I Fagiolini - Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610, SV 206 (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Vespers of 1610, SV 206: No. 1, Deus in adiutorium meum intende
02. Vespers of 1610, SV 206: No. 2, Dixit Dominus
03. Vespers of 1610, SV 206: No. 3, Nigra sum
04. Vespers of 1610, SV 206: No. 4, Laudate pueri Dominum
05. Vespers of 1610, SV 206: No. 5, Pulchra es
06. Vespers of 1610, SV 206: No. 6, Laetatus sum
07. Vespers of 1610, SV 206: No. 7, Duo Seraphim
08. Vespers of 1610, SV 206: No. 8, Nisi Dominus
09. Vespers of 1610, SV 206: No. 9, Audi coelum
01. Vespers of 1610, SV 206: No. 10, Lauda Ierusalem
02. Vespers of 1610, SV 206: No. 11, Sonata sopra Sancta Maria
03. Vespers of 1610, SV 206: No. 12, Ave maris stella - Hymnus
04. Vespers of 1610, SV 206: No. 13, Magnificat
05. Vespers of 1610, SV 206: No. 14, Et exultavit
06. Vespers of 1610, SV 206: No. 15, Quia respexit
07. Vespers of 1610, SV 206: No. 16, Quia fecit mihi magna
08. Vespers of 1610, SV 206: No. 17, Et misericordia
09. Vespers of 1610, SV 206: No. 18, Fecit potentiam
10. Vespers of 1610, SV 206: No. 19, Deposuit potentes
11. Vespers of 1610, SV 206: No. 20, Esurientes
12. Vespers of 1610, SV 206: No. 21, Suscepit Israel
13. Vespers of 1610, SV 206: No. 22, Sicut locutus est
14. Vespers of 1610, SV 206: No. 23, Gloria Patri
15. Vespers of 1610, SV 206: No. 24, Sicut erat

Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers is the landmark work of early Baroque music. It sits at the crossroads of Renaissance polyphony and the new dramatic style heard in his first opera L'Orfeo. 'The Vespers' redefined what sacred music could sound like — emotionally immediate, virtuosic, both looking back to the past and driving forward into the future.

Monteverdi specialists I Fagiolini and Robert Hollingworth have waited until the ensemble's 40th birthday to record the 1610 collection. This is a lifetime's work with every nuance of drama and colour brought out in their one-to-a-part performance. This historically informed recording features a higher organ pitch (known at the time as mezzo tuono), with a brighter and 'made to match' cornetto and sackbut sound, new thoughts on the characterful time changes (more Renaissance, perhaps?), alongside intimate and deeply personal singing.