Added: Oct 12, 2008
From: OedipusColoneus
Duration: 7:15
Stereo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY_wi11M1jY&fmt=18 Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741). Gloria, for 3 solo voices, chorus, trumpet, oboe, violin (ad lib), 2 violas, 2 cellos, strings & continuo in D major (RV 589): I. Gloria in excelsis Deo (Chorus). II. Et in terra pax (Chorus). Taverner Consort & Players. Dir: Andrew Parrott. Antonio Vivaldi wrote several settings of the Gloria. RV 589 is the most familiar and popular piece of sacred music by Vivaldi; however, he was known to have written at least three Gloria settings. Only two survive (RV 588 and RV 589) whilst the other (RV 590) is presumably lost and is only mentioned in the Kreuzherren catalogue. RV 589 This is the better known setting of the Gloria, simply known as "the Vivaldi Gloria" due to its outstanding popularity. This piece, along with its mother composition RV 588, was composed at the same time during Vivaldi's employment at the Pieta. Two introduzioni exist as explained in the aforementioned article. RV 589 is more mature and original than its predecessor, however evidence of obvious inspiration (and plagiarism) still exist. The first movement's chorus shares similar key modulations to that of the first movement of RV 588, only modified to fit a triple meter instead of the quadruple meter of RV 588; the orchestral motifs are also shared, including octaval jumps in the primal motives of the piece. The second movement is much more dramatic in RV 589, but nevertheless shares with RV Anh. 23 in that the second movement of both employ the use of incessant and repetitious semiquaver behind chord progressions in the chorus. The "Qui Tollis" movement of RV 589 is rhythmically similar to the first few measures of RV 588 (and ultimately RV Anh. 23). The last movement, "Cum Sancto Spiritu," is essentially an "upgraded" version of Ruggieri's original movement — that is to say, updated to fit the standards of the emerging classical style, with the addition of accidentals that were missing in RV Anh. 23 and RV 588.
Channel: Music
Tags: 589 and andrew consort gloria parrott players rv taverner vivaldi
Rating: 4.40 (10 ratings) Views: 544' favoriteCount='6 Comments: 8
OedipusColoneus Says:
Oct 15, 2008 - Hello, :) 2003.
The30YearOldVirgin Says:
Oct 17, 2008 - Thanks :)
margotlorena Says:
Oct 24, 2008 - the thing that I dont get about this recording, is that why would they transpose the tenor and bass key one octave up so that woman could sing it! there are parts where the bass and tenor are higher than alto and soprano, the chord may be the same but for example an octave is not the same as unison
OedipusColoneus Says:
Oct 25, 2008 - It's on a article: "Vivaldi was well known as, among other things, the music director of the famous all-girl orchestra of the Ospedale della Pietà orphanage in Venice, for which he wrote many of his most famous sacred works, including the Gloria. Andrew Parrott is the first to try recording these works with an all-female cast (well, singers, anyway)."
OedipusColoneus Says:
Oct 25, 2008 - "He handles the published SATB scoring by simply transposing the tenor and bass parts up an octavethe resulting chords are occasionally surprising but always persuasive. The Magnificat and the short Psalm settings are less familiar but equally convincing. Parrott includes some beautifully sung plainchant; the Taverner Players make the Sonatas (is sublime too strong a word for Vivaldi?) exquisite". Matthew Westphal
margotlorena Says:
Oct 25, 2008 - Yes, I already know about the ospedale being a female choir but it is kind of weird listening to the et in terra pax, where the tenors sing that ascending line and it sounds above the sopranos, of course the chord is the same one, but it still does not convince me. maybe he could have got some very low female singers?
Defiston Says:
Nov 16, 2008 - fantastic!
The30YearOldVirgin Says:
Oct 15, 2008 - Lovely! In which year was this recorded?