FERRAN SAVALL (SON OF JORDI SAVALL & MONTSERRAT FIGUERAS) - IMPRO CD

NEW CD

8435408099066

AVSA9906

"Impro is a seamless ten-year exploration through Ferran’s interpretations of Spanish and contemporary folk, and early music. A number of tracks bear similarity to the music of Australian-Isreali musician Lior, such as ‘El Joc Etern’ (‘The Eternal Game’), which features percussionist Pedro Estevan. Here, Ferran experiments with a variety of vocal colours and techniques, such as skatting and taking his voice up into its sweet falsetto range, resulting in a lighthearted and jocular mood among the pensive neighboring tracks, such as the following ‘Nous Horitzons’ (‘New Horizons’). Ferran is joined by his father Jordi on viola da gamba in ‘Jaroslaw’, and the more traditionally baroque sound here will be recognisable to Alia Vox devotees. The penultimate ‘Comiat d’una Mare’ (‘Farewell to a Mother’) is a loving tribute to Montserrat, featuring only a sparse guitar motif to accompany the intimacy of Ferran’s subdued voice. Impro concludes with a pared-back rendition of ‘Somewhere over the Rainbow’, reminiscent of Israel Kamakiwiwo’ole’s famous interpretation of the song." Full review: 

http://www.readings.com.au/review/impro-ferran-savall