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Jordi Savall

1941 - Today

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Jordi Savall i Bernadet (Catalan: [ˈʒɔɾði səˈβaʎ i βəɾnəˈðɛt]; born 1 August 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 early music his repertoire features everything from medieval, Renaissance and Baroque through to the Classical and Romantic periods. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jordi Savall has received more than 408,457 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Jordi Savall is the 174th most popular composer (up from 195th in 2019), the 217th most popular biography from Spain (up from 228th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Spanish Composer.

Jordi Savall is most famous for his work with the Hespèrion XXI ensemble, which is a group of musicians that specializes in early music. He is also a historian and performer of medieval music.

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  • 410k

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  • 64.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Jordi Savall ranks 174 out of 1,451. Before him are Pietro Locatelli, Baldassare Galuppi, Jan Dismas Zelenka, Henry Mancini, Hugo Wolf, and Amilcare Ponchielli. After him are Dmitry Kabalevsky, Gustav Holst, Francesca Caccini, Luciano Berio, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, and Francesco Cavalli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Jordi Savall ranks 55. Before him are Nona Gaprindashvili, Hage Geingob, Riccardo Muti, Ivan Gašparovič, Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, and Pete Best. After him are Dan Shechtman, Mircea Snegur, Gérson, Viktor Zubkov, Claudine Auger, and Jacques Perrin.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Jordi Savall ranks 217 out of 3,355. Before him are Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788), Alfonso the Battler (1073), Pomponius Mela (15), Federico Bahamontes (1928), Eulalia of Mérida (290), and Luis de Góngora (1561). After him are Fernando Sor (1778), Manuel Castells (1942), Juan Pujol García (1912), Alfonso VII of León and Castile (1105), Sancho II of Castile and León (1036), and Petronilla of Aragon (1136).

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Among COMPOSERS In Spain

Among composers born in Spain, Jordi Savall ranks 6. Before him are Manuel de Falla (1876), Joaquín Rodrigo (1901), Francisco Tárrega (1852), Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548), and Enrique Granados (1867). After him are Antonio Soler (1729), Joaquín Turina (1882), Federico Mompou (1893), Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga (1806), Gaspar Sanz (1640), and Antonio de Cabezón (1510).

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