Emma Kirkby, Daniel Taylor, Theatre of Early Music - Alessandro Scarlatti: Stabat mater & Concerto No. 21 (2005)
Artist: Emma Kirkby, Daniel Taylor, Theatre of Early Music
Title: Alessandro Scarlatti: Stabat mater & Concerto No. 21
Year Of Release: 2005
Label: ATMA Classique
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 50:48
Total Size: 226 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist: Title: Alessandro Scarlatti: Stabat mater & Concerto No. 21
Year Of Release: 2005
Label: ATMA Classique
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 50:48
Total Size: 226 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
1 A. Scarlatti: Stabat Mater: Stabat Mater 03:18
2 A. Scarlatti: Stabat Mater: Cuius animam gementem 01:50
3 A. Scarlatti: Stabat Mater: O quam tristis et afflicta 02:38
4 A. Scarlatti: Stabat Mater: Quae moerebat 02:50
5 A. Scarlatti: Stabat Mater: Quis est homo 02:01
6 A. Scarlatti: Stabat Mater: Quis non posset contristari 02:14
7 A. Scarlatti: Stabat Mater: Pro peccatis suae gentis 01:48
8 A. Scarlatti: Stabat Mater: Vidit suum dulcem natum 01:53
9 A. Scarlatti: Stabat Mater: Pia Mater 02:20
10 A. Scarlatti: Stabat Mater: Sancta MaterDaniel Taylor 02:00
11 A. Scarlatti: Stabat Mater: Fac ut ardeat 01:53
12 A. Scarlatti: Stabat Mater: Tui nati vulnerati 02:36
13 A. Scarlatti: Stabat Mater: Luxta crucem tecum stareDaniel Taylor 04:44
14 A. Scarlatti: Stabat Mater: Virgo virginum 01:52
15 A. Scarlatti: Stabat Mater: Fac ut portemDaniel Taylor 01:12
16 A. Scarlatti: Stabat Mater: Inflammatus et accensus 01:38
17 A. Scarlatti: Stabat Mater: Fac me cruce 00:52
18 A. Scarlatti: Stabat Mater: Quando corpus morietur Amen 03:12
19 A. Scarlatti: Concerto XXI pour flûte: I. Andante 04:56
20 A. Scarlatti: Concerto XXI pour flûte: II. Allegro 01:54
21 A. Scarlatti: Concerto XXI pour flûte: III. Veloce 00:11
22 A. Scarlatti: Concerto XXI pour flûte: IV. Lento 00:53
23 A. Scarlatti: Concerto XXI pour flûte: V. Allegro 02:03
Performers:
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
Daniel Taylor (counter-tenor)
Theatre of Early Music
Alessandro Scarlatti's celebrated Stabat mater was commissioned by a confraternity of aristocrats, the Cavalieri della Vergine dei Dolori, for its annual Lenten service at the Franciscan church of San Luigi in Naples. It remained in use until the confraternity commissioned Pergolesi to compose his famous setting to supplant Scarlatti's old-fashioned music. Both Pergolesi and Scarlatti composed for limited resources, each using two solo voices, two violins and basso continuo. Scarlatti's setting is by no means inferior to Pergolesi's but remains much less familiar, despite several excellent recordings.
This ATMA recording boasts a beautifully captured atmospheric sound, with the perfect amount of reverberation. Daniel Taylor gives an understated and gentle performance. His solos, especially the longest movement, 'Iuxta crucem tecum stare', are the best elements of a performance that is spiritually contemplative rather than dramatic, although the final 'Amen' duet contains dynamic energy.
Although Emma Kirkby's attention to text and style is as admirable as ever, she does not sound at ease and compensates for the loss of clarity by under-singing. Her voice is pinched and vulnerable in some of the divisions during 'Fac ut ardeat'. The Theatre of Early Music excellently capture the contrasts and subtleties in Scarlatti's instrumental parts.
This ATMA recording boasts a beautifully captured atmospheric sound, with the perfect amount of reverberation. Daniel Taylor gives an understated and gentle performance. His solos, especially the longest movement, 'Iuxta crucem tecum stare', are the best elements of a performance that is spiritually contemplative rather than dramatic, although the final 'Amen' duet contains dynamic energy.
Although Emma Kirkby's attention to text and style is as admirable as ever, she does not sound at ease and compensates for the loss of clarity by under-singing. Her voice is pinched and vulnerable in some of the divisions during 'Fac ut ardeat'. The Theatre of Early Music excellently capture the contrasts and subtleties in Scarlatti's instrumental parts.
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