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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 388,708 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Jordi Savall is the 195th most popular composer (up from 196th in 2019), the 228th most popular biography from Spain (up from 235th in 2019) and the 7th 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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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Jordi Savall ranks 195 out of 1,216Before him are Louis Spohr, Max Reger, Johann Joachim Quantz, Ludwig Minkus, Samuel Barber, and Michael Praetorius. After him are Philippe de Vitry, Gilles Binchois, Francesco Landini, Karol Szymanowski, Umberto Giordano, and Francesca Caccini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Jordi Savall ranks 55Before him are Ryan O'Neal, Michael D. Higgins, Eric Burdon, Ivan Gašparovič, Mahmoud Darwish, and Ritchie Valens. After him are Jules A. Hoffmann, Abdelkader Bensalah, Roberto Carlos, Frank Farian, Dan Shechtman, and Otis Redding.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Jordi Savall ranks 228 out of 2,932Before him are Javier Bardem (1969), Joanna la Beltraneja (1462), Petronilla of Aragon (1136), Felipe González (1942), Juan Pujol García (1912), and Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi (650). After him are Charles II, Duke of Parma (1799), Xavi (1980), Alfonso IX of León (1171), Lope de Aguirre (1518), Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona (1114), and Hernando de Soto (1500).

Among COMPOSERS In Spain

Among composers born in Spain, Jordi Savall ranks 7Before him are Joaquín Rodrigo (1901), Francisco Tárrega (1852), Manuel de Falla (1876), Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548), Enrique Granados (1867), and Nicola Porpora (1686). After him are Antonio Soler (1729), Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga (1806), Joaquín Turina (1882), Sebastián Iradier (1809), Federico Mompou (1893), and Gaspar Sanz (1640).