Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine

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This highly anticipated recording of Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine is a new construction by Rinaldo Alessandrini. Alessandrini is one of the world's foremost Monteverdi authorities, and an all-around expert on Baroque music. His 2003 recording of Vivaldi's Vespers garnered a Gramophone Award in 2004. Monteverdi is one of our most important composers, having essentially built the bridge from the Renaissance period to the Baroque. He faced both criticism and fame in his time, as he broke tradition and rule to achieve musical goals that would eventually become the standard.

Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine, Music, Sara Mingardo, Furio Zanasi, Pietro Spagnoli, Antonio Abete, Daniele Carnovich, Claudio Monteverdi, Rinaldo Alessandrini, Concerto Italiano, Anna Simbola, Monica Piccinini, Roberta Invernizzi, Gianluca Ferrarini, Luca Dordolo, Vincenzo di Donato, Chamber Music & Recitals, Choral, Choral Music, Classical, Classical Composers
The Well-Tempered Synthesizer
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Kudo's for Wendy Carlos
  • Difficulty in placing an order
  • interesting concept, skillful interpretation, but sounds very dated now
  • Great Album, but. . .
  • As good as I remembered it!
 The Well-Tempered Synthesizer
Wendy Carlos
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ASIN: B00005OKS2
Release Date: 2001-10-02

Tracks:

  1. Monteverdi: Orfeo Suite
  2. Scarlatti: Sonata In G Major
  3. Scarlatti: Sonata In D Major
  4. Handel: Water Music: Bourree
  5. Handel: Water Music: Air
  6. Handel: Water Music: Allegro Deciso
  7. Scarlatti: Sonata In E Major
  8. Scarlatti: Sonata In D Major
  9. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto #4 in G Major: Allegro
  10. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto #4 in G Major: Andante
  11. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto #4 in G Major: Presto
  12. Monteverdi: Domine Ad Adjuvandum
  13. Stereo Alignment Tones
  14. Well-Tempered Experiments

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Kudo's for Wendy Carlos.......2007-01-16

Wendy Carlos does an excellent job of updating all of the Classical pieces on this CD, as well as on all of her other CDs. I originally had this on Open Reel Tape, and am really happy that she has ported it over to the CD format! All of the selections on this CD can only be termed as "stirring" and it is enjoyable to hear each time it is played.

5 out of 5 stars Difficulty in placing an order.......2007-01-04

Because I had difficulty navigating through the purchase process, I ended up receivibg two and I only wanted one. I gave one away. You need to review the purchase process and have a "done" or something to indicate that Amazon has received the purchase request and will act upon it. Or else I will find someone else with whom to do business!!!!

3 out of 5 stars interesting concept, skillful interpretation, but sounds very dated now.......2006-12-26

As a performance, the music here is fantastic, and considering the challenges of monophonic sythesizers it is very impressively and skillfully performed. That said, if like me you were born after electronic music became commonplace, this will sound incredibly dated. The problem is that the sound programming abilities of the first moogs were limited, so the sounds are not very fitting to the music, creating a slightly comical kitschy mock-futuristic effect. Part of this effect is the womp womp womp beep beep beep sounds that now sound corny. While interesting, it sounds very anachronistic and less evocative than real instruments. I think I'll go back to orchestral performances of classical music. I'll keep this in case I ever want to make a campy future film spoof. Wow, I sure said "sound " a lot. Well, this really is all about the sounds.

4 out of 5 stars Great Album, but. . ........2006-08-08

I have always enjoyed this album and Switched on Bach ever since they came out in LP form when I was young.
The thing that ruins the CD for me is the very last track on both albums, where Wendy discusses the making of the album, called Well-tempered experiments.
I think that is fun to listen to the first time you play it, but then it is obnoxious when you are playing it as you work around the house. Your home is filled with music, then suddenly, there is talking and some obnoxious noises. It just shouldn't be there.
And to do this to both albums is very disappointing. It is hard to ignore, as it is a 9 minute track!
I solved this by burning both albums onto another CD and eliminating the experiment tracks. But I would rather have the original CD's and eliminate those tracks.

4 out of 5 stars As good as I remembered it!.......2006-03-03

I heard "The Well-Tempered Synthesizer" when it was first issued; like many people I was stunned by the strange, beautiful sound created by a "machine". Then I read about the difficulty of making the recordings, which took tremendous time and thoughtfulness, and this made me appreciate the human element more than the technology.

Imagine someone who, to cook breakfast, designs a henhouse, raises chickens, gathers the eggs, grinds wheat to make bread, picks fresh strawberries...all for a breakfast that could be made more easily using traditional sources or methods. Pardon the clumsy metaphor, but this is what Carlos had done: giving me Bach, by creating a new kind of chicken to get to the egg.

The sounds one hears in this recording are not as sophisticated as more modern synthetic voices, but they are still pristine and haunting. There is a sort of lonely, cosmic emptiness to the sound, but this is not discomforting; in fact, the music triumphs over the strangeness that no human hand or throat moved during the process, except at the keyboard and the 747-cockpit looking control panel of the Moog synthesizer.
Having a CD of this music is a joy, and the music delights.
Switched-On Boxed Set
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Truly A Masterpiece!
  • Definitive, historical, all-in-one
  • Súper Colección
  • Walter's best
  • Loved It All Over Again
 Switched-On Boxed Set

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ASIN: B00002DDS5
Release Date: 1999-10-26

Tracks:

  1. Sinfonia to Cantata #29
  2. Air on a G String
  3. Two-Part Invention in F Major
  4. Two-Part Invention in B-Flat Major
  5. Two-Part Invention in D Minor
  6. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
  7. Prelude and Fugue #7 in E-Flat Major
  8. Prelude and Fugue #2 in C
  9. Chorale Prelude "Wachet Auf" Bradenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major
  10. Brandenburg Concerto #3 in G: I. Allegro
  11. Brandenburg Concerto #3 in G: II. Adagio
  12. Brandenburg Concerto #3 in G: III. Allegro
  13. Brandenburg Concerto #3 in G: II. Adagio
  14. Brandenburg Concerto #3 in G: Initial Experiments

Tracks:

  1. Orfeo Suite: Toccata/Ritornello I/Choro II/Ritornello II/Choro II/Ritor
  2. Sonata in G Major
  3. Sonata in D Major
  4. Bourree
  5. Air
  6. Allegro Deciso
  7. Sonata in E Major
  8. Sonata in D Major
  9. Bradenburg Concerto #4 in G Major: I. Allegro
  10. Bradenburg Concerto #4 in G Major: II. Andante
  11. Bradenburg Concerto #4 in G Major: III. Presto
  12. Domine Ad Adjuvandum
  13. Stereo Allignment Tones
  14. Well-Tempered Experiments

Tracks:

  1. Badinerie
  2. Minuet
  3. Bourree
  4. Two-Part Invention in A-Minor
  5. Two-Part Invention in a Major
  6. Sheep May Safely Graze
  7. Suite from Anna Magdalena Notebook: Musette in D Major
  8. Suite from Anna Magdalena Notebook: Minuet in G Major
  9. Suite from Anna Magdalena Notebook: Bist du Bei Mir
  10. Suite from Anna Magdalena Notebook: Marche in D Major
  11. Little Fugue in G Minor
  12. Bradenburg Concerto #5 in D Major: Allegro
  13. Bradenburg Concerto #5 in D Major: Affettuoso
  14. Bradenburg Concerto #5 in D Major: Allegro

Tracks:

  1. Brandenburg Concerto #1 in F Major: I. Allegro
  2. Brandenburg Concerto #1 in F Major: II. Adagio
  3. Brandenburg Concerto #1 in F Major: III. Allegro
  4. Brandenburg Concerto #1 in F Major: IV. Menuuetto, Trio I, Polocca, Trio
  5. Brandenburg Concerto #2 in F Major: I. Allegro
  6. Brandenburg Concerto #2 in F Major: II. Andante
  7. Brandenburg Concerto #2 in F Major: III. Allegro Assai
  8. Brandenburg Concerto #6 in B-Flat Major: I. Allegro
  9. Brandenburg Concerto #6 in B-Flat Major: II. Adagio Ma Non Tanto
  10. Brandenburg Concerto #6 in B-Flat Major: III. Allegro

Amazon.com

In 1968, keyboardist-composer Wendy Carlos released Switched-On Bach, her bestselling LP featuring baroque music performed on the Moog synthesizer. Carlos intended to spread the gospel of electronic classical music through this quirky release; instead, she sold more albums than Karlheinz Stockhausen could ever dream of, released a few follow-ups, and paved the way for Hot Butter's "Popcorn." Carlos has since become well known for more than just these wacky classical interpretations--she recorded the soundtracks to A Clockwork Orange and Tron and released new works--but the Switched-Ons are the goofy synthesizer recordings that most of us still remember.

No less than Glenn Gould proclaimed, "Carlos's realization of the Fourth Brandenburg Concerto is, to put it bluntly, the finest performance of any of the Brandenburgs--live, canned, or intuited--I've ever heard." We're not sure what he meant by that, but if you have half the enthusiasm Gould did for this music, check out this box set. All four of Carlos's baroque-gone-space-age LPs from the '70s are included here--Switched-On Bach, The Well-Tempered Synthesizer, Switched-On Bach II, and Switched-On Brandenburgs--completely remastered in all their stereophonic glory and containing bonus tracks (the fourth CD is even enhanced for use on your computer). The liner notes weigh in at around 150 pages, filled with photos and background information even on the evolution of Carlos's studio (you get the original LP notes in their entirety, too). The music? It's hilarious, absolutely riveting, and--whether Scarlatti, Bach, Handel, or Monteverdi--played successfully by Carlos and her battery of special effects. For the lover of the eclectic or the classical fan who knows how to let loose, this is a box set to get. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Truly A Masterpiece!.......2007-05-11

This collection is a treasured addition to our music library here at home, in part because I have long been a fan of the artist. Also, because we all enjoy the spin that Wendy puts on many of the classical works of the old masters of music. I heartily recommend this boxed set to any listener who wants to be delighted by the sounds of the Moog synthesizer, played in a masterful way by Wendy Carlos...

4 out of 5 stars Definitive, historical, all-in-one.......2007-03-04

If you've loved the Walter/Wendy Carlos recordings over the years, this is a great way to get them all in one place. If you are at all interested in the production process, this is a _must have_ item.

Some have complained about the discussion tracks at the end of some CDs; I guess I can see how some might find them annoying. For pure ambience, you'll want to program your CD player to not play them, or just rip these CDs and burn a new copy minus those tracks.

One minor complaint I have is that the Brandenburgs are scattered throughout. I don't think it should have been all that bad to just have some of them duplicated. But I do understand the rationale, including them as is on the albums where they appeared individually, and then only putting the rest on the actual Brandenburgs pair of CDs. Personally, I love being able to listen to all the Brandenburgs straight through, so again I just made new versions of CD for my own use with them all together in their original order.

And of course, these days so many people aren't even listening to their CDs on the CD player. The music is ripped and then played using an MP3 player, computer, or similar device. Making playlists for your preferred track arrangements obviates any of the above complaints.

Regardless, I think that the value of having an all-in-one collection of these classic electronic instruments and performances far outweighs any minor issues regarding one's opinion of the choice of production arranagement.

5 out of 5 stars Súper Colección.......2007-01-03

Una joya de arte, en su estuche y con un gran contenido de los primeros volúmenes de esta gran interprete.
Simplemente una gran colección para los fanaticos de Wendy

5 out of 5 stars Walter's best.......2006-06-09

I know record and CD covers have been reprinted to reflect that Walter goes by the name of Wendy now. But this is all his best stuff in one collection. If you never had "Switched-On Brandenburgs Vol. 1 & 2" on LP and didn't get them either on CD back in 1987, then this is your chance to get them along with bits from his other works. Also get his other masterpiece "By Request" and the soundtrack of the movie "A Clockwork Orange". That's all you need if you are a fan of 60's analog synthesizer classical music, which only Walter was doing at that time.

5 out of 5 stars Loved It All Over Again.......2005-08-03

When I heard the first piece from the first album as a young boy, I was completely hooked. I don't think Wendy could have picked a better song to start with. The power and expansiveness of the Sinfonia is surely what Bach must have heard in his head when he wrote it over 300 years ago.

Honestly, some of the music on these albums is so good you may never hear Bach, Handel, or Scarlatti the same way again.

When I saw this boxed set for sale, I purchased it with a little trepidation, unsure if it would live up to my memory of it and not sure what my wife or daughter would make of it. I'm glad I got it, though. It's a wonderful recording and the two bonus tracks are fun to listen to. In fact, I wish CDs had the same "commentary" tracks that DVDs have as I would have enjoyed hearing more about how this recording was put together.
Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610/Venetian Vespers
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Just beautiful
  • wonderful
  • A reasonable bargain(?)
  • Punctilious Research and Performance Practice
  • Easily the best recording of the Vespers
 Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610/Venetian Vespers

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ASIN: B000031WJB
Release Date: 2000-04-11

Tracks:

  1. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Versiculus, Canto Gregoriano: Deus In Adiutorium
  2. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Responsorium: Domine Ad Adiuvandum Me Festina
  3. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Antiphona, Canto Gregoriano
  4. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Psalmus I: Psalmus 109: Dixit Dominus
  5. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Con: Nigra Sum
  6. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Antiphona II, Canto Gregoriano: Maria Virgo Assumpta Est
  7. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Psalmus II: Psalmus 112: Laudate Pueri
  8. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Con: Pulchra Es
  9. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Antiphona III, Canto Gregoriano: In Odorem Unguentorum Tuorum...
  10. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Psalmus III: Psalmus 121: Laetatus Sum
  11. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Son
  12. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Antiphona IV, Canto Gregoriano: Benedicta Filia Tua Domino
  13. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Psalmus IV: Psalmus 126: Nisi Dominus
  14. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Con: Audi Coelum
  15. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Antiphona V, Canto Gregoriano: Pulchra Es Et Decora, Filia...
  16. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Psalmus IV:: Psalmus V: Psalmus 147: Lauda Jerusalem Dominum
  17. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Son
  18. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Capitulum, Canto Gregoriano: In Omnibus Requiem Quaesivi
  19. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Hymnus: Ave Maris Stella
  20. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Versus Et Responsorium
  21. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Antiphona VI, Canto Gregoriano: Hodie Maria Virgo Caelos Ascendit
  22. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Son Sopra Sancta Maria

Tracks:

  1. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Magnificat
  2. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Oratio, Canto Gregoriano: Dominus Vobiscum
  3. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Versus, Canto Gregoriano: Dominus Vobiscum
  4. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Con: Duo Seraphim
  5. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Antiphona Beatae Mariae Virginis: Salve Regina
  6. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Versus Et Responsorium, Canto Gregoriano: Ora Pro Nobis
  7. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Oratio, Canto Gregoriano: Domine Vobiscum
  8. Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610: Conclusio, Canto Gregoriano: Divinum Auxilium Maneat Semper...
  9. Selva Morale E Spirituale 1641: Psalmus 109: Dixit Dominus
  10. Selva Morale E Spirituale 1641: Psalmus 110: Confitebor Tibi Domine
  11. Selva Morale E Spirituale 1641: Psalmus 111: Beatus Vir
  12. Selva Morale E Spirituale 1641: Psalmus 112: Laudate Pueri
  13. Selva Morale E Spirituale 1641: Psalmus 116: Laudate Dominum
  14. Selva Morale E Spirituale 1641: Salve Regina

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Just beautiful.......2007-03-20

This CD captures both the gutsy energy and the ethereal beauty of Monteverdi's sacred choral music. I have neither performed nor even listened to his music for a long time, and this CD re-awakened me to its richness and compelling quality. There is a reason why we consider Monteverdi a "great" composer, and this CD shows it.

5 out of 5 stars wonderful.......2005-09-28

The singing and playing on this recording are truly delightful. The overall concept of the work is good. I love this recording.

But, like too many recordings of the vespers, it includes gregorian chant antiphons sung between the movements. Now either Monteverdi wrote this piece as a "piece" to be performed, in which case I believe the solo movements were meant to take the place of the traditional chant, or it is a collection of wonderful psalm settings and other sacred movements, in which case what is the point of adding music not written by Monteverdi? The same argument goes for the instrumental sonatas thrown in here. My personal belief is that Monteverdi, the first great opera composer, wrote these psalm settings over a period of time, and then put them together with the other movements to make a unified whole for publication. The other recording I own of this work, Gardiner's first recording of it, has a much nicer flow because there is no chant.

I must say that I love the clarity this version gives with one voice on a line, and I play both cd's often.

4 out of 5 stars A reasonable bargain(?).......2005-07-02

Claudio Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 are increasingly becoming to be seen as a landmark work in the history of Western music. This is one of the most outstanding works of the late Renaissance composers of the Seconda Prattica (Second Pratice) amongst whom Monteverdi - one of the fathers of opera - was arguably the most forward looking. In fact Monteverdi is so forward looking he is often described as being an early Baroque composer. Elements of the work are highly conservative such as the widespread writing in multiple parts - a practice that had already become increasingly unusual by this time (and totally anachronistic by Bach's time), yet the entire work contains a fantastic profusion of colourful music and an instrumental ensemble which is varied to match the mood of each piece. In this regard his music can be compared to the paintings of Titian with its typical Venetian overflow of exuberance and colourfulness, that contrasts markedly with the Northern sobriety of the sacred works of Bach. This a work of unbridled sensuality and yet of luxurious refinement.

I have listened to this version of the Monteverdi Vespers for many years and have always somehow been left feeling partially dissatisfied by it despite the lavish praise heaped upon it by many reviewers over the years. Certainly it has it moments of greatness, yet I wish the reading as a whole would cohere more. Although the singers here are all stars, a star studded legion of singers do not an ensemble make. So I have waited years to find a recording that might surplant it. Years went by and recordings came and went without anything really grabbing my attention. Then recently I discovered a recording that seems to have eluded me: Masaaki Suzuki with the Bach Collegium Japan on the Swedish boutique label Bis (ASIN B00005K2BK).

Of course the virtues of their Bach are well known and many a reviewer has written their story of at first ridiculing the thought of a Japanese period instrument group to then being completely floored by their performances again and again. Suzuki seems to have everything I have every felt was missing in the Parrott, even if here and there Parrott has some altenative insights (the Nisi Dominus is an example where Suzuki seems dangerously over-exuberant!), these moments are rare exceptions. Suzuki fully captures that uninhibited Venetian exuberance of the writing bringing the whole together as a whole rather than just having sporadic moments. Still, the lush modal harmonies seem just that much more succulent and the resultant expressive impact is incomparable. For someone who has tolerated the Parrott for almost ten years the weight of burden being lifted was just huge!

For the price I guess if you need a budget version, then the Parrott is now competitive especially if you prefer your Monteverdi sung one to a part. However, the BIS recording for Suzuki is, as usual from them, just stunning. In the BIS recording there is far greater spaciousness and air around the instruments and voices, with timbre coming through in all its riches without being bleached. The BIS recoridng is fair audiophile quality (it is BIS policy to avoid compression devices or blatant post-production processing), that renders it first choice to anyone for whom recorded sound quality dictates preferences. The EMI recording for Parrott sounds like early 16-bit digital sound at its thinnest and boxiest - a fact exacerbated by the glassiness that comes with Virgin sound transfers (Virgin desperately need to review their remastering and digital transfer equipment/methods). You certainly get what you pay for.

So take your pick - the cheap and easy option of Parrott or the rich fullness of Suzuki's Dionysian exuberance. Also there is always Rinaldo Alessandrino version for those insistent on hearing this sung one to a part - the sound there is even better than on the BIS.

5 out of 5 stars Punctilious Research and Performance Practice.......2004-12-29

Recorded in 1983 and 1984 at All Saints’ Church, Tooting (London), this double CD is still something of a classic, presenting Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers in punctilious historical performance practice, basically using, despite the large forces involved, soloists to perform most of the material. Together with Hugh Keyte, Andrew Parrott researched the history of church music in Venice at the end of the 16th and the first half of the 17th centuries, and then arranged the Vespers in a form which, although certainly not the only one possible, would have been acceptable for sacred service at St. Mark’s Cathedral in Venice during the first years of Monteverdi’s tenure there. The one unhistorical aspect of the recording is the use of female sopranos, but as Andrew Parrott points out, the sound of "castrati" just cannot be reproduced today, and he feels that using boys or countertenors would not be as appropriate as using genuine soprano voices.

This is, of course, a very British production, and a large number of Britain’s early music stars (at least from the early 80’s) were involved in the production. There are solo passages sung by Emma Kirkby, David Thomas, Nigel Rogers, Tessa Bonner, Evelyn Tubb, Emily Van Evera, Margaret Philpot, Rogers Covey-Crump, Andrew King, Richard Wistreich and others, and the Taverner Players count some of Britain’s most distinguished period instrument players among their ranks: John Holloway, Micaela Comberti, Trevor Jones, Mark Caudle, Susan Sheppard, Jennifer Ward-Clarke, Francis Baines, Bruce Dickey, Lisa Beznosiuk, Rachel Beckett, Anthony Bailes, Nigel North, John Toll … and so the list goes on. If you are a fan of the British early music scene, you will have heard of all these names and will know what a wonderful treat awaits you when you turn your CD player on.

And a wonderful treat it is indeed, although the opening Gregorian chant with its empty church echo does sound a little strange. But from Track 2 onwards, the whole begins to sound glorious, a continuous stream of delightful vocal and instrumental passages with all the wonderful typically Monteverdian sounds that early music fans have come to appreciate. Special mention for Nigel Rogers, Andrew King and Joseph Cornwell who offer a superb “Duo seraphim” without the high-voiced contortions of a René Jacobs. Of the female soloists, only Emily Van Evera sounds a little sharp on occasion, but that is something that can be accepted in view of the total quality of the recording. Personally, I have come to love and appreciate this version a little more than Philip Pickett’s 90’s version for Decca’s early music imprint L’Oiseau-Lyre, where the sound is never quite so convincing as here.

5 out of 5 stars Easily the best recording of the Vespers.......2004-03-13

Andrew Parrott's recording is rightly considered by critics and listeners alike as THE recording of Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610. Using minimal forces, the individual voices layering upon one another can be clearly heard, not drowned out into a mass of sound as in many "fuller" recordings. The only other "five-star" recording of the Vespers is the Konrad Junghanel with Cantus Colln.
If I could only own one recording of this work, the Andrew Parrott would me the one.
Monteverdi: Vespro Della Beata Vergine
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  • Monteverdi's stunning resume piece
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 Monteverdi: Vespro Della Beata Vergine

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ASIN: B0000057DL
Release Date: 1990-10-12

Tracks:

  1. Side 1 - 1. Versiculus & Responsorium: Deus In Adiutorium
  2. Side 1 - 2. Psalums: Dixit Dominus
  3. Side 1 - 3. Concerto: Nigra Sum
  4. Side 1 - 4. Psalmus: Laudate Pueri
  5. Side 1 - 5. Concerto: Pulchra Es
  6. Side 1 - 6. Psalmus: Laetatus Sum
  7. Side 2 - 7. Concerto: Duo Seraphim
  8. Side 2 - 8. Psalmus: Nisi Dominus
  9. Side 2 - 9. Concerto: Audi Coelum
  10. Side 2 - 10. Psalmus: Lauda Jerusalem

Tracks:

  1. Side 3 - 11. Sonata Sopra Sancta Maria
  2. Side 3 - 12. Hymnus: Ave Maris Stella
  3. Side 3 - 13a. Magnificat A 7/Magnificat/Anima Mea/Et Exultavit/Quia Respexit/Quia Fecit/Et Misericordia/Fecit Potentiam/Deposuit Potentes/Esurientes Implevit/Susepit Israel/Sicut Locutus Est/Gloria Patri Et Filio/Sicut Erat In Principio
  4. Side 4 - 13b. Magnificat A 6/Magnificat/Anima Mea/Et Exultavit/Quia Respexit/Quia Fecit/Et Misericordia/Fecit Potentiam/Deposuit Potentes/Esurientes Implevit/Suscepit Israel/Sicut Locutus Est/Gloria Patri Et Filio/Sicut Erat In Principio

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John Eliot Gardiner's 1974 recording of Monteverdi's extraordinary Vespers of 1610 was a landmark, helping establish the modern reputations of both music and conductor. In 1989, to celebrate the silver anniversary of his Monteverdi Choir (named in honor of this work), he recorded the cycle again--this time live in the Basilica of San Marco in Venice. He made use of resources he didn't have 15 years earlier, like period instruments and, for soloists, a mix of early-music specialists (Ann Monoyios and Michael Chance) and opera singers (the young Bryn Terfel). As a bonus, he recorded both the standard version of the Magnificat for voices and instruments and Monteverdi's published alternative setting for six voices and organ. Gardiner gives a vigorous, theatrical, yet very detailed account of this music, caressing some phrases, thundering out others, using lots of carefully judged crescendos and decrescendos. On its terms, it works, thanks largely to the wondrous Monteverdi Choir, which can do anything asked of it. But there seems little of the sacred in the performance and almost nothing of the spontaneous or natural--the carefully calibrated effects can come across as overdetermined. In his booklet essay, Gardiner makes quite a point of his fidelity to the published score, yet he liberally adds instruments to double the voices, and he takes an odd liberty with the much-loved duet-trio "Duo seraphim": at the close of each half of the motet, at the words "plena est omnis terra," he has the tenors of his chorus take over from his soloists. If you're uncomfortable with that sort of thing, go for Andrew Parrott's marvelous one-singer-per-part performance or (for those who want a full chorus) for the version of William Christie or that of René Jacobs; if these additions don't faze you and you want a high-powered, adrenaline-rush performance, you'll find it here. --Matthew Westphal

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John Eliot Gardiner's 1974 recording of Monteverdi's extraordinary Vespers of 1610 was a landmark, helping establish the modern reputations of both music and conductor. In 1989, to celebrate the silver anniversary of his Monteverdi Choir (named in honor of this work), he recorded the cycle again--this time live in the Basilica of San Marco in Venice. He made use of resources he didn't have 15 years earlier, like period instruments and, for soloists, a mix of early-music specialists (Ann Monoyios and Michael Chance) and opera singers (the young Bryn Terfel). As a bonus, he recorded both the standard version of the Magnificat for voices and instruments and Monteverdi's published alternative setting for six voices and organ. Gardiner gives a vigorous, theatrical, yet very detailed account of this music, caressing some phrases, thundering out others, using lots of carefully judged crescendos and decrescendos. On its terms, it works, thanks largely to the wondrous Monteverdi Choir, which can do anything asked of it. But there seems little of the sacred in the performance and almost nothing of the spontaneous or natural--the carefully calibrated effects can come across as overdetermined. In his booklet essay, Gardiner makes quite a point of his fidelity to the published score, yet he liberally adds instruments to double the voices, and he takes an odd liberty with the much-loved duet-trio "Duo seraphim": at the close of each half of the motet, at the words "plena est omnis terra," he has the tenors of his chorus take over from his soloists. If you're uncomfortable with that sort of thing, go for Andrew Parrott's marvelous one-singer-per-part performance or (for those who want a full chorus) for the version of William Christie or that of René Jacobs; if these additions don't faze you and you want a high-powered, adrenaline-rush performance, you'll find it here. --Matthew Westphal

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Monteverdi's stunning resume piece.......2006-10-22

What a job application. Looking for work around 1610, Claudio Monteverdi composed this massive work in hopes of Vatican employment. He even dedicated it to his anticipated future boss, Pope Paul V - kissing up has a long tradition in the Western world. Inexplicably, the Vatican wasn't moved. Instead, Monteverdi accepted the patronage of the Doge in Venice and became their Maestro di Capella in 1613. Whether or not this masterpiece ever received a public performance during his life remains controversial amongst music historians. Either way, it must have suitably padded his already impressive resume. So Monteverdi's arguably most famous work originated from a job search. Stranger things have happened.

"Vespro Della Beata Vergine" or "Vespers of 1610" follows the Roman Catholic structure for evening mass as laid out in the liturgical canonical hours (also known as "Vespers"; "Vesper" means "evening" in Latin). The first CD opens with the traditional chanted versicle (Deus in adiutorium meum intende, etc.) and suddenly explodes with a riveting choir belting out the doxology (Gloria Patri et Filio). Accompanying instrumentation adds to the effect. This work truly starts with an unforgettable bang. This helps emphasize the oft-repeated doxology (all of the succeeding Psalms conclude with this same stanza). Next, the work alternates between five Psalms and four Concertos, then continues with a sontata, a hymn, and finishes with an enthralling "Magnificat." Though the work's title explictly references the Virgin Mary, only two pieces revolve around her. Subsequently, some scholars have argued that this work could get structured around any Saint, and Monteverdi simply chose the Virgin Mary as a marketing ploy for the Vatican. Not only that, others dispute the location of the more secular Concertos. Two of these, "Nigra Sum" and "Pulchra Es" from "Song of Solomon", were probably a little saucy for religious works of the day. The ordering here follows the original manuscript.

Amazing music pervades these CDs. "Dixit Dominus" opens with ethereal singing, suggesting drifting angels or the clouds slowly parting. Then it fulminates like thunder as the choir sings the words of God: "Sit at my right hand, and I shall make of your enemies a footstool for you." "Laetatus sum" begins with a simple walking harpsichord line that recurs (one of Monteverdi's ritornellos), develops into dizzying choral arrangements, and concludes with a devastating "Amen." Though dancing probably wasn't intended, "Nisi Dominus" provides a sprightly enough rhythm to inspire any lazy feet, all the way to its final gentle resolution. "Ave maris stella" provides by far the most moving choral piece of the set. Ineffably ethereal notes levitate on air for nearly nine minutes. The final Magnificat remains stunning beyond words. This set includes two versions: one for seven parts and one for six.

John Eliot Gardiner was accused of taking liberties with Monteverdi's score. Apparently he embellished instrumentation and added voices for emphasis. Some even accused him of siphoning the sacred from the music. In other words, as Monteverdi straddled the Reniassance and the Baroque, this 1989 recording tips the scales in favor of highly charged Baroque. Those looking for a passionate interpretation of "Vespers" will find it here. Regardless, this release caused a surge in Gardiner's reputation as well as bolstering the then nascent authentic instrument movement. He could not have chosen a better recording locale: the gape-inducing Byzantine style St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice. Monteverdi's old stomping ground.

Monteverdi still doesn't have the name recognition of a Mozart or a Beethoven. Nonetheless, recordings such as this one doubtlessly helped direct attention to the once forgotten modernizer of Reniassance music. Recently, Monteverdi's name has experienced a rebirth. Many consider his "L'Orfeo" as the beginning of popular opera and his madrigals as the origin of modern song arrangement. His "Vespers" alone, sometimes equated to Bach's "St. Matthew Passion" and often called his most impressive work, should more than solidfy his name in the history of Western music for some time to come.

5 out of 5 stars One of the Greatest Recordings of All Time.......2004-12-22

I discovered Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 while listening to the radio in my car. I happened to flip to a channel playing the "Magnificat" and I was utterly mesmerized, haunted in fact by the sound until I chased down this CD.

This recording is both profounding beautiful and incredibly moving. You get a sense both of Monteverdi's great gifts as a composer, but also a sense of the sacred as well. Indeed, Monteverdi approached his subject matter with appropriate reverence and, it would seem, a bit of Divine inspiration. A tour of late-Renaissance/early-Baroque musical styles, the Vespers never bore, always providing yet another delightful surprise.

In short, this disc is a must for every music lover. If Monteverdi's Vespers doesn't touch you in some way, there's something wrong with you.

5 out of 5 stars Eternally innovative in pure tradition.......2003-07-31

Monteverdi lived a very long time in a century deeply troubled by all kinds of ills and changes. The Black Death was still there. The christian religion was exploding into a myriad of rivaling churches and affiliations. Calvin fought against Luther and both were rejected by the catholics. It was also a time in which science started leaping forward, transforming the old traditional vision of teh world into something that opened the eyes of humanity to the universe. The earth suddenly became round and started turning around the sun. The new world had just been discovered and the old world was a battlefield for nations and kings or emperors, at times bishops and cardinals. It was a time of uncertainty because of change and it was dangerous to advocate that change a little bit too much. Giordano Bruno was grilled alive in Rome for his philosophy in 1600 and Galileo nearly died in a similar way. Many catholics or protestants were exterminating one another. A new form of art was also appearing, even in church music. Pope Paul V went as far as excomunicating that new art, the stilo nuovo.
Monteverdi tries to give a new grandeur to some religious celebrations to represent, to bring back a certain stability in this moving universe. These Vespers are typical of this attempt. He goes back to the traditional text of such vespers and yet he makes it tremendously modern. Modern with the strong evocation of the Virgin as a beautiful woman, what's more black with the famous Nigra sum, and yet that is also coming from the tradition. But he also tries to stabilize the musical world by using the stilo antico along with the stilo nuovo. The words and the singing often go back to the very rich gregorian polyphony of the stilo antico while the music, the instruments of it, the harmony of it are more in the line of the stilo nuovo. This attempt produces a music that opens the door to the development of what is known as baroque music issuing directly from the tremendous innovating style of the Renaissance.
These Vespers have thus become eternal, as the crossroads between ages, cultures, between the past, the present and the future. Monteverdi is in a way a man of his time but also of our time.

Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University of Perpignan

5 out of 5 stars Great CD - where is the video?.......2002-02-15

Could we please get the video version on the DVD? I have the laserdisc but it would be great to have it remastered, perhaps even in multichannel audio? (hint, hint...)

5 out of 5 stars Extraordinary.......2000-09-03

This is simply an extraordinary performance from both a documentary and aesthetic perspective.

Recorded at St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, where Monteverdi was composer-in-residence from 1613, the sound quality is outstanding. I've heard so many choral performances recorded in Renaissance churches that sound lost and empty. The engineers have done something special here -- they have produced a disc that SOUNDs like what I imagine a performance of the Vespers would have sounded to Monteverdi's ears.

The performances themselves are about the best I have heard from the Monteverdis and the soloists. Not one voice sounds out of harmony or rhythm, and not one instrument sounds a false not. That is almost unheard of in a live recording.

I'm not sure that this is the definitive recording of this work, but I haven't heard many that have come close. Frankly, though the one-voice-per-part approach favoured by some HIP ensembles would be totally inappropriate. Venice wanted its music BIG and that's how Monteverdi wrote it.
Dies Irae-The Essential Choral Collection
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ASIN: B0000041NV
Release Date: 1997-09-16

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  1. Dies Irac: Requiem - DIES IRAE-ESSENTIAL CHORAL COL
  2. Chorus Of THe Hebrew Slaves: Nabucco - DIES IRAE-ESSENTIAL CHORAL COL
  3. Entrance Of The Toreadors: Carmen - DIES IRAE-ESSENTIAL CHORAL COL
  4. An die Freude: Symphony No. 9 - DIES IRAE-ESSENTIAL CHORAL COL
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  7. Easter Hymn: Cavellera Rusticana - DIES IRAE-ESSENTIAL CHORAL COL
  8. Requiem Aeternam: Requiem - DIES IRAE-ESSENTIAL CHORAL COL
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  14. I Vow To Thee, My Country - DIES IRAE-ESSENTIAL CHORAL COL
  15. Final Chorus: Turandot - DIES IRAE-ESSENTIAL CHORAL COL

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  1. O Fortuna: Carmina Burana - Various Artists
  2. Trimphal March: Aida - Various Artists
  3. Deus in adiutorium - Domine ad adiuvaum: Vespro Della Beata Vergine - Various Artists
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  11. Auto0da-fe' Chorus: Don Carlo - Various Artists
  12. Polovtsian Dances: Prince Igor - Various Artists
  13. Anvil Chorus: Il Trovatore - Various Artists
  14. Land Of Hope And Glory: Pomp And Circumstance - Various Artists
  15. 'Hallelujah' Chorus: Messiah - Various Artists

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This certainly is a desirable compendium of some of the most famous large-scale choral pieces, primarily drawn from Deutsche Grammophon's catalog of operas and oratorios. Among the 30 selections on this two-disc set are choruses from Carmen, Lohengrin, Aida, Madame Butterfly, and Il Trovatore, as well as Messiah, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Bach's St. Matthew's Passion, and Verdi's Requiem. --David Vernier

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4 out of 5 stars Dies Irae-The Essential Choral Collection Review.......2007-07-07

This 2 disc collection of Choral music is a great introduction to classical music. Many of these selections have been made famous in movies and will be recognizable to even the most casual listener. I bought this album for O Fortuna by Carl Orff, a song that is featured in Excalibur and Jackass: The Movie. The music on these CDs is great. I especially like Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven, Peer Gynt Suite by Grieg, and Requiem by Mozart.

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5 out of 5 stars The Greatest Choral Masterpieces.......2005-10-02

This collection is outstanding, featuring the best choral works from operas and oratorios in classical repertoire. It begins with the fiery and intense Dies Irae from Verdi's Requiem. This piece is sublimely performed by the Berlin forces. It's followed by the anthem-like Va Pensiero from Verdi's early opera Nabucco, as conducted by Sinopoli and sounds maravelous. A brief excerpt from Beethoven's Ninth "The Ode to Joy" is a treat. The Coronation Anthem from Zadok The Priest by Handel is well-executed and powerful. The famous Bridal March (better known as "Here Comes The Bride") from Wagner's opera Lohengrin is sumptuous. A lot of this music is grandiose, and all the famous grand choruse from the grand operas like Aida (The Triumphal March scene) and the Inquistion Scene from Don Carlo. What is missing however, and I would have enjoyed, is the wondrous Finale to Wagner's Die Meistersanger which features a great chorus in praise of art. My favorite piece on here is the little known Mass of Saint Cecilia by Charles Gounod. It is absolutely gorgeous and epic sounding. The underrated but great conductor Igor Markevitch conducts. The famous O Fortuna from Orff's Carmina Burana is also on here, not to mention Handel's "Hallelujah" chorus from Messiah and other pieces from Judas Maccabeus. This is a great collection of chorus masterpieces that any fan would appreciate or if you are studying to sing in chorues yourself.




3 out of 5 stars Not that bad... at first.......2005-03-26

There's plenty of free samples to this CD, and I agree that this is a great collection of music. Chances are you won't find a collection of songs, all of them with angelic choirs, as great as this. When I got it I was quite happy with it, but when I heard the same songs done with different conductors I thought to myself: 'Hey, why doesn't it sound like my CD?' It's the quality that I don't like. For example, Dias Irae is a great song, and it sounds pretty good on the CD, but compare it to another version and this one is slower, the chorus is off key, and it doesn't have that intense emotion. Same thing with O Fortuna, it's a great song, but the chorus is just terrible on this CD, the instruments are lacking in emotion: percussion doesn't add that extra 'oomph' to the bass drum, the cymbals don't have enough emphasis, the chorus sounds like they're about to go asleep, and the dynamics between fortissimo and pianissimo have little effort.

I'd recomend this if you have little cash to blow on a lot of good songs, otherwise you might want to search for a bunch of seperate CDs with the same songs.

5 out of 5 stars Gread Idea, Great Performance.......2003-03-03

This CD should move people in a way that few other recordings can. The one word to describe many of the works is "exalted". This is not music for dinner parties but instead should be heard in solitary contemplation of all the great artists and their efforts in creating such an inspiring recording.

5 out of 5 stars Dies Irae.......2000-03-07

I have an extensive CD collection, but since purchasing this CD, it has become my very favorite. This music sent chills down my spine. I felt transported to a different world....What amazing voices! I intend to give this cd as xmas presents to family and friends.
Monteverdi - Vespers of 1610 (Vespro della Beata Vergine) / Chandler, R. Croft, Atkinson, Numura, Boston Baroque, Pearlman
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 Monteverdi - Vespers of 1610 (Vespro della Beata Vergine) / Chandler, R. Croft, Atkinson, Numura, Boston Baroque, Pearlman
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  4. Mozart - Requiem / Ziesak, Maultsby, R. Croft, D. Arnold, Boston Baroque, Pearlman
  5. Monteverdi - L'Orfeo / Rolfe Johnson, Dawson, von Otter, Argenta, M. Nichols, Tomlinson, Chance, Baird; Gardiner

ASIN: B000003D2F
Release Date: 1997-10-28

Tracks:

  1. I. Deus In Adjutorium - Domine Ad Adjuvandum - Christopheren Nomura
  2. Antiphon - Christopheren Nomura
  3. II. Psalm 109: Dixit Dominus - Christopheren Nomura
  4. III. Motet: Nigra Sum - Christopheren Nomura
  5. Antiphon - Christopheren Nomura
  6. IV. Psalm 112: Laudate Pueri - Christopheren Nomura
  7. V. Motet: Pulchra Es - Christopheren Nomura
  8. Antiphon - Christopheren Nomura
  9. VI. Psalm 121: Laetatus Sum - Christopheren Nomura
  10. VII. Motet: Duo Seraphim - Christopheren Nomura
  11. Antiphon - Christopheren Nomura
  12. VIII. Psalm 126: Nisi Dominus - Christopheren Nomura
  13. IX. Motet: Audi Coelum - Christopheren Nomura
  14. Antiphon - Christopheren Nomura
  15. X. Psalm 147: Lauda Jerusalem - Christopheren Nomura

Tracks:

  1. XI. Sonata Sopra 'Sancta Maria, Ora Pro Nobis' - Claudio Monteverdi
  2. XII. Hymn: Ave Maris Stella - Claudio Monteverdi
  3. XII. Antiphon: XIII Magnificat - Claudio Monteverdi
  4. 1. Magnificat Anima Mea - Claudio Monteverdi
  5. 2. Et Exultavit - Claudio Monteverdi
  6. 3. Quia Respexit - Claudio Monteverdi
  7. 4. Quia Fecit Mihi Magna - Claudio Monteverdi
  8. 5. Et Misericordia - Claudio Monteverdi
  9. 6. Fecit Potentiam - Claudio Monteverdi
  10. 7. Deposuit Potentes De Sede - Claudio Monteverdi
  11. 8. Esurientes Implevit Bonis - Claudio Monteverdi
  12. 9. Suscepit Israel - Claudio Monteverdi
  13. 10. Sicut Locutus Est - Claudio Monteverdi
  14. 11. Gloria Patri - Claudio Monteverdi
  15. 12. Sicut Erat In Principio - Claudio Monteverdi

Amazon.com

This performance of Monteverdi's extraordinary collection of sacred music, which received a 1999 Grammy nomination, has its good points, but it can't really be considered best even in its class. Martin Pearlman leads a relatively large-scale performance, using a 30-member chorus (often doubled by instruments) throughout; he adds some plainchant before the Psalms; he takes the Lauda Jerusalem and Magnificat at high pitch. The instrumentalists play their difficult parts quite creditably, and Pearlman takes some exciting tempos. Unfortunately, his chorus can't always keep up with him: they often sound muddy and, in fast passages, sometimes downright sloppy. The soprano soloists sing attractively but with wider vibratos than ideal for this music; the tenors, however, are very good indeed, with Richard Croft's heartfelt, sensitively embellished, beautifully modulated singing deserving an award for Best Performance of Monteverdi by a Mainstream Opera Singer. If you want a full-scale choral performance, though, you'll do better with that of René Jacobs or William Christie, and Andrew Parrott's reconstruction of a Vespers service (done mostly one-singer-per-part) is not to be missed. --Matthew Westphal

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Superlative! The Human Voice is a Beautiful Instrument.......2007-05-22

If anyone has ever doubted the male human voice as being an outstanding instrument, listen to track #10:

VII. Motet: Duo Seraphim - Christopheren Nomura

It does not get much better than that.

Highly recommended, this has gone quickly to the top of my Sacred Choral CD Collection.

4 out of 5 stars A good version.......2005-01-14

Will someone please shoot Matthew Westphal and put us all out of our misery? We have to endure his claptrap on this piece constantly. OK, so he loves the museum-piece-vaguely-resuscitated Parrott version. Fine, but I for one am fed up hearing it used to poo-pooh better versions - such as this one. It's not the best - that honour for me belongs to Gardiner in the fabulous "live" version in San Marco, followed by Suzuki with the Bach Collegium Japan, but this is definitely up in the second division. It has antiphons, but they aren't allowed to get in the way, and the singing and playing, while not the best, are pretty darn good. A version to which I shall frequently return.

5 out of 5 stars Croft's Orphee.......2004-04-26

To Ricardo (below), Croft's Orphee (Gluck) is scheduled to be released May 11, 2004 by Archiv.

5 out of 5 stars Mary must be pretty pleased.......2004-04-07

I only recently discovered the work of Pearlman and the Boston Baroque through their Messiah which is absolutely stunning. So, I was eager to pick this piece up, especially after listening to the brief audio clips on the site.

I have a bit of early music (des Pres, Tallis, some madrigals and the like) and a lot more baroque. What I really like about the Vespers is that they demonstrate the evolution from early to baroque quite clearly. You get both the sense of chant - and maybe madrigal forms with some of the parts for single voices - as well as the seeds of baroque style, especially in the full choral sections. Where this differs most clearly from early music is the orchestra itself to support and augment the voices.

However, that is just a description of what it resembles - the thing itself is amazing. Monteverdi used full choirs, split choirs and many parts for individual voice and small groups to create a remarkable audio tapestry. My wife thinks I am a little nuts right now but I urge you to sit down between the speakers, put this on and crank it up a little - especially in the Dixit Dominus. It is astonishing. Pearlman, the orchestra and choir of Boston Baroque have done a fabulous job.

4 out of 5 stars Wonderful performance, a good "first recording".......2004-03-13

For one who does not already own this work, Pearlman is a great start. While I personally prefer the Andrew Parrott and Konrad Junghanel recordings, the Boston Baroque is certainly my favorite "more expansive" version. There can never be a "correct" recording of the Vespers as much is left to the conductors preference. Thus, no two recordings are alike, each has it's own flavor.
This Pearlman set is probably the "safest" disc for one who wants the grand majesty of the music, yet desires the devotional quality as well. Easily and by far much, much better than Gardiner's.
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ASIN: B0002T2QDS
Release Date: 2004-09-07

Tracks:

  1. Also Sprach Zarathustra
  2. Fanfare And Flourishes
  3. And Can It Be No. 2
  4. All Glory, Loud, And Honor
  5. All Hail The Power No. 1
  6. Abide With Me
  7. Monteverdi-Vespers
  8. Thine Is The Glory
  9. For Unto Us A Child Is Born
  10. Simple Gifts
  11. Come, Thou Fount
  12. America The Beautiful
  13. Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
  14. Canzon Septimi Toni No. 2
  15. All Hail The Power No. 2
  16. Crown Him With Many Crowns
  17. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
  18. Holy, Holy, Holy
  19. God Of Our Fathers

Album Description

This CD contains 20 transcriptions including: "Also sprach Zarathustra," "Fanfare and Flourishes," "All Hail the Power," "Abide with Me, Monteverdi Vespers," "For Unto Us a Child Is Born," "Simple Gifts," "America the Beautiful," "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God," "Holy Holy Holy," "God of Our Fathers," "Crown Him with Many Crowns," "Gabrieli Sacrae Symphoniae," and more. Tim Zimmerman and The King's Brass provide the "best in sacred brass music." These Christian professionals from around the U.S. perform their own arrangements. For more than 20 years, The King's Brass have performed over 100 concerts each season. Playing a wide variety of music from Gabrieli to hymn classics, The King's Brass uses all corners of the concert hall to lift hearts and spirits.

Tim Zimmerman, director of The King's Brass, has been a member of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra and Chairman of the Music Department at Grace College in Winona Lake, Indiana. Rebecca Kleintop plays the Ruffatti pipe organ at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Superb.......2004-09-23

Outstanding!! This recording features original arrangements of well known music. The arrangements, performance, and recording are all excellent.
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    ASIN: B000002AVW
    Release Date: 1994-12-06

    Tracks:

    1. 'Deus in adjutorium' From Vespers Of The Blessed Virgin: Sicut erat in principio
    2. Sonata pian' e forte
    3. Canzon septimi toni No. 1
    4. Canzon septimi toni No. 2
    5. Canzon duodecimi toni
    6. Canzon per sonare No. 2
    7. Canzon per sonare No. 4
    8. Canon
    9. Royal Fanfare
    10. Two Pieces: 1. Almand
    11. Two Pieces: 2. Galliard
    12. The Earl of Oxford's March
    13. The Art Of The Fugue, BWV 1080: Contrapunctus No. 9 alla duodecima
    14. Canata No. 147: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
    15. Idomenee: Rigaudon
    16. The Marriage Of Figaro: Overture
    17. Piano Sonata In A Major, K. 331: Rondo alla Turca
    18. The American Brass Band Journal: Signal March
    19. The American Brass Band Journal: Ellen Bayne (Quick-Step)
    20. The American Brass Band Journal: Yankee Doodle
    21. The American Brass Band Journal: Rainbow Schottische
    22. The American Brass Band Journal: My Old Kentucky Home (March)
    23. The American Brass Band Journal: Farewell My Lilly Dear (Quick-Step)
    24. Fanfare For The Common Man
    25. Sinfonietta: I. Allegro
    26. La Perl: Fanfare
    27. Hary Janos Suite: The Battle And Defeat Of Napolean
    28. Pictures At An Exhibition: The Great Gate Of Kiev
    Hymn for the World 2 / Bartoli, Bocelli, Terfel, Chung
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    		 Hymn for the World 2 / Bartoli, Bocelli, Terfel, Chung
    Claudio Monteverdi , Johann Sebastian Bach , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Franz Joseph Haydn , Franz Schubert , Anton Bruckner , Giuseppe Verdi , Charles Gounod , Gabriel Fauré , Maurice Duruflé , Francis Poulenc , John Tavener , Cecilia Bartoli , Bryn Terfel , Andrea Bocelli , and Myung-Whun Chung
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    ASIN: B00000DI1R
    Release Date: 1998-11-03

    Tracks:

    1. Vespro della Beata Vergine: Domine ad adiuvandum
    2. Mass In B Minor: Qui sedes at dexteram patris (soloist Cecilia Bartoli)
    3. Vesperolemnes de confessore K 339: Laudate Dominum (Cecilia Bartoli)
    4. Requiem: Lacrimosa
    5. The Creation: Stimmt an die Saiten
    6. Mass: Sanctus
    7. Locus iste
    8. Nabucco: Va' pensiero sull'ali dorate
    9. The Well Tempered Clavier: Ave Maria - Bruckner
    10. Requiem: Pie Jesu (Cecilia Bartoli)
    11. Requiem: Libera me (Bryn Terfel)
    12. Requiem: Sanctus
    13. Gloria: Gloria in excelsis Deo
    14. Song For Athene
    15. I Believe (Andrea Bocelli)

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    This is the second installment in a recording project originally inspired by Pope John Paul II's visit to Paris in 1997 to celebrate the Worldwide Days of Youth. A surprisingly effective anthology of mostly sacred liturgical music, the selections here occasionally give the impression of "bleeding chunks" (as in the majestic opener from one of Monteverdi's sublimest creations, the 1610 Vespers) but have been chosen with imagination. Chung coordinates his forces in larger choral pieces with power and vertical balance, making a standout of the Beethovenian mystery and drive apparent in the "Sanctus" from Schubert's Mass in E-flat. Contributions by Cecilia Bartoli find the mezzo in top form--listen to her finely spun line interweave with the oboe d'amore in a selection from Bach's B Minor Mass--and as evocative as bright stained glass in Fauré's "Pie Jesu." Bryn Terfel brings charismatic presence to his one selection here (also from the Fauré Requiem). Also included are the interminable "Song for Athene" by John Taverner and a sentimental but earnest performance by Andrea Bocelli in Eric Levi's hymn for the world, "I Believe." --Thomas May

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    2 out of 5 stars Just regular.......2004-11-18

    I am giving only 2 stars to this CD because, though featuring really "famous" names such as Bartoli and Terfel, the overall sound is not as good as one expects it to be, maybe due to sound technicians, I could not say.
    But what I think it's WORST about this album, is the Laudate Dominum (from Visperae de Confessore, by Mozart) performance by the Santa Cecilia Academy Choir. Being a choir alt singer myself and having sang the piece a few times, it pierces my ears to hear the altos out of tune IN THE FIRST LINE OF THE CHOIR SCORE!!!! How could the recording company put this in the market? Did nobody in the recording notice it? And the choir conductor? I would be ashamed of having a recording of my choir out of tune.

    4 out of 5 stars Uniformly good, except for one rather nasty exception.......2003-11-05

    This collection (Also released as "Voices from Heaven", I believe) provides a nice retrospective of 400 years of sacred music. The choir is strong overall, and Bartoli and Bocelli (in his one song) prove admirable soloists, especially in the "Pie Jesu".

    Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Terfel, and for the "Libera Me" in general. What was the purpose of Faure carefully cutting most of the Dies Irae and hellfire passages if the singers attempt to put it all back in in an overdramatic rendition?

    5 out of 5 stars Knocked My Socks Off!.......2002-10-11

    As a choral singer, I am familiar with most of these works, but this recording knocked my socks off when I heard excerpts from it on a local classical music radio station. Not only does this CD group together some of the best music anywhere, but the performances are fantastic. The choral group has a remarkable precision and clarity in their sound that is admirable. And wonderful soloists. In summary, you might have heard many of these pieces elsewhere, but the impact of having these great performances all on one CD is amazing.

    4 out of 5 stars Worth One Song.......2001-09-03

    This CD is worth having JUST for "I Believe" sung by Andrea Bocelli. Enough said!

    5 out of 5 stars ATTENTION, FANS: NEW BOCELLI CD RELEASE IN OCTOBER.......2001-06-16

    I'm not actually "reviewing" this album. Andrea's got a new CD debuting in October. Watch out for it. The end.
    Monteverdi: Vespro della beata Vergine
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      Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
      ProductGroup: Music
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      Release Date: 2006-08-08

      Tracks:

      1. 1. Deus In Adjutorium
      2. Antiphona/2. Dixit Dominus/Virgam Virtutis Tuae/Juravit Dominus/Judicabit In Nationbus/Gloria Patri
      3. 3. Nigra Sum
      4. 4. Laudate Pueri
      5. 5. Pulchra Es
      6. Antiphona/6. Laetatus Sum/Propter Fratres Meos/Gloria Patri
      7. 7. Duo Seraphim/Duo Seraphim Clamabant/Et Hi Tres
      8. Antiphona/8. Nisi Dominus/Gloria Patri
      9. 9. Audi Coelum

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      1. Antiphona/10. Lauda, Jerusalem, Dominum/Gloria Patri
      2. 11. Sonata Sopra 'Sancta Maria, Ora Pro Nobis'
      3. 12. Ave Maris Stella/Ave Maris Stella/Solve Vincla Reis/Sit Laus Deo Patri
      4. Antiphona/13. Maginificat/Et Exsultavit Spiritus Meus/Qui Respexit/Quia Fecit/Fecit Potentiam/Deposuit Potentes/Esurientes Implevit Bonis/Suscepit Israel/Sicut Locutus Est/Gloria Patri/Sicut Erat

      Music Review:

      1. Mozart: Concerto for flute & harp in C; Concerto for flute No1
      2. Mozart: Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail / Solti, Venna State Opera Chorus, Vienna PO
      3. My Fayre Lady: Tudor Songs and Chant
      4. Noye's Fludde / Golden Vanity
      5. Paradigm
      6. Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore
      7. R. Strauss: Die Ägyptische Helena
      8. Ramirez: Misa Criolla, Navidad Nuestra [Import]
      9. Ranjbaran: Persian Trilogy
      10. Rautavaara: Symphony No. 7 "Angel of Light"

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      2 [Import]

      Music By Bach's Students

      Maria Tipo - Chopin Nocturnes

      Idletime

      Let's Groove [Import]

      Music for Desserts

      Os Meus Amigos Sao Um Barato [Import]

      One Plus One Is One [Extra tracks]

      Many Are Called But Few Get Up

      Pianist [Soundtrack]

      Outpost [Import]

      Lo Mejor de la Academia, Vol. 1

      Natalia Lobo

      Xenakis: Orchestral Works & Chamber Music

      Point of Departure