A musical journey that takes us through the history of European instrumental music from 1500 to 1700, from the Italian Renaissance to the Spanish and Portuguese Baroque period. The wide-ranging programme with Jordi Savall and his ensemble Hespèrion XXI shows how national styles developed into truly European music. The Catalan gambist Jordi Savall, who has been enriching the early music scene for 50 years, presents both small forms and larger suites – folk, court, sacred and popular music.