Matthias Maute, Ensemble Caprice - Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria! Vivaldi et ses anges (2008)
Matthias Maute, Ensemble Caprice - Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria! Vivaldi et ses anges (2008)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 310 Mb | Total time: 66:15 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Analekta | # AN 2 9917 | Recorded: 2008
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 310 Mb | Total time: 66:15 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Analekta | # AN 2 9917 | Recorded: 2008
The four works presented here were written for the Ospedale della Pietà, the female orphanage where Vivaldi taught voice and violin. Although the scores for the two choral works on this recording, the Gloria and the Magnificat, are written for the traditional four voices from soprano to bass, we must wonder who could have supplied the tenor and bass voices for concerts given by the orphans. Boys were not admitted to the orphanage, and there were very few men among its staff. In his notes for this recording, conductor Matthias Maute states that the tenor and bass parts were sung by the girls of the Ospedale. Michael Talbot, who has written extensively on Vivaldi’s life and sacred music, agrees with this assertion. According to Talbot, the tenor line would have been sung at the written pitch, while the bass line would have been sung an octave higher.
Performance of these works by an all-female choir makes quite a difference in the sound of the music and its impact on the listener. Aside from the lighter sound texture produced by the choir, there is a harmonic difference as well. As conductor Maute points out, the “close harmony sound enhances the impact of dissonances considerably, because the intervals between the registers from soprano to bass are smaller than those of a choir of mixed gender.”
All of this would be for naught without good performances to back up the novelty of the concept. Fortunately, we have nothing to fear. Ensemble Caprice, consisting of 16 instrumentalists and 12 singers, gives strong, committed performances that are the equal of any I have heard. Maute’s conducting, like that of many practicing in the field of period instruments, tends to be a bit fast, but his tempos are never exaggerated or beyond what could be considered reasonable. I was not previously acquainted with the work of the soloists, who also sing with the choir; this often-difficult music gives them no trouble, and their performances are comparable to the work of the soloists in Robert King’s performances on Hyperion, the standard by which recordings of these works should be judged. The performances of the two solo motets, though they do not provide a new listening experience, are on the same high level as the two choral works. The Concerto, RV 535, was written for two oboes but is here performed on two recorders instead. The performance is an effective showcase of the high level of playing of the orchestra, as well as the two soloists.
Texts and translations are not provided in the CD booklet but are available online at analekta.com. For its fresh perspective on the performance of Vivaldi’s choral music, this recording is required listening.– Ron Salemi
Performer:
Ensemble Caprice
Matthias Maute, director
Tracklist:
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Gloria, RV 589
01. Allegro: Gloria in excelsis Deo
02. Andante: Et in terra pax hominibus
03. Allegro: Laudamus te
04. Adagio: Gratias agimus tibi
05. Allegro: Propter magnam gloriam tuam
06. Largo: Domine Deus, rex coelestis
07. Allegro: Domine fili unigenite
08. Adagio: Domine Deus, Agnus Dei
09. Adagio: Qui tollis peccata mundi
10. Allegro: Qui sedes ad dexteram patris
11. Allegro: Quoniam tu solus sanctus
12. Allegro: Cum sancto spiritu
In furore iustissimae irae, RV 626
13. Aria: In furore iustissimae irae (Allegro)
14. Recitativo: Miserationum Pater piissime
15. Aria: Tunc meus fletus evadet laetus (Largo)
16. Alleluia (Allegro)
Concerto in D minor, RV 535
17. Largo
18. Allegro
19. Largo
20. Allegro molto
Ostro picta, RV 642
21. Aria: Ostro picta (Allegro)
22. Recitativo: Sic transit vana
23. Aria: Linguis favete (Allegro)
Magnificat, RV 610
24. Adagio: Magnificat anima mea
25. Allegro: Et exultavit
26. Andante molto: Et misericordia
27. Presto: Fecit potentiam
28. Presto: Deposuit potentes
29. Allegro: Esurientes implevit
30. Largo: Suscepit - Allegro: Recordatus
31. Allegro ma poco: Sicut locutus
32. Largo: Gloria Patri
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Matthias Maute, Ensemble Caprice - Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria! Vivaldi et ses anges (2008)
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