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Monteverdi: Vespro Della Beata Vergine / Suzuki, Et Al

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Composer
MONTEVERDI, CLAUDIO
Artist
Suzuki, Nonoshita, Hidas, Hatano, Türk, Van Dyck, Taniguchis, Macleod, Ogasawaraes, Concerto Palatin
Format
CD
Label
BIS
Released
Mar 01, 2001
Catalog #
BIS-CD-1071-72
UPC
7318591071723

About

‘Our main purpose for this recording,’ writes Masaaki Suzuki, ‘was to perform all the music contained in the collection that Monteverdi published in 1610.’ So he begins with the Missa In illo tempore, a superb example of old-style, elaborate polyphony; moves through the Vespers themselves, following the original order of the pieces and interpolating nothing; then, after the lavish Magnificat a 7, he ends with the more modest Magnificat a 6, which Monteverdi appended as an alternative.

This straightforward approach seems almost radical given the current glut of more fanciful versions, in which conductors reshuffle the Vespers, pepper them with antiphons and works by other composers and variously ‘adapt’ them to fit specific liturgical occasions. Such diverse interpretations make the choice of a benchmark recording highly subjective. Gardiner (dramatic, on Archiv) and Parrott (intimate and liturgically correct, on Virgin Veritas) offer fine, contrasting views, and several other versions (Christie, Garrido, Junghänel, Pickett) are well worth exploring.

This new set is consistently engaging. Unlike his rivals, Suzuki uses a high pitch of A=465Hz (common in Monteverdi’s Italy), but follows current thinking in transposing certain pieces down a fourth (the Missa, the Magnificats, ‘Lauda Jerusalem’). Performances throughout are expressive, sharply focused, intensely committed. Though he dispenses with liturgical trappings, Suzuki, aided by a spacious ‘churchy’ acoustic, certainly brings out the ritualistic and devotional character of the music, from the ornate orchestral splendour of the ‘Sonata sopra Sancta Maria’ to the tender vocal passions of ‘Pulchra es’ and ‘Duo Seraphim’. Excellent.

-- Graham Lock, BBC Music Magazine

Tracklist 45 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Kyrie 03:55
    Track
    1
    Title
    Kyrie
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  3. 2 Gloria 05:17
    Track
    2
    Title
    Gloria
    Duration
    05:17
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  4. 3 Credo 04:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    Credo
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  5. 4 Credo: Crucifixus 02:14
    Track
    4
    Title
    Credo: Crucifixus
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  6. 5 Credo: Et in Spiritum sanctum 03:05
    Track
    5
    Title
    Credo: Et in Spiritum sanctum
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  7. 6 Sanctus 02:04
    Track
    6
    Title
    Sanctus
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  8. 7 Benedictus 01:20
    Track
    7
    Title
    Benedictus
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  9. 8 Agnus Dei 02:25
    Track
    8
    Title
    Agnus Dei
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  10. 9 Agnus Dei II a 7 01:56
    Track
    9
    Title
    Agnus Dei II a 7
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  11. 10 Versiculus: Deus in adiutorium (Canto gregoriano) - Responsorium: Domine ad adiuvandum [a 6] 02:00
    Track
    10
    Title
    Versiculus: Deus in adiutorium (Canto gregoriano) - Responsorium: Domine ad adiuvandum [a 6]
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  12. 11 Psalmus: Dixit Dominus [a 6] 07:00
    Track
    11
    Title
    Psalmus: Dixit Dominus [a 6]
    Duration
    07:00
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  13. 12 Concerto: Nigra sum [a 1] 03:17
    Track
    12
    Title
    Concerto: Nigra sum [a 1]
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  14. 13 Psalmus: Laudate pueri [a 8] 06:02
    Track
    13
    Title
    Psalmus: Laudate pueri [a 8]
    Duration
    06:02
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  15. 14 Concerto: Pulchra es [a 2] 03:35
    Track
    14
    Title
    Concerto: Pulchra es [a 2]
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  16. 15 Psalmus: Laetatus sum [a 6] 06:41
    Track
    15
    Title
    Psalmus: Laetatus sum [a 6]
    Duration
    06:41
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  17. 16 Concerto: Duo Seraphim [a 3] 05:10
    Track
    16
    Title
    Concerto: Duo Seraphim [a 3]
    Duration
    05:10
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  18. 17 Psalmus: Nisi Dominus [a 10] 04:27
    Track
    17
    Title
    Psalmus: Nisi Dominus [a 10]
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  19. Disc 2
  20. 1 Concerto: Audi Coelum [a 6] 07:56
    Track
    1
    Title
    Concerto: Audi Coelum [a 6]
    Duration
    07:56
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  21. 2 Psalmus: Lauda Jerusalem [a 7] 03:48
    Track
    2
    Title
    Psalmus: Lauda Jerusalem [a 7]
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  22. 3 Sonata a 8 sopra Sancta Maria ora pro nobis 06:27
    Track
    3
    Title
    Sonata a 8 sopra Sancta Maria ora pro nobis
    Duration
    06:27
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  23. 4 Hymnus: Ave maris stella 07:14
    Track
    4
    Title
    Hymnus: Ave maris stella
    Duration
    07:14
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  24. 5 Magnificat (I) a 7: Magnificat [a 7] 00:44
    Track
    5
    Title
    Magnificat (I) a 7: Magnificat [a 7]
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  25. 6 Magnificat (I) a 7: Et exultavit [a 3] 01:14
    Track
    6
    Title
    Magnificat (I) a 7: Et exultavit [a 3]
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  26. 7 Magnificat (I) a 7: Quia respexit [a 1] 02:00
    Track
    7
    Title
    Magnificat (I) a 7: Quia respexit [a 1]
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  27. 8 Magnificat (I) a 7: Quia fecit [a 3] 01:10
    Track
    8
    Title
    Magnificat (I) a 7: Quia fecit [a 3]
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  28. 9 Magnificat (I) a 7: Et misericordia [a 6] 01:58
    Track
    9
    Title
    Magnificat (I) a 7: Et misericordia [a 6]
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  29. 10 Magnificat (I) a 7: Fecit potentiam [a 1] 00:57
    Track
    10
    Title
    Magnificat (I) a 7: Fecit potentiam [a 1]
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  30. 11 Magnificat (I) a 7: Deposuit [a 1] 02:14
    Track
    11
    Title
    Magnificat (I) a 7: Deposuit [a 1]
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  31. 12 Magnificat (I) a 7: Esurientes [a 2] 01:30
    Track
    12
    Title
    Magnificat (I) a 7: Esurientes [a 2]
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  32. 13 Magnificat (I) a 7: Suscepit Israel [a 3] 01:30
    Track
    13
    Title
    Magnificat (I) a 7: Suscepit Israel [a 3]
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  33. 14 Magnificat (I) a 7: Sicut locutus est [a 1] 00:55
    Track
    14
    Title
    Magnificat (I) a 7: Sicut locutus est [a 1]
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  34. 15 Magnificat (I) a 7: Gloria Patri [a 3] 02:06
    Track
    15
    Title
    Magnificat (I) a 7: Gloria Patri [a 3]
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  35. 16 Magnificat (I) a 7: Sicut erat [a 7] 02:10
    Track
    16
    Title
    Magnificat (I) a 7: Sicut erat [a 7]
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  36. 17 Magnificat [a 6] 00:55
    Track
    17
    Title
    Magnificat [a 6]
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  37. 18 Et exultavit [a 3] 01:05
    Track
    18
    Title
    Et exultavit [a 3]
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  38. 19 Quia respexit [a 1] 01:29
    Track
    19
    Title
    Quia respexit [a 1]
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  39. 20 Quia fecit [a 6] 01:25
    Track
    20
    Title
    Quia fecit [a 6]
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  40. 21 Et misericordia [a 3] 01:30
    Track
    21
    Title
    Et misericordia [a 3]
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  41. 22 Fecit potentiam [a 3] 00:56
    Track
    22
    Title
    Fecit potentiam [a 3]
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  42. 23 Desposuit [a 3] 02:08
    Track
    23
    Title
    Desposuit [a 3]
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  43. 24 Esurientes [a 2] 01:06
    Track
    24
    Title
    Esurientes [a 2]
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  44. 25 Suscepit Israel [a 2] 01:33
    Track
    25
    Title
    Suscepit Israel [a 2]
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  45. 26 Sicut locutus est [a 5] 01:07
    Track
    26
    Title
    Sicut locutus est [a 5]
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  46. 27 Gloria Patri [a 6] 01:30
    Track
    27
    Title
    Gloria Patri [a 6]
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
  47. 28 Sicut erat [a 6] 01:18
    Track
    28
    Title
    Sicut erat [a 6]
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi