Bronx Arts Ensemble, Courtney Carey - A Baroque Fantasy: Dialogues with Vivaldi (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Stabat mater: I. Stabat Mater
02. Stabat mater: II. O quam tristis et afflicta
03. Stabat mater: III. Pro peccatis suae gentis
04. Stabat Mater: IV. Eia mater fons amoris
05. Stabat Mater: V. Tui nati vulnerati
06. Stabat Mater: VI. Inflammatus et accensus
07. Stabat Mater: VII. Quando corpus morietur - Amen
08. In furore iustissimae irae (RV626): I. In furore iustissimae irae
09. In furore iustissimae irae (RV626): II. Miserationum pater piissime
10. In furore iustissimae irae (RV626): III. Tunc meus fletus evadet laetus
11. In furore iustissimae irae (RV626): IV. Alleluia
12. Cessate, omai cessate (RV684): V. Cessate, omai cessate
13. Cessate, omai cessate (RV684): VI. Ah, ch’infelice sempre
14. Cessate, omai cessate (RV684): VII. A voi dunque ricorro, orridi specchi
15. Cessate, omai cessate (RV684): VIII. Nell’orrido albergo, ricetto di pene

A BAROQUE FANTASY: DIALOGUES WITH VIVALDI brings the expressive world of Antonio Vivaldi into quiet conversation with a contemporary voice. Pairing two of Vivaldi’s motets — one sacred, one secular — with a newly composed Stabat Mater, the album explores a shared language of intensity, clarity, and dramatic expression.

At its center is Courtney Carey’s Stabat Mater, a work shaped by the voice — by breath, line, and the inflection of text — offering a complementary perspective to Vivaldi’s instrumental imagination. Performed by a distinguished cast of vocalists and realized through the collaboration between Courtney’s Stars of Tomorrow and the Bronx Arts Ensemble, this recording reveals a Baroque world that is intimate, transparent, and deeply immediate.