CONSTANTINOPLE – Il Ponte di Leonardo | Da Vinci’s Bridge (2022)

Constantinople is a Montreal-based early music and Middle Eastern Music ensemble. The group was formed in 1988 by brothers Kiya Tabassian (setar) and Ziya Tabassian (tombak). The sétar and tombak are complemented by viola da gamba, Renaissance cornett, and daf. In its creations, Constantinople collaborates with prominent figures in the music industry such as Kayhan…

JORDI SAVALL & HESPÈRION XXI – Folías y Romanescas (2022)

Jordi Savall i Bernadet (born 1941) is a Spanish conductor, composer and viol player. He has been one of the major figures in the field of Western early music since the 1970s, largely responsible for popularizing the viol family of instruments (notably the viola da gamba) in contemporary performance and recording. As a historian of…