Hespèrion XXI

Hespèrion XXI is an international early music ensemble . The group was formed in Basel , Switzerland in 1974 as Hespèrion XX by Catalan musical director Jordi Savall (bowed string instruments, particularly the viola da gamba ), his wife Montserrat Figueras (soprano), Lorenzo Alpert ( flute , percussion ), and Hopkinson Smith ( plucked string instruments ). The group changed its name to Hespèrion XXI at the beginning of the 21st century. The name "Hespèrion" is derived from a word in Classical Greek which referred to the people of the Italian and Iberian peninsulas.

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