Browsing through religious early music. In this first installment of 2023 festive works by Monteverdi, Vivaldi and Zelenka.
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
1. Magnificat RV.610b
Gabriela Eibenová, soprano. Hana Blazíková, soprano. Lester Lardenoye, alto. Jaroslav Brezina, tenor. Tomás Král, bass. Prague Baroque Soloists and Ensemble Inégal conducted by Adam Viktora
(CD Vivaldi in Bohemia, Nibiru 0150-2211, 2009)
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
2. From Vespro della Beata Vergine (1610):
– Magnificat
Ian Honeyman and Gareth Morrell, tenor. Jennifer Ellis Kampani and Sandra Simon, soprano. Margaret Bragle, mezzo-soprano. Michael McMurray, bass. Apollo’s Fire, Apollo’s Singers and Cleveland Baroque Orchestra conducted by Jeannette Sorrell
(CD Monteverdi Vespers of 1610, Avie Records AV 2206, 2010)
From Carlo G. manuscript (c.1600):
3. Panis angelicus
4. Sicut sponsus matris
5. Mater Hierusalem
Hana Blazíková, soprano. Bruce Dickey, cornetto. The Breathtaking Collective
(CD On the Breath of Angels, Passacaille PAS 1091, 2021)
Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745)
6. Dixit Dominus ZWV.68
Prague Baroque Soloists and Ensemble Inégal conducted by Adam Viktora
(CD Zelenka – Psalmi Vespertini II, Nibiru 01632231, 2016)
addition:
Giovanni Bononcini (1642-1678)
7. Sonata 5, op. 6
The Breathtaking Collective
(CD On the Breath of Angels, Passacaille PAS 1091, 2021)
