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Domenico Scarlatti: Stabat Mater
composed by Domenico Scarlatti, 1685-1757; conducted by Francis Grier; produced by Mark Brown, 1962-; performed by Anthony Pleeth, Chi-Chi Nwanoku, Timothy Bryam-Wigfield, Francis Grier, Charles Harris and Nicholas Clapton, Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford (Hyperion), 53 mins
The choral music of Domenico Scarlatti is almost unknown, a mere footnote to the hundreds of concise yet radically innovative keyboard sonatas that were among the first works of the late Baroque/early Classical period to receive frequent performances. This disc from Belgium's Ricercar label, with a truly pan-Europ...
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composed by Domenico Scarlatti, 1685-1757; conducted by Francis Grier; produced by Mark Brown, 1962-; performed by Anthony Pleeth, Chi-Chi Nwanoku, Timothy Bryam-Wigfield, Francis Grier, Charles Harris and Nicholas Clapton, Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford (Hyperion), 53 mins
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The choral music of Domenico Scarlatti is almost unknown, a mere footnote to the hundreds of concise yet radically innovative keyboard sonatas that were among the first works of the late Baroque/early Classical period to receive frequent performances. This disc from Belgium's Ricercar label, with a truly pan-European group of singers called Vox Luminis, is labeled as a performance of the Scarlatti Stabat Mater (less familiar even than that of his...
The choral music of Domenico Scarlatti is almost unknown, a mere footnote to the hundreds of concise yet radically innovative keyboard sonatas that were among the first works of the late Baroque/early Classical period to receive frequent performances. This disc from Belgium's Ricercar label, with a truly pan-European group of singers called Vox Luminis, is labeled as a performance of the Scarlatti Stabat Mater (less familiar even than that of his father, Alessandro Scarlatti), but it actually includes four choral works of various kinds, plus two keyboard sonatas played on the organ. All, except for the opening Te Deum laudamus, are as conservative as the keyboard sonatas are radical -- polyphonic, rarely operatic, and drawing on aspects of Renaissance music and styles of the early Baroque. They may have been early works, written in Rome before Scarlatti's departure for the Iberian peninsula, but this is not certain. What's most striking is that, although conservative, the music shows a good deal of Scarlatti's characteristic imagination. Consider the Stabat Mater itself, specified as a setting for 10 voices and continuo. That would lead the listener to expect two choirs of five voices each, or some other subdivision, but that's not the case; it's an actual 10-part polyphonic setting of the text, with constantly shifting configurations of the 10 voices, a moving setting of "Juxta crucem" in which onlookers seem to add their voices in mourning, and a slam-bang finale in which all spring into action to depict the soul "inflamed and burning" at the day of judgment and its ascent into the "glory of Paradise." Vox Luminis has a rather dry sound with one voice per part -- normally undesirable in music where choirs were available, and destructive of the contrasts in the four-voice Miserere that closes the program, with its alternation among choral, solo, and chant sections. In the Stabat Mater, however, it works quite well in clarifying the complex textures of the work. Recommended for those enamored of Domenico Scarlatti's peculiar genius, especially those tolerant of one-voice-per-part approaches. ~ James Manheim, All Music Guide
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Date Written / Recorded
1985-07-01
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Anthony Pleeth, Chi-Chi Nwanoku, Timothy Bryam-Wigfield, Francis Grier, Charles Harris, Nicholas Clapton
Contributor
Francis Grier, Anthony Howell, Mark Brown, 1962-
Author / Creator
Domenico Scarlatti, 1685-1757, Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Anthony Pleeth, Chi-Chi Nwanoku, Timothy Bryam-Wigfield, Francis Grier, Charles Harris, Nicholas Clapton
Publisher
Hyperion
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Maxwell Davies: Mass; Missa Parvula
composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, 1934-2016; conducted by Martin Baker; produced by Mark Brown, 1962-; performed by Robert Quinney, 1976- and Robert Houssart, Westminster Cathedral Choir (Hyperion), 1 hour 7 mins
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composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, 1934-2016; conducted by Martin Baker; produced by Mark Brown, 1962-; performed by Robert Quinney, 1976- and Robert Houssart, Westminster Cathedral Choir (Hyperion), 1 hour 7 mins
Date Written / Recorded
2003-07-01
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Westminster Cathedral Choir, Robert Quinney, 1976-, Robert Houssart
Contributor
Martin Baker, Julian Millard, Mark Brown, 1962-
Author / Creator
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, 1934-2016, Westminster Cathedral Choir, Robert Quinney, 1976-, Robert Houssart
Publisher
Hyperion
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Pierra de la Rue: Missa de Feria, Missa Sancta Dei Genitrix
composed by Pierre de La Rue, 1452-1518; conducted by Christopher Page; produced by Martin Compton; performed by Catherine King, Steven Harrold, Julian Podger, Leigh Nixon, Stephen Charlesworth, Don Greig, Christopher Wilson and Shirley Rumsey, Gothic Voices (Hyperion), 1 hour 6 mins
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composed by Pierre de La Rue, 1452-1518; conducted by Christopher Page; produced by Martin Compton; performed by Catherine King, Steven Harrold, Julian Podger, Leigh Nixon, Stephen Charlesworth, Don Greig, Christopher Wilson and Shirley Rumsey, Gothic Voices (Hyperion), 1 hour 6 mins
Date Written / Recorded
1997-09-01
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Gothic Voices, Catherine King, Steven Harrold, Julian Podger, Leigh Nixon, Stephen Charlesworth, Don Greig, Christopher Wilson, Shirley Rumsey
Contributor
Christopher Page, Philip Hobbs, Martin Compton
Author / Creator
Pierre de La Rue, 1452-1518, Gothic Voices, Catherine King, Steven Harrold, Julian Podger, Leigh Nixon, Stephen Charlesworth, Don Greig, Christopher Wilson, Shirley Rumsey
Publisher
Hyperion
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Praetorius: Christmas Music
composed by Michael Praetorius, 1571-1621; conducted by David Hill, 1957-; produced by Mark Brown, 1962-; performed by Westminster Cathedral Choir and The Parley of Instruments (Hyperion), 49 mins
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composed by Michael Praetorius, 1571-1621; conducted by David Hill, 1957-; produced by Mark Brown, 1962-; performed by Westminster Cathedral Choir and The Parley of Instruments (Hyperion), 49 mins
Date Written / Recorded
1986
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Westminster Cathedral Choir, The Parley of Instruments
Contributor
David Hill, 1957-, Anthony Howell, Mark Brown, 1962-
Author / Creator
Michael Praetorius, 1571-1621, Westminster Cathedral Choir, The Parley of Instruments
Publisher
Hyperion
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Rachmaninov & Franck: Cello Sonatas
produced by Nicholas Parker; performed by Steven Isserlis, 1958-, Stephen Hough, 1961- and Rebecca Evans, 1963- (Hyperion), 1 hour 18 mins
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produced by Nicholas Parker; performed by Steven Isserlis, 1958-, Stephen Hough, 1961- and Rebecca Evans, 1963- (Hyperion), 1 hour 18 mins
Date Written / Recorded
2002-08-01
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Steven Isserlis, 1958-, Stephen Hough, 1961-, Rebecca Evans, 1963-
Contributor
Mike Hatch, Nicholas Parker
Author / Creator
Steven Isserlis, 1958-, Stephen Hough, 1961-, Rebecca Evans, 1963-
Publisher
Hyperion
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Robert Simpson: Complete Choral and Organ Music
composed by Robert Wilfred Levick Simpson, 1921-1997; conducted by Matthew Best; produced by Arthur Johnson; performed by Iain Quinn, Corydon Brass Ensemble and Corydon Singers (Hyperion), 1 hour 8 mins
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composed by Robert Wilfred Levick Simpson, 1921-1997; conducted by Matthew Best; produced by Arthur Johnson; performed by Iain Quinn, Corydon Brass Ensemble and Corydon Singers (Hyperion), 1 hour 8 mins
Date Written / Recorded
1997-10-01
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Corydon Brass Ensemble, Corydon Singers, Iain Quinn
Contributor
Matthew Best, Arthur Johnson
Author / Creator
Robert Wilfred Levick Simpson, 1921-1997, Corydon Brass Ensemble, Corydon Singers, Iain Quinn
Publisher
Hyperion
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