Montserrat Figueras, Laurence Monteyrol & José Miguel Moreno - Music at the Time of Beaumarchais (2017)

Soprano Montserrat Figueras was an early music singer best known for her work with the group Hespèrion XX (now known as Hespèrion XXI). A member of a musical family, she studied singing as a young girl with Jordi Albareda, originally as part of her studies to be an actress. She joined a local chorus called Aleluya, and then, having developed an interest in early music, she joined Enris Gispert's Catalan early music ensemble Ars Musicae.

In 1968, Figueras married Jordi Savall, who was then a viol player for Ars Musicae. Together they traveled to Basel, Switzerland, to study there in the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis and the Basle Music Academy. She, Savall, and keyboard player Ton Koopman recorded a successful LP called El barroco español. She and Savall, together with Lorenzo Alpert and Hopkinson Smith, then founded Hespèrion XX (which became Hespèrion XXI in 2000), specializing in early music of the Italian and Iberian peninsulas. She and Savall also founded La Capella Reial de Catalunya and Le Concert des Nations. Figueras frequently performed with La Capella Reial de la Catalunya and Hespèrion XXI. Her solo programs centered around repertory from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, but also included some modern works, as well as some Mozart. She made over 60 recordings, many with Savall and their ensembles.

TRACKLIST

01. Orfeo ed Euridice: No. 1, ouverture - La GranÉcurie et la Chambre du Roy, Jean-ClauMalgoire
02. Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Major, WoO 36: I. Allegro vivace - Philippe Cassard, Raphael Oleg, Miguel Da Silva, Marc Coppey
03. 2 Varied Themes and 12 Minuets, Op. 11: No. 11, Andante maestoso - José Miguel Moreno
04. Quartuor in E-Flat Major, Op. 2 No. 1: I. Largo allegro moderato - Quatuor Mosaïques, Erich Höbarth
05. Requiem, K. 626: No. 3, Rex tremendae - La Capella Reial De Catalunya, Le Concert Des Nations, Jordi Savall
06. Sérénade in D Major, Op. 41: VI. Allegro vivace e desinvolto - Emmanuel Pahud, Eric Le Sage
07. Ariette Italiane "Ti ricordi che giurasti" - Montserrat Figueras, José Miguel Moreno
08. Concerto pour piano No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante - Orchestre la chambre Prague, Paul Badura-Skoda
09. String Quartet No. 1 in A Major, Op. 5: I. Allegro non tanto - Quatuor Les Adieux, Mary Utiger
10. Keybord Sonatas: No. 32 in G Minor, Allegro - Bob Van Asperen
11. Concerto pour violoncelle in G Major, G. 480: II. Adagio - Ensemble Baroque Limoges, Christophe Coin
12. Les noces de Figaro, K. 492: No. 4, 1, Air de Barbarina - Laurence Monteyrol, Budapest Symphonie Orchestra, Andràs Déry
13. Les sept dernière paroles du Christ, Hob. XX1 No. 5, Sonate IV - Le Concert Des Nations, Jordi Savall