Sacred Music Vol. 3 (Dixit Dominus RV595; Domine ad adjuvandum RV593; Beatus vir RV598; etc)

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Sacred Music Vol. 3 (Dixit Dominus RV595; Domine ad adjuvandum RV593; Beatus vir RV598; etc)
Susan Gritton, Catrin Wyn-Davies, sopranos Catherine Denley, alto Charles Daniels, tenor Neal Davies, Michael George, basses The Choir of the King's C

[ Hyperion / CD ]

Release Date: Saturday 1 January 2000

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'Performances and recording quality are exemplary' - BBC Music Magazine

'Performances and recording quality are exemplary'
- BBC Music Magazine

'A rewarding issue, well documented and spaciously recorded'
- Gramophone

'Robert King's revelatory series cannot fail to enhance the status of Vivaldi's choral music. His sparkling attack and consistently fine choice of soloists have revealed unexpected masterpieces'
- Classic CD

'Outstanding performances that have vitality and fervour without sacrificing clarity'
- Goldberg, Spain

'The superlatives flow just as easily as reviews on the previous two discs have done'
- Organists' Review

The first release in The King's Consort's series of Vivaldi recordings was declared 'Best Vivaldi Recording of 1995' by the Vivaldi Institute in Venice. With this third volume we present five more large-scale choral works, including the rarely heard 'second' Dixit Dominus and two settings of the Beatus vir. RV597 is the famous one and includes the 'antifona' on the words 'Beatus vir' which recurs throughout the work to such great effect.
Domine ad adjuvandum has been justifiably described as Vivaldi's 'most perfect' sacred composition and fully exploits the antiphonal potential of double choirs and orchestras: a work of great panache.

Tracks:

Dixit Dominus RV595 [23'05]
for SSA soloists, five-part choir and orchestra

Domine ad adjuvandum RV593 [7'05]
for soprano soloist, two four-part choirs and two orchestras

Credidi propter quod RV605 [7'04]
for five-part choir and orchestra

Beatus vir RV598 [7'11]
for SSA soloists, four-part choir and orchestra

Beatus vir RV597 [25'21]
for SSATBB soloists, two four-part choirs and two orchestras