Ensemble Caprice, Matthias Maute - Gloria! Vivaldi's Angels (2008) Hi-Res
Artist: Ensemble Caprice, Matthias Maute
Title: Gloria! Vivaldi's Angels
Year Of Release: 2008
Label: Analekta
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC 24bit-88.2kHz / FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:05:59
Total Size: 1.2 Gb / 340 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist: Title: Gloria! Vivaldi's Angels
Year Of Release: 2008
Label: Analekta
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC 24bit-88.2kHz / FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:05:59
Total Size: 1.2 Gb / 340 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
1. Gloria In D Major, Rv589 - I. Allegro: Gloria In Excelsis Deo 2:17
2. Gloria In D Major, Rv589 - Il. Andante: Et In Terra Pax Hominibus 3:32
3. Gloria In D Major, Rv589 - III. Allegro: Laudamus Te 2:09
4. Gloria In D Major, Rv589 - IV. Adagio: Gratias Agimus Tibi 0:26
5. Gloria In D Major, Rv589 - V. Allegro: Propter Magnam Gloriam Tuam 0:47
6. Gloria In D Major, Rv589 - Vl. Largo: Domine Deus, Rex Coelestis 3:01
7. Gloria In D Major, Rv589 - Vll. Allegro: Domine Fili Unigenite 2:16
8. Gloria In D Major, Rv589 - Vlll. Adagio: Domine Deus, Agnus Dei 4:10
9. Gloria In D Major, Rv589 - IX. Adagio: Qui Tollis Peccata Mundi 0:55
10. Gloria In D Major, Rv589 - X. Allegro: Qui Sedes Ad Dexteram Patris 2:04
11. Gloria In D Major, Rv589 - XI. Allegro: Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus 0:46
12. Gloria In D Major, Rv589 - XII. Allegro: Cum Sancto Spiritu 2:52
13. Motet In C Minor “In Furore Iustissimae Irae”, Rv 626 - I. Aria: In Furore Iustissimae Irae (Allegro) 4:10
14. Motet In C Minor “In Furore Iustissimae Irae”, Rv 626 - II. Recitativo: Miserationum Pater Piissime 0:29
15. Motet In C Minor “In Furore Iustissimae Irae”, Rv 626 - III. Aria: Tunc Meus Fletus Evadet Laetus (Largo) 6:46
16. Motet In C Minor “In Furore Iustissimae Irae”, Rv 626 - IV. Alleluia (Allegro) 1:40
17. Concerto For 2 Recorders, Strings And Continuo In D Minor, Rv 535 - I. Largo 1:23
18. Concerto For 2 Recorders, Strings And Continuo In D Minor, Rv 535 - II. Allegro 2:04
19. Concerto For 2 Recorders, Strings And Continuo In D Minor, Rv 535 - III. Largo 2:10
20. Concerto For 2 Recorders, Strings And Continuo In D Minor, Rv 535 - IV. Allegro Molto 2:35
21. Motet In D Major “Ostro Picta”, Rv 642 - I. Aria: Ostro Picta (Allegro) 2:46
22. Motet In D Major “Ostro Picta”, Rv 642 - II. Recitativo: Sic Transit Vana 1:10
23. Motet In D Major “Ostro Picta”, Rv 642 - II. Aria: Linguis Favete (Allegro) 3:19
24. Magnificat, Rv 610 - I. Adagio: Magnificat Anima Mea 0:54
25. Magnificat, Rv 610 - II. Allegro: Et Exultavit 1:59
26. Magnificat, Rv 610 - III. Andante Molto: Et Misericordia 3:04
27. Magnificat, Rv 610 - IV. Presto: Fecit Potentiam 0:27
28. Magnificat, Rv 610 - V. Presto: Deposuit Potentes 0:49
29. Magnificat, Rv 610 - VI. Allegro: Esurientes Implevit 1:14
30. Magnificat, Rv 610 - VII. Largo: Suscepit - Allegro: Recordatus 0:38
31. Magnificat, Rv 610 - VIII. Allegro Ma Poco: Sicut Locutus 1:31
32. Magnificat, Rv 610 - IX. Largo: Gloria Patri 1:36
Performers:
Ensemble Caprice
Matthias Maute
The listener may be surprised to find such familiar works as Vivaldi's Gloria and Magnificat on a recording of music for women's choir. Conductor Matthias Maute offers this rationale for this unusual presentation of works that were scored for mixed voices. The composer wrote these, and many of his works, for the girls and young women of the Venetian orphanage Ospedale della Pietà, and the odds are strong that the girls (who were kept in strict isolation from men) would have sung the lower parts transposed to a higher octave. Maute also argues that the sound of the close harmonies in this arrangement allow us to hear this music from a fresh perspective, and it's hard to argue that point. The dissonances are all the more poignant and the resolutions all the sweeter when the voicing is this close, and the effect is in fact revelatory. The CD also includes two motets for soprano, strings, and continuo, and a concerto for two recorders. The chorus sings with exceptional purity and immaculate intonation, and its blend is beautiful. Vocal soloists Monika Mauch, Shannon Mercer, and Josée Lalonde have voices of great suppleness, purity, and expressiveness, and they put Vivaldi's instrumental-like vocal lines across with warmth and conviction. High soprano Mauch, in particular, has a ringing voice of bell-like clarity. Maute leads the singers and players of the Montreal-based Ensemble Caprice in readings that are vigorously articulated and subtly nuanced, performed with crisp precision and high energy. Analekta's sound is clear, open, and spacious.
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