Vespro Della Beata Vergine
1989
1h 30m
Music
Overview
This large-scale live recording (Gardiner's second) was made in Venice's St Mark's Basilica. It captures the drama as well as the ceremonial aspect of the work, despite sometimes cloudy recorded sound.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide. “Gardiner's second [recording of the Vespers], spectacularly recorded live in St Mark's, has a punchy choral sound, near-operatic solo singing (Bryn Terfel and Alistair Miles are among the basses), emphatic enunciation, big contrasts and deliberate exploitation of the building's spaces. Its outright theatricality sets it apart from other performances.
Top Cast
John Eliot Gardiner
Conductor
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Ann Monoyios
Soprano
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Marinella Pennicchi
Soprano
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Mark Tucker
Tenor
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Nigel Robson
Tenor
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Sandro Naglia
Tenor
Bryn Terfel
Bass
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Alastair Miles
Bass
