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The Celtic Viol - An Hommage to Irish and Scottish Musical Traditions - Jordi Savall | 
| Artist: Jordi Savall;Andrew Lawrence-King
Creator: Various
Label: Alia Vox
Category: Music
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 36617
Format: Hybrid SACD, SACD
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Running Time: 76 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.5
EAN: 7619986398655
ASIN: B001RQQ0CI
Release Date: April 27, 2009
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Reflective March 15, 2010
Aquinas (celestial heights, UK)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This will not be every traditional irish music lover's cup of tea simply because it is perhaps too refined and lacking in energy and dynamsim. It is essentially meditative and is a little limited by the fact that we have just a viol and an accompanying harpist - so we do not have a great deal of variety. Even so, it is interesting to hear Jordi's take on Irish and scottish music.
 A noble perspective December 26, 2009
Recusant
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Nobody in my lifetime has contributed more to our knowledge of British viol music than Jordi Savall, to say nothing of his many other remarkable achievements. He approaches the Celtic tradition from the deepest knowledge of the long traditions of British and other European string music. These marvellous performances mark his loving respect for Scottish and Irish traditional music, here properly appreciated in its wide-ranging geographical and historical perspective. They help us appreciate how fortunate is the survival of so much Celtic folk music, and are always nimbly alert to the direct rapturous connections between such music and life at its most joyous and tragic. This was for me much the most moving new record of 2009.
think carefully..... October 24, 2009
Mrs. Alison Gifford
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is gorgeous music beautifully and stylishly played. A delight to listen to, but lacks variety in content, the tracks all sound very similar and I would be hard put to tell one from another. Great for 'dipping into', but not for a serious sit-down.
Beautiful playing September 3, 2009
Miceal (England)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This record does have some limitations. In his accompanying comments, Savall notes the survival and vitality of oral transmission in Irish and Scottish music. Yet he has chosen many of his selections for this album from published collections which themselves filtered, altered, sanitized and 'improved' the oral tradition for a bourgeois audience increasingly interested in the music of 'the people'. Perhaps if Savall had more time to listen and learn tunes in 'live' settings, at pubs and dances, he might have assimilated more of the traditional styles, particularly their regional diversity. However, this record is a homage, and Savall doesn't claim authenticity (wherever you may find that), describing the record as a 'fervent tribute'. I think I detect some purist snobbery in Tam na ceol's comments. But where - for example - would Irish traditional music be without Michael Coleman's many American recordings, despite the frequently abysmal piano accompaniments? Savall acknowledges that he was not born into these traditions, and has much to learn. These recordings are certainly not dire and plodding. Savall's touch is light and affectionate. While his performances are far removed from what many would consider traditional, they are beautiful, and with these limitations can be accepted as the homage they are.
The Celtic Viol July 27, 2009
Donald B. Scott (UK)
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The Celtic Viol - An Hommage to Irish and Scottish Musical Traditions - Jordi Savall
The CD was a gift for a friend and was greatly appreciated
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