Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort & Players - Venetian Vespers (1643): Monteverdi, Rigatti, Grandi, Cavalli, Finetti, Marini, Banchieri, G. Gabrieli, Fasolo (1993)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 384 Mb | Total time: 62:52+32:43 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Archiv Produktion | # 437 552-2 | Recorded: 1990
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 384 Mb | Total time: 62:52+32:43 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Archiv Produktion | # 437 552-2 | Recorded: 1990
This is the second disc to come from Paul McCreesh and his Gabrieli forces and it is already their second Gramophone Award. When I reviewed their Virgin Classics' recording of a reconstruction of a dogal coronation of 1595 (5/90) I admired their stylish blend of informed scholarship and sensitive musicianship allied to performances from musicians well-versed in the language of the period. Added to that the music was recorded with great immediacy in the acoustically impressive surroundings of Brinkburn Priory in Northumberland. For this reconstruction of a Vespers that could have be held in St Mark's, Venice McCreesh shows a real understanding of the placing and choreography of the participants in the musical aspects of the liturgy.