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Antonio Vivaldi Stabat Mater Ensemble 415 Ch Banchini A Scholl [2003] [APE Normal]

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"Stabat Mater" by Antonio Vivaldi

About this CD: An interpretation by a singer who is generally regarded as one of the worlds greatest countertenors.
Recorded in June 1995
Orchestra: Ensemble 415
Conductor: Chiara Banchini
Soloists: Andreas Scholl (countertenor)


About the composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) was probably born in Venice, Italy. The priest Vivaldi, in view of his wild red hair often called "the red priest" (Il Preto Rosso), worked the largest part of his life as a music master at the Ospedale della Pieta' in Venice, originally an orphanage for extra-marital girls. For an important part this may not only have influenced the score of his works (there were only women to play and sing), but could also be the reason for the fact that he frequently made use of easy to listen to melodies, as these were mostly intended for a young female audience. His most famous work, of course, is "Le Quattro Stagioni" (The Four Seasons). He died in Vienna, during one of his journeys.

The first movement of Vivaldi's "Stabat Mater" has been used in the soundtrack of the movie "The talented Mr.Ripley"

About the "Stabat Mater":
Date: ± 1727
Performers: Alto, strings and continuo
Particulars: The composition is divided into eight sections. The melodies of sections 1 to 3 are repeated in sections 4 to 6. This Stabat Mater is one of the most beautiful ever composed.
Textual variations: Only the first ten stanzas are used. It seems that for some time shorter versions of the Stabat Mater were used as a hymn for Vespers for the Friday after Holy Week

Date: 2003
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Cat. No: HMC901571


Style: Classical, Baroque, Chamber Music


Tracklist:
01-03. Concerto for Strings in C major RV 114 (6:11)
04-07. Cantata 'Cessate, omai cessate' RV 684 (12:04)
08-09. Concerto for Strings 'Sonata al Santo Sepolcro' in E flat RV 130 (5:03)
10-12. Introduzione al miserere 'Filia Maestae Jerusalem' in C minor RV 638 (9:29)
13-21. 'Stabat Mater' in F minor RV 621 (18:37)

Playing time: 52 min


Format: Monkey's Audio (APE)
Quality: Normal
Bitrate: average ~593kbps

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