Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Vivaldi: Gloria in D

On this CD:

1. Gloria, for 3 solo voices, chorus, trumpet, oboe, violin (ad lib), 2 violas, 2 cellos, strings & continuo in D major, RV 589
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Arnold Schoenberg Choir / Vienna Concentus Musicus with Marjana Lipovsek, Elisabeth von Magnus, Sylvia McNair
Conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt

2. Stabat Mater for soprano, alto, strings & organ
Composed by Giovanni Pergolesi
Performed by Vienna Concentus Musicus with Marjana Lipovsek, Eva Mei
Conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tracks:

Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus - George Frideric Handel
Messiah: For Unto Us A Child Is Born - George Frideric Handel
Laudate Dominum - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Magnificat: Esurientes - Johann Sebastian Bach
B Minor Mass: Credo - Johann Sebastian Bach
B Minor Mass: Crucifixus - Johann Sebastian Bach
Avinu Malkeinu - Jewish Traditional
O Magnum Mysterium - Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina
Estote Fortes in Bello - TomLuis de Victoria
Stabat Mater: Opening Movement - Giovanni Pergolesi
Stabat Mater: Quae Moerebat - Giovanni Pergolesi
Stabat Mater: Fac ut Ardeat - XXGiovanni Pergolesi
Gloria: Opening Movement - Antonio Vivaldi
Stabat Mater: Eja Mater - Antonio Vivaldi
Magnificat: Quia Fecit - Claudio Monteverdi
Requiem:: Dies Irae - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Requiem: Lacrimosa - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Tzadik Katamar - Louis Lewandowski
Sanctus From Mass In A-Flat - Franz Schubert
Requiem: Libera Me Domine - Gabriel Faure
Requiem: Pie Jesu - Gabriel Faure
Ave Verum - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Creation: Achieved Is The Glorious Work - Franz Josef Haydn
Messiah: Since By Man Came Death - George Frideric Handel
Messiah: Amen - George Frideric Handel

Customer Reviews:

Religious Hit Parade.......2002-04-08

I was torn between four and five stars for this album. In the end, it got five because of the inclusion of the two wonderful traditional Jewish songs - "Alvinu Malkeinu" and "Tzadik Katamar". They are the highlights of the disc for me (no, I'm not Jewish, but that doesn't matter) - and really, where else are you going to find this kind of music?

This CD serves the same purpose as a sampler disc - enticing the listener to buy the full works - Handel's "Messiah", Pergolesi's "Stabat Mater", Faurè's Requiem Mass, and what have you. Believe it or not, I had never heard any of "Messiah" - not even the Hallelujah Chorus in its entirety - before I purchased this CD. Now I realize what I've been missing and checked it out from the local library. Ditto for the unearthly beauty of Pergolesi's "Stabat Mater" - check out the samples of "Stabat Mater Dolorosa" and "Quae Moerebat" if you don't believe me.

The quality of the performers is excellent, and how can ANYONE pass up that price???? That is what ultimately clinched it at a solid five stars. I consider this CD one of my greatest finds - you will too.

Very uplifting.......2000-05-21

This is a great bargain CD with excerpts from some familiar classics and some lesser known treasures. Many listeners, including myself, will want to own the complete performance of most of these works, but this CD is a good way to hear composers such as Lewandowski and Pergolesi, whose works may not already be a part of your music library. The opening movement of Vivaldi's Gloria as performed by the Atlanta Symphony and Chorus conducted by Robert Shaw is terrific. True to his reputation as one of the greatest choral conductors of all time, everything sounds just right under his baton. The other performances were not as highly distinguished in my humble opinion, but overall most of them were good, and many were excellent. For Handel's Messiah though, I highly recommend Sir Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony and Chorus, starring Kiri Te Kanawa (once you hear the Solti version, most other Messiah performances don't feel as moving). And if you enjoyed this CD, you'll really love Kiri Te Kanawa's Ave Maria album.

Customer Reviews:

Caution! Previously released material.......2003-03-15

All the tracks on this CD previously appeared in Rinaldo Alessandrini's Italian series (plus Handel's "Trionfo...") on OPUS 111 so there is nothing of interest here for those who have been collecting it religiously.Yet the price of the disc doesn't suggest a sampler release! I took it for granted that Mingardo, an artist of such a rare charisma had at last recorded a solo disc. She is one of those singers who immediately absorb our attention and brighten up even the most boring opera productions, so it is not hard to imagine that the same qualities would make her solo recital a winner. To me this disc is still a great opportunity to hear Mingardo in the repertoire she is mainly associated with, but it is a strange collection because many of the samples gathered here don't work too well outside the compositions they are extracted from. Besides, four tracks don't feature Mingardo at all which is a bit strange in a realease of this kind.Mingardo's art certainly deserves a better overview, particularly as her repertoire is not limited to the Italian baroque as this release might suggest, but until we finally get a solo disc from this marvellous contralto, this sampler is certainly worth exploring.

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589

Average customer rating:

Wonderful recording of Vivaldi and Pergolesi

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589

Manufacturer: Teldec
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000000SHN
Release Date: 1994-04-05

Tracks:

Gloria RV 589: Gloria in excelsis
Gloria RV 589: Et in terra pax
Gloria RV 589: Laudamus te
Gloria RV 589: Gratias agimus tibi
Gloria RV 589: Propter magnam gloriam tuam
Gloria RV 589: Domine Deus
Gloria RV 589: Domine fili unigenite
Gloria RV 589: Domine Deus, agnus Dei
Gloria RV 589: Qui tollis peccata mundi
Gloria RV 589: Qui sedes ad dexteram patris
Gloria RV 589: Quoniam tu solus sanctus
Gloria RV 589: Cum sancto spiritu
Stabat Mater: Stabat mater dolorosa
Stabat Mater: Cujus animam gementem
Stabat Mater: O quam tristis et afflicta
Stabat Mater: Quae moerebat et dolebat
Stabat Mater: Quis est homo
Stabat Mater: Vidit suum dulcem natum
Stabat Mater: Eja mater fons amoris
Stabat Mater: Fac, ut ardeat cor meum
Stabat Mater: Sancta mater, istud agas
Stabat Mater: Fac ut portem Christi mortem
Stabat Mater: Inflammatus et accensus
Stabat Mater: Quando corpus morietur

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful recording of Vivaldi and Pergolesi.......1999-08-06

This is a wonderful recording by Nikolaus Harnoncourt. His recording of the Vivaldi Gloria is marvelous as is the recording of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater.

The recording of the Stabat Mater is quite moving. The soloists do convey the emotional content of the work wonderfully. Yet, they do not transform it into a work of Italian Romantic Opera, which it most certainly is not.