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Composer:
Francis Xavier

Artist(s):
La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Hesperion XXI

Conductor:
Jordi Savall

Background: Following the success of Christopher Columbus, this beautiful CD-book, in the same format as Don Quijote, with more than 300-pages including translations in Japanese and Chinese, enables us to discover hidden treasures from Asia through the life of Francis Xavier, a Spanish pioneering Roman Catholic Christian missionary who co-founded the 'Society of Jesus', the Jesuit Order.

Between 1541 and 1552, Francis Xavier conducted far-reaching expeditions to the East: Mozambique, India, Malacca, Moluccan Islands, China, Japan. He belongs to the first European people who discovered the Japanese civilisation and the Roman Catholic Church considers him to have converted more people to Christianity than anyone since St. Paul. Music played a significant role in the evangelisation of the countries visited by Francis Xavier and the Jesuits usually adapted Christian texts on local melodies to maximise impact. Jordi Savall plays alonside musicians from very different cultures: Western musical heritage meets African percussions and Japanese traditional instruments.

CATALOGUE NR: AVSA9856
RECORD LABEL: Alia Vox
FORMAT: Hybrid 2 SACD Set
PRICE: £ 24.47 including VAT, or £ 21.28 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 07-Jan-2008

COMPOSER: Francis Xavier  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: The Route to the Orient
TRACKS: Toccata & Rotundellus (Francis Xavier). Villancico : Virgen Bendita (Escobar). Villancico (Ponce). Villancico : Dios te salve. Cruz preciosa (Paduana). Puzzle-canon I (Lloyd). O Welt Ich muss dich lassen. Pavana La Bataglia (Isaac / Luther). Benedic Anima mea. O Gloriosa Domina (Sermisy). O Gloriosa Domina. O Gloriosa Domina II (Henestrosa). O Gloriosa Domina (Narvez). Puzzle-canon II. Villancico : Adoramuste Senor (Lloyd). Benedictus a 3. Saltarello (Isaac). Sanctus (Morales). Villancico : Pues que tu - Reyna del Cielo. Dios te salve Cruz. O Gloriosa Domina I - Gregoria. Raga sobre O Gloriosa Domina. Shino no netori Shinobue (Encinar). Oficium Defunctorum : Regem cui (Morales). Oratio Christianorum Ocultorum. Reibo. Adoramuste Domine. Ave Maria. O Gloriosa Domina Diferencia I (Honnoji). Officium Defunctorum. Nocturno 'Ne Recorderis'. Dios te salve Cruz - instrumental. Rangyoku Nokan. Ave Maria Pentatonica (Morales).
CONDUCTOR: Jordi Savall
ARTISTS: La Capella Reial de Catalunya   Hesperion XXI   Senhora del Mundo   Lahoucine Baquir

- Feb-2008 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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