VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE

Description

CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI (1567-1643)
Vespers of the Blessed Virgin in concerto
composed on cantus firmi, SV 206
from Sanctissimae Virgini Missa senis vocibus ac Vesperae pluribus decantandae, n. 2
Venice, Ricciardo Amadino, 1610

Intonatio: Deus in adiutorium
Responsorium: Domine ad adiuvandum
Psalmus 109: Dixit Dominus
Concerto: Nigra sum
Psalmus 112: Laudate pueri
Concerto: Pulchra es
Psalmus 121: Laetatus sum
Concerto: Duo Seraphim
Psalmus 126: Nisi Dominus
Concerto: Audi coelum
Psalmus 147: Lauda Jerusalem
Sonata sopra “Sancta Maria”
Hymnus: Ave maris stella
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A great Monteverdi Festival preview dedicated to the most important sacred composition of the Cremona’s composer: the Vespro della Beata Vergine. Two of the best Spanish early music groups, the Capella Reial de Catalunya and Le Concert des Nations, created and conducted by Jordi Savall, in an execution that will be unforgettable for Festival’s audience.