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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
(1567-1643)
Vespro Della Beata Vergine (1610)
90:06
Vespers of the Blessed Virgin
1.
Versicle & Response: Deus in adjutorium
2:10
Solo:Jeffrey Strauss baritone
2.
Antiphon: Laeva ejus sub capite meo
0:19
Solo:Jeffrey Strauss baritone and gentlemen
3.
Psalm 109: Dixit Dominus
7:13
4.
Motet: Nigra sum
4:05
Solo:Ian Honeyman tenor
5.
Antiphon: Nigra sum sed formorsa
0:26
Solo:Gareth Morrell tenor and gentlemen
6.
Psalm 112: Laudate pueri
5:53
7.
Motet: Pulchra es
4:02
Solo:Sandra Simon soprano
Solo: Jennifer Ellis Kampani soprano
8.
Antiphon: Pulchra es et decora
0:24
Solo:Gareth Morrell and gentlemen
9.
Psalm 121: Laetatus sum
6:29
10.
Motet: Duo Seraphim
5:51
Solo:Ian Honeyman tenor
Solo: Gareth Morrell tenor
Solo: Robert Psurny
11.
Antiphon: Iam hiems transit
0:24
Solo:Jeffrey Strauss and gentlemen
12.
Psalm 126: Nisi Dominus
4:36
13.
Motet: Audi Coelum
4:41
Solo:Gareth Morrell tenor
Solo: Ian Honeyman tenor, echo
14.
Audi Coelum: Omnes hanc ergo
3:56
15.
Antiphon: Virgo prudentissima
0:47
Solo:Jeffrey Strauss and gentlemen
16.
Psalm 147: Lauda, Jerusalem
4:07
17.
Sonata sopra Santa Maria
6:52
Solo:John Buffett treble
18.
Hymn: Ave maris stella
7:45
Solo:Meg Bragle mezzo-soprano
Solo: Jeffrey Strauss baritone
Magnificat
19.
Antiphon: Sancta Maria succure miseris
1:03
Solo:Jeffrey Strauss and gentlemen
20.
Magnificat anima mea
0:51
Solo:John Buffett treble
21.
Et exultavit
1:19
Solo:Ian Honeyman tenor
Solo: Gareth Morrell tenor
22.
Quia respexit humilitatem
1:33
23.
Quia fecit mihi magna
1:12
Solo:Jeffrey Strauss baritone
Solo: Michael McMurray bass
24.
Et misericordia
2:02
Solo:Jeffrey Strauss baritone
Solo: Michael McMurray bass
25.
Fecit potentiam
1:03
26.
Deposuit potentes
2:27
27.
Esurientes
1:30
Solo:Jennifer Ellis Kampani soprano
Solo: Meg Bragle mezzo-soprano
28.
Suscepit Israel
1:21
Solo:Sandra Simon soprano
Solo: Jennifer Ellis Kampani soprano
29.
Sicut locutus est
1:01
30.
Gloria Patri
2:21
Solo:Ian Honeyman tenor
Solo: Gareth Morrell tenor
31.
Sciut erat in principio
2:21
Orchestra: Apollo's Fire on period instruments
Choral: Apollo's Singers
Conductor:Jeanette Sorrell
November 1998
About
The Cleveland-based baroque orchestra Apollo’s Fire, together with founder / conductor Jeannette Sorrell, launched on Avie in July 2010 with a double release featuring discs of Mozart and J.S. Bach. They follow with their tribute to the 400th anniversary year of Monteverdi’s seminal Vespers of the Blessed Virgin, released in anticipation of the group’s first European tour which culminates with their Wigmore Hall debut on 30 November. Vespers has been a signature piece for Apollo’s Fire for over ten years, and it’s fitting for Sorrell and her vibrant band to bring this magnificent masterwork to wider audiences through this recording.
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“This recording is stunningly different from the norm…” Anthony Pryer
BBC Music magazine 30th Anniversary – Critic’s Choice
*****
Nicholas Anderson
Classical Music Magazine - 26 February 2011
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