 | from Monteverdi: Vespers (CDA67531/2) 1 Deus in adiutorium meum intende [2'00] 88 minutes 27 seconds 25 tracks2 Dixit Dominus [7'32] 3 Nigra sum [3'53] 4 Laudate pueri [6'22] 5 Pulchra es [4'26] 6 Laetatus sum [7'10] 7 Duo Seraphim [5'51] 8 Nisi Dominus [4'28] 9 Audi caelum [8'59] 10 Lauda Jerusalem [4'00] 11 Sonata sopra Sancta Maria [6'29] 12 Ave maris stella [9'07] 13 Magnificat [0'25] 14 Anima mea Dominum [0'17] 15 Et exultavit spiritus meus [1'12] 16 Quia respexit humilitatem [1'46] 17 Quia fecit mihi magna [1'03] 18 Et misericordia eius [2'17] 19 Fecit potentiam in brachio suo [0'59] 20 Deposuit potentes de sede [2'21] 21 Esurientes implevit bonis [1'25] 22 Suscepit Israel puerum suum [1'22] 23 Sicut locutus est [0'55] 24 Gloria Patri [2'25] 25 Sicut erat in principio [1'43] ‘Despite having heard four wonderful volumes of Monteverdi's sacred music from The King's Consort, and its 2004 Proms performance of the 1610 Vespers, I was still unprepared for the ecstatic consequen ... ‘The majesty and contrapuntal wizardy of this fabulous work never fail to astonish and this is a very fine performance, making effective use of the spatial effects that are an integral part of the mus ... ‘It is the motets that are the crowning glory, especially James Gilchrist's gorgeously sensuous Nigra sum. His impassioned, full-throated singing, and skillful use of pauses, rubato and sudden ... |