Monteverdi vespers glossa gcd922807 st classical music. Mar 30, 2019 claudio monteverdis vespro della beata vergine vespers for the blessed virgin. In 1989, to celebrate the silver anniversary of his monteverdi choir named in honor of this work, he recorded the cycle againthis time live in the basilica of san marco in venice. Nisi dominus choir i, tenor ii nisi dominus choir ii, tenor i nisi dominus choir ii, tenor ii audi coelum tenor i audi coelum tenor ii. Instrumentation 3 voices stb, 2 violins and continuo. Claudio monteverdi vespro della beata vergine 1610. Vespers of 1610 monteverdi vespro della beata vergine da concerto, composta sopra canti fermi edition. Cd ii 01 sonata sopra sancta maria ora pro nobis 02 ave maris stella 03 magnificat i 04 magnificat ii. John eliot gardiner, english baroque soloists, monteverdi. Monteverdis vespro della beata virgine a goodmusicguide.
Vespro della beata vergine concentus musicus wien nikolaus harnoncourt teldec 8. Vespers, an album by claudio monteverdi, orchestra of the age of enlightenment, choir of the enlightenment, robert howarth on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Raphael pichons interpretation with pygmalion fell decisively with the former, and not simply because it was presented formally as. Claudio monteverdi vespro della beata vergine vespers 1610. Basilica di san maurizio, pinerolo, italy, 2016 glossa gcd922807 64. Vespro della beata vergine vespers for the blessed virgin, sv 206, is an extended musical composition by claudio monteverdi for soloists, choirs, and orchestra, for the evening vespers service on marian feasts. Gardiners soloists are perched in the balconies, the orchestra and choir placed strategically around the main hall and galleries. 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. Monteverdis pioneering vespers monteverdi stood on the divide between two great musical periods, the renaissance and the baroque. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The fourth psalm is psalm 127, beginning nisi dominus except the lord build the house. Claudio monteverdi john eliot gardiner vespro della. Of the most blessed virgin a mass for six voices for church choirs, and vespers for more voices with several sacred concertos suitable for princely chapels or. The urtext edition of this wellknown work has unusual origins.
Classical sacred monteverdi vespro della beata virgine. John eliot gardiners 1974 recording of monteverdis extraordinary vespers of 1610 was a landmark, helping establish the modern reputations of both music and conductor. Agnes mellon, soprano 1 guillemette laurens, soprano 2 vincent darras, alto howard. 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.
But reading the music notation alone is a challenge for choral singers more familiar with 18th and 19th century repertoire. Vespro della beata vergine marienvesper 1610 pro cantione antiqua, heinz hennig, collegium aureum choir, knabenchor hannover, musica fiata on allmusic 1994. Mass this is a performing edition of the 1610 mass missa in illo tempore for unaccompanied choir ssattbb. Deus in adjutorium domine ad adjuvandum me festina 5 2. Monteverdi, heinz henning vespro della beata vergine. Lauda jerusalem choir i lauda jerusalem choir ii ave maris stella choir i ave maris stella choir ii magnificat. This is an intimate vespers, not given to huge drama or massive presence, and one in which the most striking gestures the gentle, simple amen at the end of a cheerfully forwardmoving dixit dominus, a hushed qui habitare section in laudate pueri and a brisk amen at the end of the magnificat take it in the direction of. Laudate pueri choir i laudate pueri choir ii laetatus sum. Apart from the many available recordings, it is frequently performed in its entirety or in parts.
To my knowledge this is only the second time a monteverdi vespers has fitted on to one cd, which may not be all that important a thing in the age of the download but does at least tell us something about the interpretation. Vespro della beata vergine wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Claudio monteverdi john eliot gardiner vespro della beata vergine vespers of the bless virgin marienvesper. The nisi dominus especially, a test for any choir, is electric. Duo seraphim nisi dominus audi caelum lauda jerusalem sonata sopra sancta maria. Vespers, sacred claudio monteverdi vespro della beata. It forms by far the larger part of the composers first significant publication of sacred music, entitled. John kilpatrick, 2010 vocal full part 1 score score 1. 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. Ecce, haereditas domini filii, merces, fructus ventris. Nisi dominus custodierit civitatem, frustra vigilat qui custodit eam. Providing accurate modern editions is difficult due to the ambiguities of early 17thcentury notation.
Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Claudio monteverdi 15671643 vespro della beata vergine. Nisi dominus, a 3 voci et due violini alt ernative. And you have to get used to the church modes, the independence of the individual parts, the strongly. Vespro della beata vergine marian vespers by claudio monteverdi 15671643 belongs today to the great prebach early music works which are not only familiar to insiders. Critical edition based on all surviving copies of the print from 1610 early handwritten additions in these copies were taken into consideration for the edition, however these were not adopted without written indication variant readings between the parts and the basso continuo score are rendered on ossia staves. 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. Monteverdis vespers 1610 is now one of those pieces like handels messiah or bachs passions which every choral singer wants to sing at some point. Monteverdis most famous church music publica tion is the 1610 edition including the missa in illo tempore and the vespers. Monteverdi vespers of 1610 text and translation early. Vespro della beata vergine claudio monteverdi john. Monteverdi, the 450th anniversary of whose birth falls in 2017. These files are based on the oxford choral works edition.
John eliot gardiners 1974 recording of monteverdi s extraordinary vespers of 1610 was a landmark, helping establish the modern reputations of both music and conductor. Vorwort kritischer bericht vespro della beata vergine. Monteverdis vespers of 1610 is a work which has both fascinated and perplexed musicologists and performers for many years. Monteverdi vespro della beata vergine vespers of 1610. Germinavit radix jesse, orta est stella ex jacob, virgo peperit salvatorem. Claudio monteverdis vespro della beata vergine vespers for the blessed virgin. Complete your claudio monteverdi john eliot gardiner collection.
His vespers illustrates a mastery at blending the new with the. Please use the dropdown buttons to set your preferred options, or. Hyperion offers both cds, and downloads in a number of formats. In bringing a work such as monteverdis vespers out of church and into concert halls entails making a decision as to whether a performance should retain an essentially liturgical character or exploit the opportunity for greater dramatic variety and impact. Nisi dominus aedificaverit domum, in vanum laboraverunt qui aedificant eam. Vespro della beata vergine marienvesper vespers 1610 pdf. Media in category vespro della beata vergine the following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total. Vespro della beata vergine claudio monteverdi choralwiki. Vespro della beata vergine sv 206, is a setting by claudio monteverdi of the evening vespers. This page was last edited on 8 february 2019, at 15. Interestingly, the recording was made in the same st marks cathedral that monteverdi intended it for. Claudio monteverdis vespro della beata vergine is without doubt one of the most popular sacred works of the 17th century. Jul 31, 2017 in bringing a work such as monteverdis vespers out of church and into concert halls entails making a decision as to whether a performance should retain an essentially liturgical character or exploit the opportunity for greater dramatic variety and impact.
Nisi dominus choir i nisi dominus choir ii audi coelum. This handbook provides a guide to the music in all its aspects from an introduction to the service of vespers itself, through the. This vespers has been linked with the cathedrals of st peter, rome and st mark, venice, but the inclusion of the gonzaga. In 1989, to celebrate the silver anniversary of his monteverdi choir named in honor of this work, he recorded the cycle againthis time live in the basilica of san marco in. Monteverdi vespro della beata vergine nisi dominus score. Claudio monteverdi, marienvesper, nisi dominus youtube. Nisi dominus a 10 live by english baroque soloists and his majesties sagbutts and cornetts and john eliot gardiner and the monteverdi choir on amazon. Monteverdis vespers is an ambitious work of religious music in scope and variety in both style and scoring, with a duration of around 90 minutes. Vespro della beata vergine 1610 marienvesper nisi dominus psalm 126 monteverdichor wurzburg matthias beckert cond.