Monteverdi: Vespro della beata Vergine (1610)

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What is impressive is the grammatical sense (underpinned by flexible accentuation) that the choir brings to the projection of the words in Dixit Dominus and at many other places. Also, as we... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2011, 3 out of 5 stars/4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 31st Jan 2011
Catalogue No: SIGCD237
Label: Signum
Series: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Length: 96 minutes

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Monteverdi: Vespro della beata Vergine (1610)

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Meg Bragle, Eamonn Dougan, Alison Bury, Grace Davidson, Tim Travers-Brown, Alex Ashworth, Kim Porter, Philip Tebb, Kirsty Hopkins, Robert Davies, Nicholas Mulroy, David Clegg, Sam Boden, Matthew Long, William Gaunt, Stuart Young
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, The Choir of the Enlightenment
Robert Howarth

Versicle / Response: Deus in adjutorium / Domine in adiuvandum

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Psalm: Dixit Dominus

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Concerto: Nigra Sum

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Psalm: Laudate Pueri Domine

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Motet: Pulchra es

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Psalm: Laetatus sum

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Motet: Duo Seraphim

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Psalm: Nisi Dominus

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Concerto: Audi Coelum

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Psalm: Lauda Jerusalem

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Sonata: sopra "Sancta Maria"

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Hymn: Ave maris stella

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Antiphone Substitute: Exultent caeli

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Magnificat

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Et exsultavit

Track length1:11

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Quia respexit

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Quia fecit mihi magna

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Et misericordia

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Fecit potentiam

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Deposuit potentes de sede

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Esurientes implevit bonis

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Suscepit Israel

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Sicut locutus est

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Gloria Patri

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Sicut erat in principio

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Antiphon Substitute: Sonata Seconda (Giovanni Batista Fontana)

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Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers is one of the truly towering achievements of western classical music, and the Orchestra and Choir of the Age of Enlightenment toured this year in 400th anniversary performances of this sumptuous work.

This disc represents a new orchestra partnership for Signum Classics with The Orchestra of the Age of the Enlightenment, one of London and the world’s leading period-instrument ensembles. Led by Robert Howarth, the recording was made at Kings Place following the orchestra’s successful 2010 tour.

On the Vespers, Robert Howarth writes: “For me, Monteverdi’s music enhances the text beautifully. It doesn’t matter whether one is religious or not, this music touches the human soul and reflects, sincerely and passionately the true meaning of the texts in the psalms and motets … You don’t need to know what’s being sung to hear that this is a masterpiece. However, it was Monteverdi’s intention to show you his thoughts on the texts and I think it is that intention that drives this music.”

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May 2011

What is impressive is the grammatical sense (underpinned by flexible accentuation) that the choir brings to the projection of the words in Dixit Dominus and at many other places. Also, as we might expect, the instrumentalists are terrific, especially the magical violins in the 'Deposuit potentes' from the Magnificat.

May 2011

[Howarth's] dramatic instincts are secure, his choices of tempi always lively, and the Choir of the Enlightenment sings with the light freshness and clarity which have now come to be firmly associated with Baroque performances.

June 2011

This is essentially a 'straight' performance in the sense that there is no added chant, the order of pieces is as per the original publication...and instrumental participation is restricted to what appears in Monteverdi's score, Howarth perhaps reckoning that his 22-strong choir is substantial enough. So it is, the typically British line-up of expert consort singers providing some lusty moments and responding well to Howarth's robust attention to the meaning of the words.

18th February 2011

Robert Howarth has assigned the parts to more versatile voices which can follow Monteverdi's partbook outside their comfort zone, while using ingenious blends of voices to achieve a shimmering, captivating choral sound that seems to float effortlessly through the psalms.

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