Avie Records
Vivaldi - Music For The Chapel Of The Pietá /Chandler, La Serenissima
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Details
- Composer
- VIVALDI, ANTONIO
- Artist
- Lawson, Chandler, La Serenissima
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Avie Records
- Released
- Feb 01, 2005
- Catalog #
- AV2063
- UPC
- 822252206326
About
R E V I E W S:
"This follow-up to La Serenissima’s anthology ‘Vivaldi in Arcadia’, is particularly interesting for the Concertos RV212 and RV554a, which have been reconstructed by Adrian Chandler. The former is a violin concerto, composed in 1712 for a festival in Padua and played by Vivaldi himself. A set of parts surviving in Dresden was damaged; the booklet note remarks, seemingly without irony, that this was ‘whilst in safe-keeping’ during the Second World War. Chandler has added the harmony here and there, and selected one of the three slow movements and two cadenzas. The result is a delight... In Laudate pueri Dominum, Mhairi Lawson sings with great passion, wonderfully responsive to the meaning of the words. In the surprisingly meditative Gloria, her vibrant soprano and Chandler’s violin sigh like lovers.The Salve regina is just as good...
Chandler’s direction is as gripping as his playing. As ever, one is lost in admiration at the skills of the girls who sang and played at the Ospedale della Pietà, to whom this is a noble tribute."
- Richard Lawrence, GRAMOPHONE
"The mastermind behind this terrific CD, Adrian Chandler, is not only Director of La Serenissima and a violinist of flair and distinction; he is also a meticulous scholar, as his excellent booklet notes reveal. He has clearly engaged in much fruitful research in preparing for this recording, even carrying out imaginative reconstruction where necessary.
The result is a rich musical treat. All of this music was written by the ‘Red Priest’ for use in the Chapel of the Pietá, the Convent School for orphans (or ‘foundlings’) in Venice. The music on the generously filled disc consists of three instrumental concerti and two solo vocal cantatas, Laudate Pueri and Salve Regina. These are sung by the Scottish soprano Mhairi Lawson, who turns in thoroughly delightful performances... This, and all the other instrumental music, is realised superbly by the players of La Serenissima, the enlarged chamber ensemble named after the city of its inspiration; the name being, of course, a poetic soubriquet for Venice itself. The string sound is pure and bold, yet capable of great subtlety when required. They are underpinned by a continuo section of great richness: the harpsichord of Joseph McHardy, the theorbo (bass lute) of Richard Sweeney, and the organ playing of Robert Howarth.
Despite the scholarship, there is nothing ‘academic’ about the performance of this music. Indeed, it is exuberant and often full of élan and humour."
- Gwyn Parry-Jones, MusicWeb International
"This follow-up to La Serenissima’s anthology ‘Vivaldi in Arcadia’, is particularly interesting for the Concertos RV212 and RV554a, which have been reconstructed by Adrian Chandler. The former is a violin concerto, composed in 1712 for a festival in Padua and played by Vivaldi himself. A set of parts surviving in Dresden was damaged; the booklet note remarks, seemingly without irony, that this was ‘whilst in safe-keeping’ during the Second World War. Chandler has added the harmony here and there, and selected one of the three slow movements and two cadenzas. The result is a delight... In Laudate pueri Dominum, Mhairi Lawson sings with great passion, wonderfully responsive to the meaning of the words. In the surprisingly meditative Gloria, her vibrant soprano and Chandler’s violin sigh like lovers.The Salve regina is just as good...
Chandler’s direction is as gripping as his playing. As ever, one is lost in admiration at the skills of the girls who sang and played at the Ospedale della Pietà, to whom this is a noble tribute."
- Richard Lawrence, GRAMOPHONE
"The mastermind behind this terrific CD, Adrian Chandler, is not only Director of La Serenissima and a violinist of flair and distinction; he is also a meticulous scholar, as his excellent booklet notes reveal. He has clearly engaged in much fruitful research in preparing for this recording, even carrying out imaginative reconstruction where necessary.
The result is a rich musical treat. All of this music was written by the ‘Red Priest’ for use in the Chapel of the Pietá, the Convent School for orphans (or ‘foundlings’) in Venice. The music on the generously filled disc consists of three instrumental concerti and two solo vocal cantatas, Laudate Pueri and Salve Regina. These are sung by the Scottish soprano Mhairi Lawson, who turns in thoroughly delightful performances... This, and all the other instrumental music, is realised superbly by the players of La Serenissima, the enlarged chamber ensemble named after the city of its inspiration; the name being, of course, a poetic soubriquet for Venice itself. The string sound is pure and bold, yet capable of great subtlety when required. They are underpinned by a continuo section of great richness: the harpsichord of Joseph McHardy, the theorbo (bass lute) of Richard Sweeney, and the organ playing of Robert Howarth.
Despite the scholarship, there is nothing ‘academic’ about the performance of this music. Indeed, it is exuberant and often full of élan and humour."
- Gwyn Parry-Jones, MusicWeb International
Tracklist 25 tracks
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1 I. Allegro - Adagio - Allegro - II. Adagio 05:28
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Allegro - Adagio - Allegro - II. Adagio
- Duration
- 05:28
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi
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2 III. Allegro 03:52
- Track
- 2
- Title
- III. Allegro
- Duration
- 03:52
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi
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3 Laudate, pueri Dominum 02:18
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Laudate, pueri Dominum
- Duration
- 02:18
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi
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4 Sit nomen Domini benedictum 02:54
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Sit nomen Domini benedictum
- Duration
- 02:54
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi
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5 A solis ortu 02:03
- Track
- 5
- Title
- A solis ortu
- Duration
- 02:03
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi
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6 Excelsus super omnes gentes 02:57
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Excelsus super omnes gentes
- Duration
- 02:57
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi
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7 Quis sicut Dominus 01:50
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Quis sicut Dominus
- Duration
- 01:50
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi
-
8 Suscitans a terra 01:43
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Suscitans a terra
- Duration
- 01:43
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi
-
9 Ut collocet eum 02:06
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Ut collocet eum
- Duration
- 02:06
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi
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10 Gloria Patri 03:26
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Gloria Patri
- Duration
- 03:26
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi
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11 Laudate, pueri … Sicut erat in principio 01:57
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Laudate, pueri … Sicut erat in principio
- Duration
- 01:57
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi
-
12 Amen 02:15
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Amen
- Duration
- 02:15
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi
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13 I. [Allegro] 04:01
- Track
- 13
- Title
- I. [Allegro]
- Duration
- 04:01
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi
-
14 II. [Largo] 02:29
- Track
- 14
- Title
- II. [Largo]
- Duration
- 02:29
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi
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15 III. Allegro 03:41
- Track
- 15
- Title
- III. Allegro
- Duration
- 03:41
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi
-
16 I. Allegro 06:27
- Track
- 16
- Title
- I. Allegro
- Duration
- 06:27
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi
-
17 II. Grave 03:15
- Track
- 17
- Title
- II. Grave
- Duration
- 03:15
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi
-
18 III. Allegro 06:30
- Track
- 18
- Title
- III. Allegro
- Duration
- 06:30
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi
-
19 Salve Regina 02:52
- Track
- 19
- Title
- Salve Regina
- Duration
- 02:52
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi
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20 Ad te clamamus 01:33
- Track
- 20
- Title
- Ad te clamamus
- Duration
- 01:33
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi
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21 Eia ergo 01:36
- Track
- 21
- Title
- Eia ergo
- Duration
- 01:36
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi
-
22 Et Jesum benedictum 02:55
- Track
- 22
- Title
- Et Jesum benedictum
- Duration
- 02:55
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi
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23 I. [Allegro] 04:44
- Track
- 23
- Title
- I. [Allegro]
- Duration
- 04:44
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi
-
24 II. [Largo] 03:11
- Track
- 24
- Title
- II. [Largo]
- Duration
- 03:11
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi
-
25 III. Allegro 03:50
- Track
- 25
- Title
- III. Allegro
- Duration
- 03:50
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi