always peacefully, of the three religious cultures of his time: Christian, Jewish, Muslim. While there is no direct evidence whether or not Ramon Llull was himself a musician, it’s clear that he deeply loved the art of singing; indeed, many of his poems were intended to be sung.

Jordi Savall leads La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Hespèrion XXI, and special guest artists in a programme entitled 'Ramon Llull: Era of Conquest, Dialogue, and Exhortation'.

'Middeleeuwse alleskunner herleeft op CD'
"Op de cd's wordt Llulls geschiedenis gevolgd, geordend in betekenisvolle jaren en geillustreerd door relevante muziek: gregoriaanse hymnen, maar ook Moorse dansen en Arabische klaagzangen, improvisaties op de oed (een voorloper van de luit)."
Eric Voermans - Het Parool.