Gloria
composed by Antonio Vivaldi, 1678-1741; conducted by Stephen Cleobury, 1948-; produced by Stephen Johns; performed by Choir of King's College, Cambridge and Academy of Ancient Music (Warner Music, 2009), 1 hour 9 mins
Details
- Field of Interest
- Classical Music
- Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi, 1678-1741
- Conductor
- Stephen Cleobury, 1948-
- Content Type
- Music recording
- Duration
- 1 hour 9 mins
- Ensemble
- Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Academy of Ancient Music
- Format
- Audio
- Label
- Warner Music
- UPC (Physical)
- 724355726520
- Producer
- Stephen Johns
- Date Recorded
- 2001
- Release Date
- 2009
- Review
- Twenty years after it was first released by Archiv in 1987, Trevor Pinnock and the English Consort's coupling of Vivaldi's Gloria and Scarlatti's Dixit Dominus still sounds new, vital, and even contemporary in this 2007 reissue. Pinnock's tempos are lively, his lines clean, his textures clear, and his rhythms crisp. The English Consort's playing is light, tight, suave, supple, and, when the piece calls for it, powerful. The Choir of the English Consort's singing is sensitive, strong, and excellently enunciated. Soprano Nancy Argenta is a standout among the singers, and the instrumental soloists, especially clarion trumpeter Crispian Steele-Perkins, are uniformly strong. Archiv's early digital sound was bright, deep, and detailed when it was first released, and because this is an un-remastered reissue of the same disc, it remains the same. If you want to hear a coupling of Vivaldi's Gloria and Scarlatti's Dixit Dominus, Pinnock's was then and remains now a fine first choice. ~ James Leonard, All Music Guide
- Subject
- Classical Music, Music & Performing Arts, Baroque, Barroco, Baroque
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Barroco