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Vivaldi: Sacred Music [Hybrid SACD]
Manufacturer: Naxos
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All Works by Vivaldi
| Vivaldi, Antonio
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ASIN: B00030B916
Release Date: 2004-11-16 |
Album Description
Volume 1 of Vivaldi's complete sacred music features the impressive if less familiar of the two settings of the Gloria, RV 588, the second setting of the vespers psalm Dixit Dominus, and Nulla in mundo pax sincera, used with striking effect in the film Shine. With texts divided between soloists and chorus, both compositions bear all the hallmarks of Vivaldi's finest choral works: festive brilliance, dramatic changes of mood and texture, and passages of aching melancholy. Conductor Kevin Mallon founded the Aradia Ensemble in 1996, and has already made 20 highly regarded recordings with the group for Naxos.
Customer Reviews:
Could be a personal bias.......2007-01-15
Is it me, or are modern performances of Baroque music always inclined to be driven at much too high a tempo? This recording is symptomatic of this modern "disease." Not every single track suffers from this malady, but the joyous, usually quick tempo'd numbers are excessively so in my opinion, which annoys me. It's like a speed contest to finish the movement in the fastest time to date. Other than that, which I have returned CD's for in the past, a respectable recording.
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- Marston Does it Again - and Again
- terrible sound quality
- An excellent preservation of a remarkable voice.
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Victor Recordings, Vol. 1 (1903-1909)
Manufacturer: Marston
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ASIN: B000004BOE
Release Date: 1997-10-14 |
Tracks:
- Dich, teure Halle
- Ho-jo-to-ho
- O patria mia
- Du bist die Ruh'
- O patria mia
- Einsam in truben Tagen
- Der Nussbaum
- Aus meinen grossen Schmerzen
- Liebchen ist da!
- Ave Maria
- Einsam in truben Tagen
- Ho-jo-to-ho
- Ave Maria
- Erlkonig
- Verborgene Wunden
- Like The Rose Bud
- O patria mia
- Allmacht'ge Jungfrau
- Dich, teure Halle
- Mild und leise
- Inflammatus et accensus
Tracks:
- Widmung
- Standchen
- How Much I Love You
- The Year's At The Spring
- Standchen
- Gretchen am Spinnrade
- Ritorna Vincitor
- Traft ihr das Schiff
- Selig, wie die Sonne, Take 1
- Selig, wie die Sonne, Take 2
- Voi lo sapete
- Irish Folk Song
- Ich weiss Euch einen lieben Schatz
- War es so schmahlich?
- Fort denn eile
- Dein Werk
- Jochanaan, ich bin verliebt
- Fliegt heim, ihr Raben
- Ewig war ich
- Fu la sorte...Alla pompa
- La fatal pietra...O terra addio
Customer Reviews:
Marston Does it Again - and Again.......2002-03-13
Ward Marston has developed an amazing ability to bring old recordings back to life. The Gadski collections - there are two of them on his label - are amazing preservations of one of the great but neglected dramatic sopranos of the first 50 years of the 20th century. Listeners brought up on modern sound will have trouble with the surface noise; but learn to listen beyond it. Nobody sings like this today.
terrible sound quality.......2002-01-05
Although this CD has its place as a historic recording of Johanna Gadski, the sound quality is so terrible it is practically impossible to even evaluate Gadski's voice. If you buy this CD, do it only to have a recording of hers in your collection. DO NOT buy this CD for the great repertoire on it. It is not something you will listen to for enjoyment when wanting to hear beautiful music.
An excellent preservation of a remarkable voice........1998-09-23
Here is the "Golden Age" dramatic soprano, captured at her best in excerpts from the German and Italian operas in which she excelled, with some truly exquisite recordings of songs thrown in for good measure. This long-neglected artist has finally achieved the recognition she has so long-since deserved.
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Grieg: Works for Piano, Vol. 2
Manufacturer: Centaur
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Grieg, Edvard
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ASIN: B000AYYTQC
Release Date: 2005-09-27 |
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Grieg: Works for Piano, Vol. 6
Manufacturer: Centaur
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ASIN: B000MX7TH2
Release Date: 2007-02-27 |
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Grieg: Works for Piano, Vol. 3
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ASIN: B000DZV8GW
Release Date: 2006-01-24 |
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Grieg: Works for Piano, Vol. 5
Manufacturer: Centaur
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ASIN: B000J10KDW
Release Date: 2006-10-31 |
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Grieg: Works for Piano, Vol. 4
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Grieg, Edvard
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ASIN: B000F6ZINS
Release Date: 2006-04-25 |
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Grieg: Works for Piano, Vol. 1
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- Antonio pompa-Baldi Plays Johannes Brahms
ASIN: B0007WFY7A
Release Date: 2005-03-29 |
Tracks:
- I. Allegro Con Leggerezza
- II. Non Allegro E Molto Espressivo
- III. Mazurka
- IV. Allegretto Con Moto
- I. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
- II. Allegro Contabile
- III. Con Moto
- IV. Andante Con Sentimento
- V. Allegro Moderato
- VI. Allegro Scherzando
- I. Praeludium
- II. Sarabande
- III. Gavotte
- IV. Air
- V. Riagudon
- I. Allegro Moderato
- II. Andante Molto
- III. Alla Menuetto, Ma Poco Piu Lento
- IV. Finale: Molto Allegro
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- Glory be to God, for Vivaldi
- Vivaldi's 'other' Dixit Dominus and his 'other' Gloria
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Vivaldi: Dixit Dominus, RV 595; Gloria, RV 588; Nulla in mundo pax sincera
Manufacturer: Naxos
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All Works by Vivaldi
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ASIN: B00030B9E8
Release Date: 2004-11-16 |
Tracks:
- Dixit Dominus: Allegro
- Donec Ponam Inimicos Tuos: Andante
- Virgam Virtutis Tuae: Allegro
- Tecum Principium: Allegro
- Juravit Dominus: Largo - Presto
- Dominus A Dextris Tuis: Allegro
- Judicabit In Nationibus: Largo - Presto
- De Torrente In Via Bibet: Largo
- Gloria Patri: Andante
- Sicut Erat In Principio: Allegro
- Et In Saecula Saeculorum: (Allegro)
- (Aria): Nulla In Mundo: Larghetto - Jane Archibald
- Recitativo: Blando Colore - Jane Archibald
- (Aria): Spirat Anguis: Allegro - Jane Archibald
- Alleluia: (Allegro) - Jane Archibald
- Jubilate, O Amoeni Chori: Allegro
- Recitativo: In Tam Solemni Pompa
- Sonoro Modulamine - I Gloria In Excelsis (RV 588): Allegro
- II. Et In Terra Pax: Largo
- III. Laudamus Te: Allegro
- IV. Gratias Agimus Tibi: Adagio
- V. Domine Deus, Rex Coelestis: Largo
- V. I Domine, Fili Unigenite: (Allegro)
- V. II Domine Deus, Agnus Dei: Allegro
- V. III Qui Tollis Peccata Mundi: Adagio
- IX. Qui Sedes Ad Dexteram Patris: Largo
- X. Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus: Allegro
- XI. Cum Sancto Spiritu: Adagio - (Allegro)
Album Description
Volume 1 of Vivaldi's complete sacred music features the impressive if less familiar of the two settings of the Gloria, RV 588, the second setting of the vespers psalm Dixit Dominus, and Nulla in mundo pax sincera, used with striking effect in the film Shine. With texts divided between soloists and chorus, both compositions bear all the hallmarks of Vivaldi's finest choral works: festive brilliance, dramatic changes of mood and texture, and passages of aching melancholy. Conductor Kevin Mallon founded the Aradia Ensemble in 1996, and has already made 20 highly regarded recordings with the group for Naxos.
Customer Reviews:
Glory be to God, for Vivaldi.......2005-10-03
Nobody else but Vivaldi from
the opening notes of the
Dixit Dominus, to the
closing ones in the
"Cum Sancto Spiritus"
Vivaldi's musical style
of well specified.
Choral music from
the same great composer
who brought us "The Four Seasons".
Vivaldi's choral works
too are as highly regarded
as his most famous concerti.
In the Gloria we get a bonus,
there is an introductory "Jubilate"
that in the original is attached to
the RV 588 Gloria, that we do not
get with most recordings, but the
reason for this is that the
"Jubilate" can be played separate.
The Aradia Ensemble does a great
job, and the soloists sing wonderfully.
Mr. Mallon did a great job putting
all together...
Vivaldi's 'other' Dixit Dominus and his 'other' Gloria.......2005-01-09
Prolific as Vivaldi was, he seems to be represented in most people's minds by only a few works: 'The Four Seasons,' of course, a few others of the violin concerti and among his sacred vocal works the 'Gloria' in D major, RV 589 (with its familiar opening bouncing octaves on D) and the 'Dixit Dominus,' RV 594. Presented here, however, are the other surviving 'Gloria', RV 588, also in D major, and the rarely heard other 'Dixit Dominus,' RV 595. Confusing? Well, yes. It doesn't help that the RV numbers (Ryom-Verzeichnis, named for musicologist Peter Ryom) are contiguous in each case and thus easily mistaken for each other. It is a shame, though, that these alternative settings are not better known, and it was a brilliant idea for Kevin Mallon and his Aradia* Ensemble to put them together on a CD and, further, to give them sterling performances. I expect some buyers might obtain this CD thinking they were getting the better-known versions of 'Gloria' and 'Dixit Dominus.' Naxos makes it clear in the printed matter on the back of the CD that these are not those, but frankly even if a musiclover bought these by mistake he or she wouldn't be disappointed in the music itself, because these two lesser-known settings are every bit as good as their sister works. Indeed, in my opinion the second 'Gloria' is ultimately more satisfying because it is more subtle and also because in this presentation it is linked with a lightly scored introduction containing a da capo aria for contralto, 'Jubilate, o amoeni chori' ('Rejoice, fair choirs'), a B minor recitative, and another brief aria 'Sonoro modulamine' ('In sounding music') that then lead directly in the choir's jubilant 'Gloria in excelsis.' Nonetheless, this 'Gloria' partakes of the same joy and choral felicity as its sibling. High points include the minor-key 'Et in terra pax' with its descending scale motif with close imitation in the choral voices, against throbbing chords in the now-expanded orchestra. 'Laudamus te' is a duet for sopranos in joyous roulades in thirds. 'Domine deus, rex coelestis' is a spirited tenor solo. 'Domine, Fili unigenite' is a short choral fugue, just as it is in its better-known sister, and frankly it strikes me as having more satisfying counterpoint but, darn it, it's too brief! A plaintive oboe solo opens the soprano's aria, 'Domine Deus, Agnus Dei.' Then two oboes join in in the following choral 'Qui tollis.' These two linked movements are the sublime apex of the musical arc. Tension is released in a lilting contralto aria, 'Qui sedes ad dextram patris,' which is followed by the soprano's buoyant G major 'Quoniam tu solus sanctus.' We return to our home key of D major in the choral 'Cum Sancto Spirito,' which begins solemnly but then breaks into final fugue with baroque trumpet obbligato.
'Dixit Dominus,' a setting of the 109th Psalm ('The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand') is scored for five vocal soloists, five part chorus, two oboes, strings and continuo. It is partly celebratory and partly minatory ('The Lord ... shall wound even kings in the day of his wrath') and Vivaldi catches both aspects of this Vespers Psalm beautifully, weaving back and forth between the joyous and the sternly remonstrative. This 20-minute work is served well by Mallon and his marvelous Aradia Ensemble, which includes both instrumentalists and chorus. His vocal soloists are largely drawn from the chorus and there is not a weak one among them. They are Michelle de Boer, soprano; Anita Krause, mezzo; Peter Mahon, countertenor; Nils Brown, tenor; and Giles Tomkins, bass.
The only soloist from outside the chorus is Jane Archibald whose silvery and flexible soprano is heard not only in 'Dixit Dominus' and 'Gloria' but also in the extraordinarily beautiful (and new to me) motet for solo soprano, strings and continuo, 'Nulla in mundo pax sincera' ('In the world there is no real peace'), in which she charms with both her sweet tone and absolutely secure coloratura. It contains a gentle siciliano 'Nulla in mundo' that sounds as much like Handel as anything here; for some reason it reminds me of the opening chorus of his 'Solomon.' The text promises serenity in the world beyond. The following recitative and da capo aria warn that the blandishments of the world are false (with fiercesome fioriture) before returning to the hope of sacred peace, ending with an 'Alleluia.' This is a very fine piece and is done superbly by soloist and orchestra alike.
I've increasingly come to feel that the Aradia Ensemble has become one of the better baroque music groups in the world. I look forward to each of their releases.
Give yourself a present. Get this CD and learn some unfamiliar Vivaldi in marvelous performances.
Scott Morrison
*It's Aradia - not ArCadia. Aradia was Apollo's twin sister, daughter of Leto and Zeus, who was sent by the gods to teach humankind to transmute the music of the natural world into song.
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- Pompa-Baldi is Superb Pianist
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11th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Maxim Philippov & Antonio Pompa-Baldi
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ASIN: B00005QKFO
Release Date: 2001-10-09 |
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The word among piano fanciers after the completion of the 11th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition was that the Fort Worth contest had fielded the strongest team of finalists in its 40-year history. To judge by this excellent recording, the two pianists who shared second prize, Antonio Pompa-Baldi of Italy and Maxim Philippov of Russia, must have lost out to the two who shared first (Russia's Olga Kern and Stanislav Ioudenitch) by no more than a sixteenth note.
In Chopin's Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor ("Funeral March"), Pompa-Baldi proves himself a more interesting Chopin player than Jon Nakamatsu, the first-prize winner of the 10th Cliburn. Pompa-Baldi's performance of the B-flat Minor Sonata is intelligently organized and lyrical. If it lacks the conviction and thrust that Evgeny Kissin brings to the piece in his BMG recording, one could make the same criticism about almost every other recording of the work by a living pianist. Pompa-Baldi does a fine job with the bright Franco-Italian colors of Poulenc's "Caprice italien" (the final movement of the composer's Napoli Suite) and the motoric rhythms of Prokoviev's Etude in D Minor. His most convincing performance is his reading of Scriabin's Sonata No. 4 in F sharp Major. In its wit and sophistication, Pompa-Baldi's Scriabin more nearly approaches the music of Debussy than that of Rachmaninov--an interpretive route that Scriabin, never a fan of his countryman's music, would, no doubt, have approved.
Rachmaninov that sounds traditional in its dark coloration and keening poignancy is what Philippov supplies in his performances of 10 of the composer's 13 Preludes, Op. 32. This is playing I would call great were it not for versions just as reliable and slightly more wonderful--such as Ashkenazy's recording of all 24 Preludes on Decca and Richter's selection of 13 Preludes from Op. 23 and Op. 32 (most recently available on an Olympia disc). For a complete version of Op. 32 that is utterly different--more attentive to the polyphonic play of voices, less conventionally virtuosic, and lighter in textures--try Konstantin Lifschitz's brilliant account on Denon, which is coupled with music by Scriabin, including an astonishing performance of the Sonata No. 5. --Stephen Wigler
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Pompa-Baldi is Superb Pianist.......2006-02-27
I just saw Antonio Pompa-Baldi and his beautiful wife, Emanuela Frisciani, at a duo pianists concert in Merrick, LI, and they were among the top performers of the Merrick-Bellmore Community Concert Association's 50 year history. The audience adored them. I bought this CD, and it is fantastic - The only thing better would have been a DVD of the performance!
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- So Pra Voce
- Souk System [Import]
- Su Di Me [Import]
Rock Music
rock music
Recommended Music:
NYC Subway: Songs from the Underground
Bach: Das Kantatenwerk Sacred Cantatas Vol. 10
Ansel Adams Sounds of Christmas: Winterland Christmas 2-CD
Motel
All India Radio [Import]
Annica
Baila Hacia el Milenio Nuevo- Dance into the New Millennium
Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking?
A New Life
70's Groove
At the Embers [Import] [Live] [Original recording remastered]
50 Anos de Forro [Import]
Aquel Que Había Muerto
Simple Truths
Sarah Slightly Classical