Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine

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Ramee
Release Date
October 12, 2018
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      MONTEVERDI, CLAUDIO
    • PERFORMER
      Ludus Modalis, Boterf
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 12, 2018
    • UPC
      4250128517027
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      RAM1702
    • LABEL
      Ramee
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Deus in adiutorium

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ludus Modalis Vocal Ensemble

      Conductor: Bruno Boterf

    2. Respond: Domine ad adiuvandum me festina

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ludus Modalis Vocal Ensemble

      Conductor: Bruno Boterf

    3. Antiphon: Dum esset rex

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ludus Modalis Vocal Ensemble

      Conductor: Bruno Boterf

    4. Psalm 109, "Dixit dominus"

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ludus Modalis Vocal Ensemble

      Conductor: Bruno Boterf

    5. Antiphon: Dum esset rex

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ludus Modalis Vocal Ensemble

      Conductor: Bruno Boterf

    6. Concerto: Nigra sum

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ludus Modalis Vocal Ensemble

      Conductor: Bruno Boterf

    7. Antiphon: Laeva ejus sub capite meo

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ludus Modalis Vocal Ensemble

      Conductor: Bruno Boterf

    8. Psalm 112, "Laudate pueri dominum"

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ludus Modalis Vocal Ensemble

      Conductor: Bruno Boterf

    9. Antiphon: Laeva ejus

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ludus Modalis Vocal Ensemble

      Conductor: Bruno Boterf

    10. Concerto: Pulchra es

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ludus Modalis Vocal Ensemble

      Conductor: Bruno Boterf

    11. Antiphon: Nigra sum sed formorsa

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ludus Modalis Vocal Ensemble

      Conductor: Bruno Boterf

    12. Psalm 121, "Laetatus sum"

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ludus Modalis Vocal Ensemble

      Conductor: Bruno Boterf

    13. Antiphon: Nigra sum

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ludus Modalis Vocal Ensemble

      Conductor: Bruno Boterf

    14. Concerto: Duo seraphim

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ludus Modalis Vocal Ensemble

      Conductor: Bruno Boterf

    15. Antiphon: Iam hiems transit

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ludus Modalis Vocal Ensemble

      Conductor: Bruno Boterf

    16. Psalm 126, "Nisi dominus"

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ludus Modalis Vocal Ensemble

      Conductor: Bruno Boterf

    17. Antiphon: Iam hiems transit

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ludus Modalis Vocal Ensemble

      Conductor: Bruno Boterf

    18. Concerto: Audi coelum

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ludus Modalis Vocal Ensemble

      Conductor: Bruno Boterf

    19. Antiphon: Speciosa facta es

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ludus Modalis Vocal Ensemble

      Conductor: Bruno Boterf

    20. Psalm 147, "Lauda Ierusalem"

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ludus Modalis Vocal Ensemble

      Conductor: Bruno Boterf

    21. Antiphon: Speciosa facta es

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ludus Modalis Vocal Ensemble

      Conductor: Bruno Boterf

    22. Fiori Musicali: Toccata avanti il recercar

      Composer: Girolamo Alessandro Frescobaldi

      Performer: Anne-Marie Blondel

    23. Fiori Musicali: No. 44. Recercar con obligo del cantare la quinta parte senza Tocarla

      Composer: Girolamo Alessandro Frescobaldi

      Ensemble: Ludus Modalis Vocal Ensemble

      Conductor: Bruno Boterf

    24. Hymn: Ave maris stella

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ludus Modalis Vocal Ensemble

      Conductor: Bruno Boterf

    25. Antiphon: Beatam me dicent omnes generationes

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ludus Modalis Vocal Ensemble

      Conductor: Bruno Boterf

    26. Magnificat secondo a sei voci

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ludus Modalis Vocal Ensemble

      Conductor: Bruno Boterf


The present recording constitutes more than just a new version of the Vespers. It is the first recording of the Vespers in the alternative version proposed by the composer, without concertato instruments. It reveals the underlying matrix of the work we all know, the 'original version' to which Monteverdi added concertato instruments for use in large-scale performances. Respecting the structure of the Office of Vespers, Ludus Modalis has chosen to frame the psalms with the antiphons corresponding to a Marian ceremony. The interpretation proposed here is one influenced by the Renaissance tradition. It places the work in perspective in a musical world at the point of equilibrium between prima and seconda prattica, between the achievements of tradition and the contributions of modernity. Ludus Modalis is a professional ensemble of five to twelve singers formed around the tenor Bruno Boterf. The group focuses principally on polyphonic Renaissance and early Baroque repertoire, with incursions into contemporary music. Apart from the absence of a conductor in the standard sense, the ensemble's specificity and it's 'sound blend' are the fruits of thoroughgoing attention to the parameters of a cappella polyphony: the development of an intonation aimed towards achieving a clarity of harmonic intervals; the attention paid to the text on the basis of the declamation and historical pronunciation; and the richness of the sonority achieved through the use of a variety of vocal timbres and colors, as well as a subtle mix of female, male, and even children's voices.