Ars Musicae de Barcelona

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Ars Musicae de Barcelona was a Catalan ensemble for the performance of medieval music active between 1935 and 1979.

The directors were:

Victoria de Los Angeles had a long association with the group, and her earliest surviving recording (from 1942) is with Lamaña. [2] Jordi Savall and Montserrat Figueras both performed early in their careers with Ars Musicae of Barcelona while it was directed by Gispert.

Selected Discography

for a more complete discography click the original Spanish Wikipedia article

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References

  1. article in Catalan Wikipedia Josep Maria Lamaña i Coll
  2. Victoria De Los Angeles: The Early Recordings, 1942-1953 issued 1996, Testament 1087