Cavalli: Vespero della Beata Vergine Maria

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the singing is first-rate, and the instrumental line-up, with two cornetts and up to eight trombones, often sounds glorious in the spacious acoustic of the Reformierte Kirche Arlesheim in Switzerland. — Irish Times, 13th January 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 9th Jan 2012
Catalogue No: GCD922509
Label: Glossa
Series: Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
Length: 2 hours 0 minutes

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Cavalli: Vespero della Beata Vergine Maria

Work length2:00:23

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Mark Padmore (tenor), Emily van Evera (soprano), Peter Zimpel (bass), Markus Brutscher (tenor), Gerd Türk (tenor), Barbara Borden (soprano), Rodrigo del Pozo (alto), Harry van der Kamp (bass)
Concerto Palatino

Versus: Deus in adiutorium

Track length0:10

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Responsorium: Domine ad adiuvandum

Track length3:31

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Antifona: Maria virgo semper letare

Track length0:35

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Psalmus: Dixit Dominus

Track length12:26

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Canzon a 3

Track length5:46

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Antifona: O quam pulchra es

Track length0:19

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Psalmus: Laudate pueri

Track length14:06

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Canzon a 4

Track length4:38

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Antifona: Revertere Sulamitis

Track length0:21

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Psalmus: Laetatus sum

Track length9:15

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Sonata a 6

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Antifona: Oculi tui sancta Dei genitrix

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Psalmus: Nisi Dominus

Track length11:43

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Canzon a 8

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Antifona: In prole mater in partu virgo

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Psalmus: Lauda Ierusalem

Track length9:18

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Canzon a 10

Track length4:59

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Hymnus: Ave maris stella

Track length10:02

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Antifona: Hodie Maria virgo

Track length0:26

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Magnificat: Magnificat

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Sonata a 12

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The operas of Francesco Cavalli have earned him a secure place among the masters of the 17th century, yet he has remained almost completely unknown as a composer of sacred music. While the greater part of his time and energy was undoubtedly devoted to the 32 operas which he produced in Venice, Cavalli nonetheless pursued a constant and parallel career in sacred music which spanned 60 years of activity at St. Mark’s. When Cavalli published the 'Musiche sacre' in 1656 he was at the height of his creative powers and at the apex of his career. As with both Monteverdi’s 1610 collection and his 'Selva morale' of 1640, Cavalli’s 'Musiche sacre' contains components which can be used to fulfil the liturgical requirements of a wide range of feast days.

On this recording Glossa present the principle musical items which could have been heard at second Vespers on a feast of the Virgin Mary (in this case the Feast of the Assumption) either at St. Mark’s or at one of a variety of other Venetian churches. It is no more and no less a single unified musical “work” than are Monteverdi’s 1610 'Vespro della Beata Vergine', nor can it be, since the liturgy has its own formal requirements going far beyond the music.

An expert group of vocal soloists join the instrumentalists of Concerto Palatino in this landmark recording made in the mid nineties which Glossa is now proud to recover for its Schola Cantorum Basiliensis series.

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13th January 2012

the singing is first-rate, and the instrumental line-up, with two cornetts and up to eight trombones, often sounds glorious in the spacious acoustic of the Reformierte Kirche Arlesheim in Switzerland.

Cavalli: Vespero della Beata Vergine Maria

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