THE SIXTEEN CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA
Artists
The Sixteen Choir and Orchestra
Katy Hill and Charlotte Mobbs, sopranos
Jeremy Budd and Mark Dobell, tenors
Ben Davies and Robert Davies, basses
Harry Christophers, conductor
Programme
Claudio Monteverdi
Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206
Running time: 90 minutes without intermission
In the vespers of the grand musical revolution of the Baroque
For many, Monteverdi’s Vespers for the Blessed Virgin is considered to be the most ambitious religious work before the advent of Bach. It is made up of various biblical texts which are traditionally used as part of the Catholic liturgy, although the precise intention of this sacred monument is still being discussed by musicologists. The score was printed in Venice in 1610, at the time when Monteverdi worked at the court of the Duke of Mantua, and it requires a choir versatile enough as to cover up to ten vocal parts whilst the instrumental ensemble varies according to the different parts: psalms, hymns and motets which foretell the new musical sensitivity of the Baroque.
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