Geistliche vokalwerke vespers of 1610 jetzt portofrei kaufen. The main focus of monteverdis published work was on secular music, in particular the nine books of madrigals, some of which ran to several editions. Some people might not have picked the sixteen, a british choir known for its clean, wellmodulated versions of baroque and renaissance choral works, often a cappella, as the ideal interpreters of monteverdis sprawling, problematical, groundbreaking, and instrumentally accompanied vespro della beata vergine, better known as the vespers of 1610. Monteverdi vespers of 1610 text and translation early. Monteverdi choir john eliot gardiner, conductor in recent years john eliot gardiners name has been linked more than any other to a huge upsurge of interest in monteverdi s extraordinary vespers of 1610. This vespers has been linked with the cathedrals of st peter, rome and st mark, venice, but the inclusion of the gonzaga family fanfare also featured. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera, he is. Most recordings cant seem to overcome the strategic and technical problems of presenting such a threedimensional work on a recording. Vespers of 1610 monteverdi vespro della beata vergine da concerto, composta sopra canti fermi edition.
Vespers 1610 claudio monteverdi 1567 1643 monteverdi was born in cremona, italy in 1567 at a time when the spiritual values and traditions of renaissance music were giving way to the more humancentred values of the baroque age. John kilpatrick, 2010 vocal full part 1 score score 1. Classical sacred monteverdi vespro della beata virgine. Fanfare record magazine sorrell and her fine young choir lavish attention on every phrase and inflexion. Ssattbb vocal soli, satbsatb choir, 2 flute, 2 fifari, 3 horn, 3 trombone, 2 violin, 3 viola, cello, violin, basso continuo vespers 1610. Vespro della beata vergine, sv 206 monteverdi, claudio. Claudio monteverdi vespers 1610 vespro della beata. Exactly 50 times younger is the multifaceted vocal and instrumental ensemble larpeggiata, founded 10 years ago by christina pluhar.
Claudio monteverdi vespro della beata vergine vespers 1610. Philippe herreweghe and collegium vocale gent prove themselves to be monteverdi interpreters of the first rank. Monteverdis vespers is an ambitious work both in scope and in variety of style and scoring, with a duration of around 90 minutes. In 1610, disgruntled with his lot as choirmaster to the duke of mantua, monteverdi set about compiling. Vespers of the blessed virgin 1610 download 20 zip torrent rar. This work secured his position as the leading composer of his time. Having released on three separate discs monteverdi s late 1641 published collection of sacred music, selva morale e spirituale 1210, 812, 7, harry christophers and the sixteen take the logical step of visiting his much earlier and more famous one known of course as the vespers of 1610. It was monteverdi who wrote the most significant and enduring operas, right at the beginning of the tradition, developing tremendous finesse in music drama and characterization.
By 1610, monteverdi was a married fortysomething working very successfully at the court of vincenzo i in mantua. Vespro della beata vergine marienvesper gardiner, ebs, monteverdi choir, chance, terfel, claudio monteverdi. Following the success of their monteverdi selva morale e spirituale recordings, the sixteen and harry christophers release a work often classed as one of the most significant collections of sacred music ever written. An enduring masterpiece of early baroque sacred music, monteverdi s vespro della beata vergine known in english as vespers was the most ambitious religious or vocal work to be written before the time of j. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in s. Claudio monteverdi s vespers of the blessed virgin 1610 seraphic fire, western michigan university chorale with patrick dupre quigley conducting. These files are based on the oxford choral works edition. Clevelandbased baroque orchestra apollos fire launched on avie in july 2010 with a double release featuring mozart and bach. I see these vespers as a great incantatory ritual that connects the sacred with the pagan, the intimate with the collective. Audio recording, monteverdi, claudio, vespers music. Vespro della beata vergine marienvesper vespers 1610. Claudio monteverdi free sheet music to download in pdf, mp3.
Jul 31, 2017 monteverdi s 1610 vespers is a choral masterpiece of unprecedented musical scope and audacious beauty. This is the most dynamic, dramatic version on disc. Monteverdi vespers glossa gcd922807 st classical music. Monteverdi vespers of 1610 apollos fire the cleveland baroque orchestra jeannette sorrell, conductor highlights from the 2010 u. Jan 15, 2020 published in part just after orfeo 1607 and arianna 1608, also by monteverdi, this collection of vespers 1610 remains mysterious in spite of the best efforts of musicologists. Vespro della beata vergine vespers for the blessed virgin, sv 206 is a setting by claudio monteverdi of the evening vespers service on marian feasts, scored for soloists, choirs, and orchestra. In monteverdis ambitious vespers of 1610, the composer seamlessly combined unaccompanied choral church music with the opulent theatricality of the. Vespers of 1610 monteverdi english translation by john kilpatrick biblical sections based on king james bible deus in adjutorium deus, in adjutorium meum intende. The definitive representation of monteverdi on disc bbc music magazine. Orfeo toolbox is distributed as open source under an osiapproved license. Director raphael pichon marks the composers 450th anniversary in a performance by. Vespers s tracks aint no sunshine free download by vespers published on 20190424t20. Monteverdi was born in cremona, italy, on the may 15, 1567. Monteverdi vespers, duo seraphim by music of the baroque.
Monteverdi vespers of 1610 at the berlin staatsoper. Monteverdi has used the indefinite adjective pluribus because the quantity of voices singing during each of the vespers compositions varies, and in all the psalms, the magnificats, and the hymn, the number of voices is equal to or more than the six voices of the mass. Working in the warm acoustic of romes palazzo farnese, he employs just one singer per part, and eliminates instrumental doublings in the choral movements except where they are expressly indicated. Rinaldo alessandrinis brilliantly realized recording of monteverdis vespers is an intimate, slightly pared down version of the early baroque masterpiece. In monteverdis europe, it was the one daily office always enhanced with music. In addition to performances with the new york philharmonic in handels messiah and mozart. Basilica di san maurizio, pinerolo, italy, 2016 glossa gcd922807 64. The raison detre for this recording was reinforced following a performance of the vespers at the 2016 lammermuir festival which wowed the critics.
On all platforms, the otb standalone package contains everything. Claudio monteverdi monteverdi can be justly considered one of the most powerful figures in the history of music. The only splitchoir item is a magnificat by giovanni gabrieli, second organist but premier composer at. Monteverdi s vespers is an ambitious work both in scope and in variety of style and scoring, with a duration of around 90 minutes. Some people might not have picked the sixteen, a british choir known for its clean, wellmodulated versions of baroque and renaissance choral works, often a cappella, as the ideal interpreters of monteverdi s sprawling, problematical, groundbreaking, and instrumentally accompanied vespro della beata vergine, better known as the vespers of 1610. Jordi savalls monteverdi vespers returns at midprice in a clumsily packaged folding paper album whose design makes it impossible to get at the text and booklet without having to find a way to balance the entire package, including the cd thats not playing, in your hands. Claudio monteverdi vespers of the blessed virgin 2003. Vespers of 1610 monteverdi english translation by john. Monteverdis pioneering vespers monteverdi stood on the divide between two great musical periods, the renaissance and the baroque.
Our inspiration is the occasion on june 24th 1620 when monteverdi was seen by a dutch visitor directing the vespers for the feast of the nativity of john the baptist at a church away from st marks. Its dedication to pope paul v and its ambitious scope suggest that the composer was looking to expand his horizons beyond his current position as master of the court chamber. Here are the monteverdi vespers as youve never heard them before. Scoring soli ssattbb, coro satbsatb, 2 fl, 2 fifari, 3 ctto, 3 trb, 2 vl, 3 va, vc, vn, bc language latin duration 83 min. Vespers of 1610 monteverdi english translation by john kilpatrick biblical sections based on king james bible 1.
Claudio monteverdi vespers of the blessed virgin 2003 dvd9 ntsc. Monteverdi gave his vespers for the blessed virgin in 1610. The office of vespers vespers is the principal evening service of the roman church. Video mix was done live and projected onto a large screen above the performers. Stream monteverdi vespers, duo seraphim by music of the baroque from desktop or your mobile device. Title monteverdi vespro della beata virgine, 1610 cd2 rem composer claudio monteverdi 15671643. For music to survive four hundred years and to remain popular is not only quite remarkable but also testament to its innate quality. If there is a vespers sighting in your area, ensure you protect youself and your loved ones with heavy duty hearing protection and undertake standard earthquake readiness procedures. Monteverdi, the 450th anniversary of whose birth falls in 2017. Hyperions record of the month for may brings us the monumental monteverdi vespers a perennial bastion of the choral repertory, and the fifth release in the kings consorts acclaimed series. The service combines prescribed responses and psalms with additional hymns and antiphons, and reaches its apex in the magnificatthe virgin marys song of praise to god. He was the first composer to realise the potential of opera for expressing. Claudio monteverdis vespers have certainly stood the test of time. In monteverdi s europe, it was the one daily office always enhanced with music.
Monteverdis vespers is an exceptional collection of sacred music, both in the inventiveness of the compositions that it contains and in the debate that it has provoked over its use in the seventeenth century and over monteverdis intentions in publishing it. Live multicamera recording of a concert featuring monteverdi vespers. The balcony running around the top of the albert hall auditorium was ideal for the echo effects. Borrowing the opening fanfare from his earlier masterpiece lorfeo 1607, the vespers was monteverdis first sacred work, and was the first great sacred masterpiece of the baroque. Monteverdi s vespers is an exceptional collection of sacred music, both in the inventiveness of the compositions that it contains and in the debate that it has provoked over its use in the seventeenth century and over monteverdi s intentions in publishing it. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. I experienced this powerful sensation many times in my childhood, in the choir of an abbey. Monteverdis 1610 vespers tim carter in conversation with paul mccreesh. Bewitched at his first hearing of the work as a child, he went on to conduct it as a cambridge undergraduate. Wins out handily over william christies versions and other recent issues. Bach, calling for a large chorus, soloists and orchestra and employing an innovative array of musical forms. Vespers vespers the glitch robot sent back in time free. Opera a clavdio monteverde nuper effecta ac beatiss. Sep 04, 2017 having released on three separate discs monteverdi s late 1641 published collection of sacred music, selva morale e spirituale 1210, 812, 7, harry christophers and the sixteen take the logical step of visiting his much earlier and more famous one known of course as the vespers of 1610.
By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Among his most notable works are the operas orfeo and lincoronazione di poppea, and one of the greatest of all sacred pieces, the 1610 vespers. Claudio monteverdi vespers of 1610 the sixteen, harry. Vespers of 1610, an album by claudio monteverdi, the sixteen, harry christophers on spotify. They follow with their tribute to the 400th anniversary of monteverdi s seminal vespers of the blessed virgin, released in anticipation of the groups sevencity tour in october 2010 performing this work. Monteverdi vespers vespro della beata vergine, 1610. The importance accorded to the text a key feature in monteverdi, the virtuosity of the vocal writing and the independence of the partwriting are among the characteristics of this astonishing work. Monteverdis 1610 vespers is a choral masterpiece of unprecedented musical scope and audacious beauty. The herald called it superbly stylishan exhilarating performance whilst the scotsman stated it is hard to imagine a more exquisite, deeply felt performance. Named for the classical god of music and the sun, apollos fire was founded in 1992 by the awardwinning young harpsichordist and conductor jeannette sorrell.
Monteverdi elly ameling norma burrowes robert tear anthony rolfe johnson charles brett john noble peter knapp 2 early music consort of london directed by david munrow kings college choir, cambridge philip ledger vespers 1610 vespro della beata vergine. If youre in the market for monteverdis vespers, look no further. After the priests deus in adiutorium, the choir chants the response on a single chord surrounded by music for strings, winds and brass developed from the toccata the call to attention that opened monteverdis opera orfeo in 1607. Oct 11, 2019 here are the monteverdi vespers as youve never heard them before. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera, he is considered a crucial transitional figure between the. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Monteverdi the other vespers i fagiolinis latest cd on decca classics. Vespers of 1610 catalog record only the 2nd4th and 7th works are instrumental ensembles by contemporaries of monteverdi. Claudio monteverdi s vespers have certainly stood the test of time. Claudio monteverdis most famous work, the 1610 vespers of the blessed virgin mary, evokes all the glory of the italian seicento, combining plainchant melodies, exquisite polyphony and the drama of the newly invented operatic style.
Jun 22, 20 monteverdi vespers of 1610 apollos fire the cleveland baroque orchestra jeannette sorrell, conductor highlights from the 2010 u. Monteverdis work opens with one of the collections most magnificent pieces. Its different portions were most likely written at different moments in the musicians career. Providing accurate modern editions is difficult due to the ambiguities of early 17thcentury notation. The opening response is by viadana, whom monteverdi knew from their time at mantua and whose vesper psalms are recorded on our 1612 italian vespers.
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