Marie van Rhijn, Samuel Mariño, Filippo Mineccia, Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal - Pergolèse & Vivaldi: Stabat Mater pour deux castrats (2021) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Pergolesi Stabat Mater, P. 77 I. Stabat Mater dolorosa
02. Pergolesi Stabat Mater, P. 77 II. Cuius animam gementem
03. Pergolesi Stabat Mater, P. 77 III. O quam tristis
04. Pergolesi Stabat Mater, P. 77 IV. Quae maerebat et dolebat
05. Pergolesi Stabat Mater, P. 77 V. Quis est homo
06. Pergolesi Stabat Mater, P. 77 VI. Vidit suum dulcem natum
07. Pergolesi Stabat Mater, P. 77 VII. Eia, mater, fons amoris
08. Pergolesi Stabat Mater, P. 77 VIII. Fac ut ardeat cor meum
09. Pergolesi Stabat Mater, P. 77 IX. Sancta Mater, istud agas
10. Pergolesi Stabat Mater, P. 77 X. Fac, ut portem Christi mortem
11. Pergolesi Stabat Mater, P. 77 XI. Inflammatus et accensus
12. Pergolesi Stabat Mater, P. 77 XII. Quando corpus morietur
13. Vivaldi In furore iustissimae irae, RV 626 I. Aria. In furore iustissimae irae (Allegro)
14. Vivaldi In furore iustissimae irae, RV 626 II. Recitativo. Miserationum Pater piisime
15. Vivaldi In furore iustissimae irae, RV 626 III. Aria. Tunc meus fletus (Largo)
16. Vivaldi In furore iustissimae irae, RV 626 IV. Alleluia (Allegro)
17. Vivaldi Concerto for Violin, Oboe and Organ in C Major, RV 554a I. Allegro
18. Vivaldi Concerto for Violin, Oboe and Organ in C Major, RV 554a II. Adagio
19. Vivaldi Concerto for Violin, Oboe and Organ in C Major, RV 554a III. Allegro
20. Vivaldi Stabat Mater, RV 621 I. Stabat Mater
21. Vivaldi Stabat Mater, RV 621 II. Cuius animam
22. Vivaldi Stabat Mater, RV 621 III. O quam tristis
23. Vivaldi Stabat Mater, RV 621 IV. Quis est homo
24. Vivaldi Stabat Mater, RV 621 V. Quis non posset
25. Vivaldi Stabat Mater, RV 621 VI. Pro peccatis
26. Vivaldi Stabat Mater, RV 621 VII. Eja Mater
27. Vivaldi Stabat Mater, RV 621 VIII. Fac ut ardeat
28. Vivaldi Stabat Mater, RV 621 IX. Amen


Two countertenors for Pergolesi's Stabat Mater: this is the resurrection of the first performance in France of this work, introduced by two Italian Castratos from the Royal Chapel of Louis XV, who were enthusiastic propagators of it both at Court and at the Concert Spirituel. Paris was conquered and saw in it the revolutionary mark of a Neapolitan genius, who alas passed away so young. Pergolesi, shortly before his death at the age of 26 and affected by illness, expressed the Virgin's suffering with the language of passion more typical of opera.

The Stabat Mater, first performed in 1736, is one of the emblematic works of the baroque and had a profound effect on the musical world of the 18th century. To give full splendour to the sumptuous duet of angelic voices lamenting the pain of Mary at the foot of the Cross, two performers are required who blend their timbres, like the two Neapolitan castratos for whom this music was composed.
The brilliant sopranist Samuel Marino and the no less brilliant counter-tenor Filippo Mineccia form the exceptional duo for this programme of emotion and virtuosity.

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