Vivaldi: Sacred Music [Hybrid SACD] [Hybrid SACD] [SACD]

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Volume 1 of Vivaldi’s complete sacred music features the impressive if less familiar of the two settings of the Gloria, RV 588, the second setting of the vespers psalm Dixit Dominus, and Nulla in mundo pax sincera, used with striking effect in the film Shine. With texts divided between soloists and chorus, both compositions bear all the hallmarks of Vivaldi’s finest choral works: festive brilliance, dramatic changes of mood and texture, and passages of aching melancholy. Conductor Kevin Mallon founded the Aradia Ensemble in 1996, and has already made 20 highly regarded recordings with the group for Naxos.

Tracks:

Ombra Mai Fu
Che Faro Senza Euridce?
Ad Te Clamamus
Dove Sei, Amato Bene?
Stabat Mater
Cum Dederit Dilectis Suis Somnum
Lidia, Il Sonno Sai Cos'e?
Cara Sposa
Blow The Wind Southerly
The Salley Gardens
Ar Ri Rang
How Sweet The Moonlight
In Darkness Let Me Dwell
Amarilli Mia Bella
La Pieta Che Ancor Non Trova
Va Per Le Vene Il Sangue
Aure, Deh, Per Pieta
Al Lampo Dell'armi

Customer Reviews:

marvelous countertenor voice.......2006-12-10

many people say andreas scholl has a non-expressice voice for opera and that the beauty of his voice gets him by. well after listening to the choice of his best i argue that. his "dove sei" is beautiful as well as his "ombra mai fu," a peace he made his own.over all a very nice selection. a must for all andreas scholl fans and those who enjoy a musical diversity.

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The Best Of Baroque Collection
Outstanding sampler

Greatest Hits ~ Baroque
George Frideric Handel , Jean-Philippe Rameau , Antonio Vivaldi , Johann Sebastian Bach , Jean-Joseph Mouret , Marc-Antoine Charpentier , Johann Pachelbel , Henry Purcell , Tomaso Albinoni , Alessandro Marcello , Jeremiah Clarke , New York Sinfonietta , Philadelphia Orchestra , Columbia Symphony Orchestra , Hartmut Haenchen , Jean-Claude Malgoire , Raymond Leppard , Richard Kapp , Max Goberman , Eugene Ormandy , Vladimir Goischmann , Glenn Gould , Carolyn Watkinson , Teiko Maehashi , La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy , and William Bennett
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ASIN: B000002AVS
Release Date: 1995-06-13

Tracks:

Water Music Suite No. 2: Alla Hornpipe
Violin Concerto In E Major, RV269 'Spring': I. Allegro
Adagio
Orchestral Suite In B Minor, BWV 1067: Badinerie
Concerto For Guitar, 2 Violins & Basso Continuo In D Major, RV 93: II. Largo
First Symphonic Suite: Rondeau
Orchestral Suite In D Major, BWV 1068: Air (Excerpt)
Mandolin Concerto In C Major, RV 425: I. Allegro
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
Te Deum In D Major: Introduction
The Anna Magdelana Notebook: Minuet
Canon For 3 Trumpets And Strings
Xerxes: Largo ('Ombra mai fu')
Abdelazer: Rondeau
Le Tambourin
Oboe Concerto In D Minor: II. Adagio
Solomon: Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
Canata No. 147: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
Piano Concerto In F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo
Lute Suite In E Major, BWV 1006a: I. Prelude
Prince Of Denmark's March
Concerto Grosso In G Minor, Op. 6 No. 8 'Christmas Concerto': II. Largo. Pastoral ad libitum
Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus

Customer Reviews:

The Best Of Baroque Collection.......2004-02-22

This compilation album features some well-known Baroque Era musical works and serves as a perfect introduction to classical music. The great Baroque composers are showcased here - Bach, considered the greatest of them all, Handel, Vivaldi, Corelli and others. The Baroque period (from 1600 to 1750) was a time of great development and change in music. Before the Baroque Era, music was single-melody and primitive, in much the same way it had been since the Old World of the Greeks and Romans. Plaintive chorus was the only new invention of the medieval days- the Gregorian monk chant and Hildegard Bingen's nuns' chant. But during the Baroque Era, instruments were created and with them a new sound. Flutes, oboes, clarinets, drums, violins, violas and most significantly the trumpet, was played in a new medium called the orchestra. This music was played before royalty, kings of England, Germany and France, and often elitist aristocratic crowds. The same applied to Baroque Opera, which re-told Greek legends and classical heroes through music and the human singing voice of opera. Finally, music broke out from the old and into the new.

Johann Sebastian Bach is regarded as the best of the Baroque composers. He wrote prolifically for orchestra, for harpsichord (the earliest piano or keyboard instrument), as well as the organ. Among Bach's popular pieces are the Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (which is the theme for "Dracula" and was made into an orchestra version by conductor Leopold Stokowski as seen in the Disney film Fantasia of 1940), his Brandenburg Concertos- a total of six concertos that showcase the tone color of several instruments of the orchestra and are considered the height of the Baroque musical style. The Brandenburg Concerti that are most famous are th 3rd and 5th. Bach's Golberg Variations for keyboard are also very virtuosic as well as his Organ Preludes. Bach's Orchestral Suites are the skeletons of the first symphonies, even if it it's not exactly a symphony form, and Bach's cantatas and Mass In B have long been hailed as the best works of chorus.

George Frederic Handel, a German-born composer, adapted the Italian musical technique, especially the new invention of opera, but performed publically in England, even writing the famous "Messiah" oratorio in English. Handel's skills were most keen in the orchestra. His "Concerti Grossi" which total a number of 12, are virtuoso and expressive of instrumental color. The Water Music and the Royal Fireworks music are also very famous and written in a grandiose style that was quintessentially Baroque. Vivaldi, a former priest, became a composer who specialized in small-scale chamber music. He created the "tone poem" long before it was even called that in the 19th century. His "Four Seasons" are his most acclaimed. The music expresses the four seasons of fall, winter, spring and summer. The violins, the woodwinds, the trumpets, each deliver a picture of pastoral scenes. Vivaldi also wrote numerous other concerti, including some for mandolin, an early guitar.

This collection is a must have for music lovers.

Outstanding sampler.......2001-02-25

It is impossible of course to capture Baroque music on a single CD, but if you want just one it doesn't get any better than this. Outstanding and generous selection of many of the best known excerpts of the period, excellent performances throughout, and superior sound quality. Even the casual listener will recognize many of these great works, such as the theme from Masterpiece Theater, Pachelbel's Canon, Handel's Water Music, and so on.

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It is absolutely breath-takingly beautiful.
Robert Shaw Choruses At Their Best!
Glorious

Gloria: Music of Praise & Inspiration

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Tracks:

Gloria In Excelsis
Sanctus
Glory To God
Awake The Harp
Gloria
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Sanctus
Heavenly Light
Aeterna Fac
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This compilation features excerpts from some of the greatest sacred works in the literature--including Bach's Mass in B Minor, Handel's Messiah, Beethoven's Missa solemnis, and Verdi's Requiem--all led by Robert Shaw. The selections, from recordings made between 1983 and 1997 by Shaw and various ensembles including the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, are presented more or less in order of their composition, from Vivaldi's Gloria to Arvo Pärt's Magnificat. Especially thrilling is the complete "Gloria" from the Missa solemnis, 17 minutes of sheer grandeur, and the Sanctus movements from the Requiems of Verdi and Maurice Duruflé. --Ted Libbey

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It is absolutely breath-takingly beautiful........2007-05-15

I enjoyed this CD very much. It is just beautiful music.

Robert Shaw Choruses At Their Best!.......2004-09-20

If Sir Robert were still alive, & breathing, I believe he would be caught-up making music with this awesome, majestic, mystical GLORIA, Sanctus, Hallelujah Masterworks! I lucked-up on this old collection in the few classical CD'S in Best Buy!

At first hearing they sent me back into the 1970's when most of Church Musicians majored in Vivaldi's Gloria, the Sanctus of Bach's B-Minor Mass, the Long, georgeous GLORIA, Missa Solemnis, Beethoven, and incomparable Alleluia by Randall Thompson.

During a visit of Hurricane IVAN'S rushing winds and torrents of rain, I stayed on back roads of Decatur and East Atlanta! Also keeping alert & relaxed listening to Robert Shaw re-inventing his Choral Mystique! In slowly moving traffic of 2++ hours to Fayetteville, I kept alert singing along at 30 mph, wrapped in his quiet heavenly beauty of Koplov's "Heavenly Light!"

That mysteriously spiritual power of glorious choruses provided the same resourceful sounds of his eternal music-making from rehearsals in the Atlanta Symphony Chorus, Westminster Choir College and Avery Fischer Hall concerts in NYC! (1975-1985)

Only the early 33 1/3 recordings of the Robert Shaw Chorale in his Spirituals and Irish Songs, later Handel's Messiah and Bach B-Minor Mass were forerunners to his awesome listing of repeated Grammy winners, now printed in digital stereo color and sound! Hooray for Sir Robert and his rich chorale legacy... Let's keep them singing for Eternity! Retired Chaplain Fred W Hood

Glorious.......2000-06-30

If I had to choose one conductor to compile exerpts from the greatest masses and works in choral literature and history, I would only bestow that duty to Robert Shaw and his choruses. Once again he displays his uncanny ability to not only choose beautiful music but also perform it in a spellbinding manner. Even with the pieces the average listener has heard or performed, such as Vivaldi's Gloria or portions of Handel's Messiah, one cannot help but become enthralled with the recordings of Shaw's interpretations of those works. Although Shaw never followed through on his early-life ambition to be a minister, I still believe he does so and perhaps to a greater extent through his music ministry. One cannot help but feel closer to understanding what heaven is about after having finished listening to this CD. This is well worth buying for it will live up to the english interpretation of its Latin title: Glorious.

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Religious Hit Parade
Very uplifting

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Release Date: 1997-07-01

Tracks:

Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus - George Frideric Handel
Messiah: For Unto Us A Child Is Born - George Frideric Handel
Laudate Dominum - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Magnificat: Esurientes - Johann Sebastian Bach
B Minor Mass: Credo - Johann Sebastian Bach
B Minor Mass: Crucifixus - Johann Sebastian Bach
Avinu Malkeinu - Jewish Traditional
O Magnum Mysterium - Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina
Estote Fortes in Bello - TomLuis de Victoria
Stabat Mater: Opening Movement - Giovanni Pergolesi
Stabat Mater: Quae Moerebat - Giovanni Pergolesi
Stabat Mater: Fac ut Ardeat - XXGiovanni Pergolesi
Gloria: Opening Movement - Antonio Vivaldi
Stabat Mater: Eja Mater - Antonio Vivaldi
Magnificat: Quia Fecit - Claudio Monteverdi
Requiem:: Dies Irae - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Requiem: Lacrimosa - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Tzadik Katamar - Louis Lewandowski
Sanctus From Mass In A-Flat - Franz Schubert
Requiem: Libera Me Domine - Gabriel Faure
Requiem: Pie Jesu - Gabriel Faure
Ave Verum - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Creation: Achieved Is The Glorious Work - Franz Josef Haydn
Messiah: Since By Man Came Death - George Frideric Handel
Messiah: Amen - George Frideric Handel

Customer Reviews:

Religious Hit Parade.......2002-04-08

I was torn between four and five stars for this album. In the end, it got five because of the inclusion of the two wonderful traditional Jewish songs - "Alvinu Malkeinu" and "Tzadik Katamar". They are the highlights of the disc for me (no, I'm not Jewish, but that doesn't matter) - and really, where else are you going to find this kind of music?

This CD serves the same purpose as a sampler disc - enticing the listener to buy the full works - Handel's "Messiah", Pergolesi's "Stabat Mater", Faurè's Requiem Mass, and what have you. Believe it or not, I had never heard any of "Messiah" - not even the Hallelujah Chorus in its entirety - before I purchased this CD. Now I realize what I've been missing and checked it out from the local library. Ditto for the unearthly beauty of Pergolesi's "Stabat Mater" - check out the samples of "Stabat Mater Dolorosa" and "Quae Moerebat" if you don't believe me.

The quality of the performers is excellent, and how can ANYONE pass up that price???? That is what ultimately clinched it at a solid five stars. I consider this CD one of my greatest finds - you will too.

Very uplifting.......2000-05-21

This is a great bargain CD with excerpts from some familiar classics and some lesser known treasures. Many listeners, including myself, will want to own the complete performance of most of these works, but this CD is a good way to hear composers such as Lewandowski and Pergolesi, whose works may not already be a part of your music library. The opening movement of Vivaldi's Gloria as performed by the Atlanta Symphony and Chorus conducted by Robert Shaw is terrific. True to his reputation as one of the greatest choral conductors of all time, everything sounds just right under his baton. The other performances were not as highly distinguished in my humble opinion, but overall most of them were good, and many were excellent. For Handel's Messiah though, I highly recommend Sir Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony and Chorus, starring Kiri Te Kanawa (once you hear the Solti version, most other Messiah performances don't feel as moving). And if you enjoyed this CD, you'll really love Kiri Te Kanawa's Ave Maria album.

Tracks:

The Creation: Awake The Harp
Cantata No. 147: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
Mass In G Major: Gloria In Excelsis Deo
Heavenly Father (Ave Maria)
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
St. Paul: Rise Up, Arise
St. Paul: See What Love
Onward, Christian Soldiers
The Lord's Prayer
Battle Hymn Of The Republic
Messa di Gloria: Gloria
Gloria: Gloria In Excelsis Deo
Requiem: Sanctus
Gloria: Laudamus Te
Lord Nelson Mass: Sanctus
Mass In C Minor, K. 427: Gloria
Praise The Lord
Mass In E-Flat Major, D. 950: Gloria
Requiem Mass: Sanctus
Messiah: Hallelujah

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Very nice incidental liturgical music
Much more beautiful and compelling than 'The Four Seasons'
Deborah York is Exquisite

Vivaldi: Sacred Music, Vol. 2

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Release Date: 1996-06-10

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In furore iustissimae irae, RV626: Allegro-In furore iustissimae irae
In furore iustissimae irae, RV626: Recitativo-Miserationem Pater piissime
In furore iustissimae irae, RV626: Largo-Tunc meus fletus evadet laetus
In furore iustissimae irae, RV626: Allegro-Alleluia
Longe mala, umbrae, terrores, RV629: Allegro-Onge mala, umbrae, terrores
Longe mala, umbrae, terrores, RV629: Recitativo-Recedite, nubes et fulgura
Longe mala, umbrae, terrores, RV629: Largo-Descende, o coeli vox
Longe mala, umbrae, terrores, RV629: Allegro-Alleluia
Clarae stellae, scintillate RV625: Allegro-Clarae stellae, scintillate
Clarae stellae, scintillate RV625: Recitativo-Coeli repleti iam novo splendore
Clarae stellae, scintillate RV625: Allegro-Nunc iubilare
Clarae stellae, scintillate RV625: Allegro-Alleluia
Canta In Prato, Ride In Monte RV623: Allegro-Canta In prato, Ride In monte
Canta In Prato, Ride In Monte RV623: Recitativo-Saeva fulgescit nobis
Allegro-Avenae rusticae sinceri fervida amoris
Canta In Prato, Ride In Monte RV623: Allegro-Alleluia
Filiae maestae Jerusalem RV638: Accompagnato-Filiae maestae Jerusalem
Filiae maestae Jerusalem RV638: Largo-Sileant zephyri
Filiae maestae Jerusalem RV638: Accompagnato-Sed tenebris diffusis
Nulla In mundo pax sincera RV630: Larghetto-Nulla in mundo pax sincera
Nulla In mundo pax sincera RV630: Recitativo-Blando colore oculos mundus decepit
Nulla In mundo pax sincera RV630: Allegro-Spirat anguis
Nulla In mundo pax sincera RV630: Allegro-Alleluia

Customer Reviews:

Very nice incidental liturgical music.......2007-06-08

After reading the two other reviews, I feel like a heel giving this recording but four (4) stars, but I listened to this several times, and compared to my favorites by Bach (going forward) and by Renaissance composers (going backward), and even compared to some of Vivaldi's other sacred works, such as the Stabat Mater, I find these pieces good, but not outstanding. I would not make a point of coming back to these works, whoever excellently performed and recorded. In the great scheme of things, they don't excite me. Check out Andreas Scholl's performance of the Stabat Mater on harmonia mundi France!

Much more beautiful and compelling than 'The Four Seasons'.......2006-09-28

In his time, Vivaldi was widely respected, both for the beauty of his music and the speed of his writing. He wrote some 400 concertos; he said --- accurately --- that he could compose faster than a copyist could scribble the notes. Bach went to school on him. He was continuously employed.

But Vivaldi died poor. And was soon forgotten. It wasn't until the mid-1920s --- when a researcher encountered a collection of his lost manuscripts and powerhouses like Ezra Pound proclaimed Vivaldi's excellence --- that his music began to be widely played. And then, at some point in the 1970s or 1980s, hotels and restaurants discovered "The Four Seasons," and after that, you couldn't get away from Vivaldi. He became, sadly, as corny as Pachelbel.

Stravinsky mocked Vivaldi's concertos --- the same piece, he said, written 400 times. But no one mocks the choral music. It has balance and thrust and personality; it's never less than pleasant.

Vivaldi wrote most of his choral music for women. With good reason --- for 35 years, he was in the employ of La Pieta, a home for Venetian foundlings. Don't get all weepy about those poor little girls; this isn't "Annie." Remember that we are talking about Venice, one of the richest cities in the world. And remember, too, that we are dealing with upper-class morality --- most of the girls at the Ospedale della Pietà weren't orphans, but the illegitimate daughters of married noblemen and their mistresses. The quarters were luxurious; musical standards were high.

As were the notes. Vivaldi had only female voices to work with, and he showed them off. Bass parts were taken up an octave; sopranos were pitched to the heavens. Excess is stripped away. Vivaldi takes traditional themes --- he'd been trained as a priest --- and weaves them into beauty.

There are ten CDs of this music recorded by Robert King and the King's Consort. I've heard maybe half of them, and can't find a weak moment anywhere. But why push Volume 2 on you? Because Volume 1 is big music, more in the style of the Vivaldi you know. Volume 2 has more soloists, more subtle thrills. But be careful --- King's recordings of this music are definitive. And addictive. If you're not careful, you'll not only want them all, you'll start thinking seriously about a trip to Venice.

Deborah York is Exquisite.......2000-06-08

I purchased this recording shortly after the movie Shine was released because I was newly enchanted with Vivaldi's sacred music. It provides an excellent sampling of his motets and will appeal to those looking or some of the excellent, yet lesser known, works of this master.

Robert King and his King's Consort provide an excellent accompaniment to Deborah York and her colleagues. James Bowman has worked with King before and he is quite a good counter-tenor. The alto, Catherine Denley, is good, but Ms. York is simply divine.

Tracks:

Hallelujah - Ambrosian Singers
I Know That My Redeemer Liveth - Ambrosian Singers
Pie Jesu - Victoria De Los Angeles
In Excelsis Deo - Teresa Berganza
Jesu Bleibet Meine Freude - Choir Of King's College Cambridge
Ave Maria - Philip Ledger
Zadok The Priest - Coronation Anthem - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
Wie Lieblich Sing Deine Wohnungen - Phiharmonia Chorus
Sanctus Fortis - Richard Lewis
Agnus Dei - Dame Janet Baker
Cujus Animam Gementem - Robert Gambill
Lacrimosa - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Ave Maria - Gerald Moore
Ingemisco - Confutatis - Dies Irae - New Philharmonia Chorus

Tracks:

Panis Angelicus - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Herrscher Des Himmels, Erhore Das Lallen - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
Ouverture - L'Adieu Des Bergers - Choeurs Rene Duclos
Libera Me Domine - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Ave Verum Corpus, K618 - Swedish Radio Chorus
Die HImmel Erzahlen Die Ehre Gottes - Jose Van Dam
Komm, Holder Lenz! - Chor Der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Lord God Of Abraham - New Philharmonia Chorus
And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth - New Philharmonia Chorus
Miserere Mei, Deus - Stephen Cleobury
Erbarme Dich, Sein Gott - Julia Hamari
O Haupt Voll Blut Und Wundern - Julia Hamari
Ich Folge Dir Gleichfalls - Lisa Otto
Ach Herr, Lass Dein Lieb' Engelein - Lisa Otto

Customer Reviews:

A wonderful and varied compilation of Sacred Choral Works.......2001-08-13

This is a 2 CD set and is one of my favorites. While this CD contains several pieces that the general public probably hears often (Handel's Messiah, Bach's Jesu Bleibet mein freund) it also contains some not well known pieces. Of particular quality is the recording of Gregorio Allegri's MISERE MEI DEUS, a piece composed at the end of the Renaissance era. This piece, lasting roughly 13 minutes, is a master stroke of pure choral music. The piece is repetitive but Allegri builds up to a fantastic ending. Also of note is the glorious recording of Mozart's AVE VERUM CORPUS, Hadyn's DIE SCHOPFUNG, and Brahm's EIN DEUTCHES REQUIEM. A MUST for any choral music fan.

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Thank God for Andreas Scholl
The most amazing voice!
Seraphic
Andreas Scholl sings Vivaldi

Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus; Motets

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ASIN: B00004TL0M
Release Date: 2000-06-13

Tracks:

Nisi Dominus, RV 608: Nisi Dominus : Allegro
Nisi Dominus, RV 608: Vanum Est Vobis : Largo
Nisi Dominus, RV 608: Surgite Postquam Sederitis : Presto
Nisi Dominus, RV 608: Cum Dederit Delectis Suis Somnum
Nisi Dominus, RV 608: Sicut Sagittae In Manu Potentis : Largo
Nisi Dominus, RV 608: Beatus Vir Qui Implevit : Andante
Nisi Dominus, RV 608: Gloria Patri : Larghetto
Nisi Dominus, RV 608: Sicut Erat In Principio : Allegro
Nisi Dominus, RV 608: Amen : Allegro
Concerto For Strings In F Major, RV 141: Allegro Molto
Concerto For Strings In F Major, RV 141: Andante Molto
Concerto For Strings In F Major, RV 141: Allegro Molto
Clarae stellae, scintillate, RV 625: Clarae Stellae, Scintillate : Allegro
Clarae stellae, scintillate, RV 625: Coeli Repleti Iam Novo Splendore : Recitativo
Clarae stellae, scintillate, RV 625: Nunc Iubilare : Allegro
Clarae stellae, scintillate, RV 625: Alleluia : Allegro
Concerto For Strings In C Major, RV 109: Allegro
Concerto For Strings In C Major, RV 109: Adagio
Concerto For Strings In C Major, RV 109: Allegro Molto
Vestro Principi divino, RV 633: Vestro Principi Divino : Allegro
Vestro Principi divino, RV 633: I Felix Culpa : Recitativo
Vestro Principi divino, RV 633: Quid Loqueris Ad Cor : Presto
Vestro Principi divino, RV 633: Alleluia : Presto
Salve Regina, RV 616: Salve Regina : Andante
Salve Regina, RV 616: Ad Te Clamamus : Allegro
Salve Regina, RV 616: Ad Te Suspiramus : Larghetto
Salve Regina, RV 616: Eia Ergo : Allegro
Salve Regina, RV 616: Et Jesum : Andante Molto
Salve Regina, RV 616: O Clemens : Andante

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From the earliest planning stages for this recording, Andreas Scholl had only one orchestra in mind: the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. It's no surprise that Decca was skittish about the idea--there are, after all, many good baroque-instrument bands much closer to London--yet the star countertenor insisted that his rapport with this group was special and that it would be well worth the trouble to make the record in Sydney. Well, from the very first notes, it's clear that Scholl was right: conductor Paul Dyer and the ABO launch into the opening of Nisi Dominus with an energetic gusto that you'd sooner expect from Rinaldo Alessandrini's Concerto Italiano than from an Anglo-Saxon band. Scholl responds in kind: his vocalism is as smooth, clear, and assured as ever, but he goes beyond that--his innumerable subtle inflections of tone and timing are more reminiscent of a good orator than an opera singer. The up-tempo arias are exciting, with high-precision coloratura; Clarae stellae, a cheerful solo motet that lacks flashy vocal fireworks, gets a wonderfully insouciant little bounce. Yet the real magic is in the soft, slow arias, where Scholl and his colleagues create an almost palpable sense of wonder (slightly tinged with tension) and hold a listener in thrall as surely as an expert storyteller. Let's hope these artists make more recordings together--and that (with luck) they'll all be as marvelous as this one. --Matthew Westphal

Customer Reviews:

a voice teacher and early music fan.......2006-11-07

About half of Vivaldi's sacred vocal music was written for solo voice. His 'Nisi Domimus' in G minor,RV608, is a comparatively rare example of a Vesper psalm set for solo voice. It is not known for what occasion this was composed, but the setting is remarkable for its variety of style and mood. The 'Salve Regina' in C minor,RV616,is one of two settings for alto and double orchestra. The liturgical text for this delicately beautiful composition belongs to one of the four Great Antiphons sung at the end of Vespers. "Clarie stellae,scintillate,Rv625" is a motet written for performance on the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (July 2). "Vestro Principi divino",RV633, is an exhortation to receive the risen Christ, written for performance at the close of Holy Week. The recording also includes two concerti a quattro(concertos for strings in four parts). To my mind, Paul Dyer and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra do a fine job interpreting and performing the music of Vivaldi. While Andreas Scholl does his usual accurate and good singing, keep in mind that there are other countertenors who have recorded this music, particularly the 'Salve Regina' and the 'Nisi Dominus'. They are Michael Chance and David Daniels, who also do a very fine job of it. I think it does depend on which type of countertenor you prefer.

Thank God for Andreas Scholl.......2005-06-20

I place Andreas Scholl in the same stratosphere as Joan Sutherland and Montserrat Caballe, artists that at their very best can make you weep with joy.

This recital came after Scholl's debut recital for Decca, called Heroes. It seems that with Heroes, Andreas was trying to adopt a more vibrato-laden, operatic style. Those familiar with his earlier recordings for Harmonia Mundi undoubtedly noticed the difference. I, for one, was not quite happy with the "new" Scholl; however, with this recital, he reminded all of us what all the fuss was about.

The past year has witnessed an awakened interest in Vivaldi's music, particularly his operas. This recital, Nisi Dominus, features religious music, and it is utterly sublime. The moods range from dark and pensive to jubilant, and Andreas Scholl captures each one perfectly. The voice is like liquid gold.

I strongly urge anyone with a taste for Vivaldi to discover this recital.

The most amazing voice!.......2001-11-11

I first heard Andreas Scholl's voice from my roommate's copy of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater and was totally captivated by Mr. Scholl's amazing voice. I went out and bought this CD and was not at all disappointed. The Nisi Dominus pieces are just amazing. In fact, I liked it so much I went out and bought more of Andreas Scholl's CDs. I highly recommend this CD to everyone.

Seraphic.......2001-01-08

The James Bowman/Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood recording of Vivaldi's "Nisi Dominus" has been the unassailably supreme amongst many since the late 1970s - now it has been brutally and irretrievably summoned to contest by this beguiling recording of Andreas Scholl. Lie down, close your eyes, be still, empty your mind, and then listen to track 4 ("Cum dederit delictis suis somnum ...."). This is probably what mediaeval theologians would have described as an instance of celestial "irruption" into our dreary temporal existence. In this passage Andreas Scholl sounds like an angel from the most exalted realms of heaven - he manifests a truly preternatural musical instinct and understanding that beggars the imagination and overwhelms even after repeated listening.

Andreas Scholl sings Vivaldi.......2000-10-30

This is the best record Andreas Scholl made until now. Listen to his records of 1997 or earlier, you can clearly hear how much he has developed his voice and technics. Andreas is a great talent, I wonder how good he will get within the coming ten years. The combination with the Paul Dyer orcherstra is very nice. Andreas is a worthy new member of the 'Vlaamse school' of which Philippe Herreweghe is the most prominent. Andreas has developed is own style and still is perfecting this, he does withstand the temptation to sing in some old fashioned Italian opera like style. One setback is the technical quality of the recording. Although the recording sound quality is very good, the recording level is about 20 dB too low. On many cd-players the output is so low that the sound is not optimal due to unideal sound level / noise curves. On some cd-players the cd will not play at all, specially the German pressing, the USA one is slightly better. Hans Hilberink.

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ASIN: B00062IEHS
Release Date: 2004-10-12

Tracks:

Allelula - Leontyne Price
Miserere - Roy Goodman
Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618 - Peter White
Ave Maria - Frederico Von Stade
Sheep May Safely Graze - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Ave Maria - Lisa Otto
Gloria In Excelsis
Et In Terra Pax
Laudamus Te
Gratias Agimus Tibi
Propter Magnam Gloriam
Domine Deus
Domine Fili Unigenite
Domine Deus, Agnus Dei
Qui Tollis
Qui Sedes Ad Dexteram
Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus
Cum Sancto Spiritu

Vivaldi Edition: Vespri per l'Assunzione di Maria Vergine

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5 stars are not enough
A superlative release!
Baertagnolli, Invernizzi, Mingardo!
Great
Alessandrini has Vivaldi's blood coursing through his veins!

Vivaldi Edition: Vespri per l'Assunzione di Maria Vergine
Antonio Vivaldi , Sara Mingardo , Anna Simboli , Rinaldo Alessandrini , Roberta Invernizzi , and Gemma Bertagnolli
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ASIN: B0000C8WXI
Release Date: 2004-02-17

Tracks:

Allegro Non Molto
Intonatio: Deus In Adiutorium
Domine Ad Adiuvandum Me Festina: Allegro
Gloria Patri: Andante Molto
Sicut Erat In Principio: Andante - Allegro
Aria: Ascende Laeta: Allegro
Recitativo: Quam Pulchri, Quam Formosi
Aria: Sternite, Angeli: Presto
Dixit Dominus: Allegro
Donec Ponam Inimicos Tuos: Largo
Virgam Virtutis Tuae: Allegro
Tecum Principium: Andante
Juravit Dominus: Adagio - Allegro
Dominus A Dextris Tuis: Allegro
Judicabit In Nationibus: Largo
De Torrente In Via: Andante
Gloria Patri: Allegro
Sicut Erat In Principio: Allegro
Antifona Assumpta Est Maria In Caelo
Antifona Al Laudate Pueri: Maria Virgo Assumpta Est
Laudate Pueri: Allegro
Sit Nomen Domini: Largo
A Solis Ortu: Allegro
Excelsus Super Omnes: Andante
Quis Sicut Dominus: Largo
Suscitans A Terra: Presto - Adagio - Andante
Ut Collecet Eum: Allegro
Gloria: Largo
Sicut Erat: Allegro
Amen: Allegro
Antifona Maria Virgo Assumpta Est
Antifona Al Laetatus Sum: In Odorem Unguentorum
Allegro
Antifona In Odorem Unguentorum

Tracks:

Antifona Al Nisi Dominus: Benedicta Filia Tua Domino
Nisi Dominus: Allegro
Vanum Est Vobis: Largo
Surgite Postquam Sederitis: Presto - Adagio
Cum Dederit: Andante
Sicut Sagittae: Allegro
Beatus Vir: Andante
Gloria Patri: Larghetto
Sicut Erat: Allegro
Amen: Allegro
Antifona Benedicta Filia Tua Domino
Antifona Al Lauda Jerusalem: Pulchra Es Et Decora
Allegro
Antifona Pulchra Es Et Decora
Ave Maris Stella
Antifona Al Magnificat
Magnificat: Adagio
Et Exultavit: Allegro
Et Misericordia: Andante Molto
Fecit Potentiam: Presto
Deposuit Potentes: Allegro
Esurientes Implevit Bonis: Allegro
Suscepit Israel: Largo - Allegro - Adagio
Sicut Locutus: Allegro Ma Poco
Gloria Patri: Largo - Andante - Allegro
Adagio E Staccato - Allegro Ma Poco Poco
Largo
Allegro
Salve Regina: Andante
Ad Te Clamamus: Allegro
Ad Te Suspiramus: Larghetto
Eja Ergo: Allegro
Et Jesum: Allegro Molto
O Clemens: Andante

Customer Reviews:

5 stars are not enough.......2006-10-23

This album is first class all the way. Superb singing, particularly from Sara Mingardo. Her contralto goes all the way to your soul. Concerto Italiano plays Vivaldi like nobody else. Recording is excelent. Very highly recomended.

A superlative release!.......2006-02-08

This release is first rate both from a performance and recording aspect. The vocalists are excellent and the orchestra's performance is flawless. I agree with the previous reviewer. Let the Italians handle Vivaldi. I will be purchasing other release in this edition.

Baertagnolli, Invernizzi, Mingardo!.......2005-12-12

Words are not enough for this music and these two discs. I just mention to Mingardo's Nisi Dominus and Ýnvernizzi's "Sternite, angeli" . That second aria is wonderful example of religious joy. And Invernizzi's voice and interpreting incredibly beatiful. I wish we have 10 stars for this work!

Great.......2005-08-09

I absolutely agree with the previous reviewer. While the contralto does stand out, this entire work is performed flawlessly and is well worth the price.

Alessandrini has Vivaldi's blood coursing through his veins!.......2005-04-22

A review in Gramophone expressed similar thoughts and I state it again emphatically! Please let's leave the Italian baroque to the Italians like Alessandrini, Biondi, Carmignola and such. You may now dispose of all your Vivaldi done by English, Dutch, American and the like (with the exception of Manze and the English Concert). The Nissi Dominus with Sara Mingardo's soaring contralto is hair raising. If you have any intrest in Vivaldi's life affirming sacred music this set is your ticket to heaven (no pun intended).

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