Il Gusto Barocco; Jörg Halubek -Vespro della Beata Vergine -classic production osnabrück CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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Vesperae della Beatae Mariae Virginis (Marienvesper)

01. "Domine ad adiuvandum"

02. "Dixit Dominus (Psalm 109)"

03. "Nigra sum (Motette)"

04. "Laudate pueri (Psalm 112)"

05. "Pulchra es"

06. "Laetatus sum (Psalm 121)"

07. "Duo Seraphim (Concerto)"

08. "Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126)"

09. "Audi coelum"

10. "Lauda Jerusalem (Psalm 147)"

11. "Sonate über Sancta Maria, ora pro nobis"

12. "Ave maris stella (Hymnus)"

13. "Magnificat"

14. "Et exultavit"

15. "Quia respexit"

16. "Quia fecit"

17. "Et misericordia"

18. "Fecit potentiam"

19. "Deposuit potentes"

20. "Esurientes"

21. "Suscepit Israel"

22. "Sicut locutus"

23. "Gloria Patri"

24. "Sicut erat"

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Il Gusto Barocco/ Stuttgarter Barockorc./ Alena Dantcheva

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The first masterpiece of sacred music is undoubtedly the mythical Vespers of Monteverdi, first published in Venice in 1610. Quintessential of the great Italian polychoral style of writing, with its choirs, initially distributed throughout the entire volume of the Basilica San Marco for spectacular effects, the Vespers are here raised to the heavenly spheres by Raphael Pichon: every aspect of the Royal Chapel of Versailles (1710) is being put to use to magnify the music echoing from the Royal Tribune to that of the Great Organ. The Pygmalion choir and orchestra stands flawless, the soloists are overwhelming and the emotional power released by this interpretation set in space and light is stunning: its beauty seems never ending. The choral monumental piece by Monteverdi, which crystallizes the height of the baroque, meets the highest standards defended by RaphaÃ«l Pichon. To be more intimate with God than ever before... - IL GUSTO BAROCCO/STUTTGARTER BAROCKORC./ALENA DANTCHEVA

There are indeed many recordings of Monteverdi's Vespers of the Blessed Virgin, but the special thing about this particular recording is that it was produced following the performances of a scenic interpretation with the Spanish stage director Calixto Bieito. What now follows is a musical exploration forming a sequel to scenic occupation with the Vespers. Since 2017 Il Gusto Barocco has been the guest ensemble for the four-part Monteverdi cycle initiated by opera director Albrecht Puhlmann at the Mannheim National Theater. From the musician's perspective, the scenic exploration of music rooted in the liturgy does in fact clearly differ from a performance during a religious service or a non-scenic concert performance. During the time-intensive process prior to the staging of an opera, scenes, images, and figures gradually take shape. In each stage figure the quest is for an emotional truth from which her or his artistic nature, aesthetic character, and credibility result - and ultimately word and tone, in order to produce empathy and engage the public. Another important aspect of this recording is the great number of diminutions in all the instrumental and vocal parts, all of which were improvised at the particular moment. During the shared scenic preparation for the opera stage, the individual movements of the Marian Vespers obtained a definite emotional space in the dramaturgical sequence. Accordingly, sections and their basic characters were defined and invented at the particular moment for each performance and for this recording.

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5553142

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