Vespro Della Beata Vergine - Claudio Monteverdi - ( 1 )

[apostatdurock]

Pardon codonauta.

[apostatdurock]

Merveilleuse version merci caudonoto .

[waeman]

the best thing I like in this performance is that they sing from memory !

[19Matty36]

E' la bellissima musica per la Santissima Vergine Maria, Madre di Dio!

[celco77]

I love the woman on the left at 0:51. If only we could all take such delight in our professions!

[Symphorch]

Which part is Deus in Adjutorium?

[whiskeyandfeet]

I wish I had a time machine so I could go back and beg and plead my way into the choir for this performance/recording. It's the benchmark, if for no other reason than the environs.

[EyeLean5280]

Unus alio beatus non est.

[tayrone2001]

The word is VIRGINE not vergine ....

[codonauta]

@tayrone2001 No. It is Vergine. Take a look around about the name.

[freudokimos]

@codonauta

Actually this matter, as with most issues surrounding the Vespers, is a little more complicated than it looks; on the EMI Classics and Harmonia Mundi recordings it is spelt “vergine” however, the Novello edition spells it Virgini as does Moseler with the addition of an S at the end. A further point for consideration is that the original title page from the 1610 edition also spells it Virgini. Any linguists out there?

[Marsyke]

I just watched the whole Vespro from the beginning till the very end and I'm going to listen to it again. I cannot put into words how much I liked this performance.

Seeing this live must have been a wonderful experience.

Thank you for uploading this piece of beauty.

[UncleTito72]

The best version I have ever heard of this work is on the Erato label. I don't know if it's even available anymore, but if you can find it, it is a truly breathtaking recording.

[terrapinbear]

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!

[bentleius]

Thank you very much for uploading this!

[gatoulis25]

i have the cd of this performance is fantastic !!!!!!

[davehshs]

What amazing, sublime music!

[atistirmafr]

Is this man Bryn Terfel? In 3:33...

[MoaiMaea]

While I see the similarities between the two of them I doubt that it’s him since he never was in either of the performing choirs, was he?

[quizjazz1]

@atistirmafr It's Bryn Terfel. Another evidence of the fact that even opera stars going through choirs first ;))

[codonauta]

@atistirmafr Yes. There are very talented musicians in this performing, in the beggining of their career.

[skellez83]

Is there the "Deus in auditorium?!"

[theshow2k]

It's simply perfect... :-)

[MoaiMaea]

Oh how I wish I could sing like that.

[patrickesspi]

Is it available on DVD or CD? Who are the performers?

[codonauta]

@patrickesspi Go to amazon dot co dot uk and search for

Monteverdi: Vespers Of The Blessed Virgin [DVD] [1989]

The Monteverdi Choir (Actor), The English Baroque Soloists (Actor) | Rated: Exempt | Format: DVD

4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

[MoaiMaea]

Do you own said DVD?

[codonauta]

@MoaiMaea Yes, I do.

[MoaiMaea]

Would you undertake the bothersome work of uploading it for me and others :o ?

[codonauta]

@MoaiMaea The Upload is done here in the You Tube. It has 11 parts of the DVD.

[MoaiMaea]

Oh and I thought you wrote something about letting out certain parts.

[vico1600]

monteverdi è magico.

[EriolAB]

who are the solo singers? I believe i spotted a very young bryn terfel singing bass behind the Tenor with the curly hair...

[waeman]

The best performance of the dixit dominus I ever heard !

[leonardoaino]

potenza della musica, io ateo, ascoltando questa musica mi sento vicino a dio .

[callimacos]

I'm going to see Monteverdi's Vespri in San Marco basilica the 27th of may for the 400 years anniversary! :D

[KokoroSky2]

Though I admit I prefer the Clemencic version, this one is marvellous... Thanks a lot !

[JR15491]

Wonderful videos of this work, which I have sung and love! Amazing they could do it from memory--and no, they do not look "bored". What choir was this and when was this performance?

[RFPresents]

St Mark's Cathedral in Venice is a beautiful backdrop for a Magnificat piece.

[anarka4]

Maravillosa obra de uno de los grandes del primer barroco. La puesta en escena es estremecedora y el sonido increible

[metacarple]

This was recorded in the middle of the night so that there would be minimal disturbance from traffic, boats on the Grand Canal and pigeons in the square.

[Clairebo89]

i'm learning this work in my choir right now and loving it. why do the singers look totally bored in this video? They look like they're totally uninterested and falling asleep!

[MoaiMaea]

Which ones? Does 01:00 look "totally bored"?

[ninarcomics]

¡Pero si no empieza aquí! o_0 ¿Dónde está el inicio de la obra?

Buenísima, esta versión de Gardiner. Interesante puesta en escena.

[codonauta]

O início da obra está no DVD, que pode ser comprado.

[MoaiMaea]

^o^

[steigleder]

no veo el Deus in adjutorium...

[matvit6687]

Lots of praise on this record throughout all 11 parts on YouTube. Full credit to Gardiner and all the artist, esp. the soloists, they're truly awesome voices. HOWEVER! I question the choice of acoustics. This wonderful piece CANNOT be performed in a church! It must be played in a hall with much less echo! St Mark's Cathedral is beautiful but in this particular case it did more good for TV and commerce than for the music. Duo Seraphim is too slow.

[gesualdolistener]

do you really mean that?

this was a television- or videoproduction, so it's not the exact acoustics of the church, but hello, this is exactly the place, for which these psalms have been written!

What you're saying is, that monteverdi wrote music for a place, that it shouldn't be performed in? do you think he was a moron? i guess, one shouldn't perform bachcantatas in leipzig's thomaskirche too? if the acoustic is too big, it's a problem with the performance and the tempo, not with the location!

[matvit6687]

Look, I don't want to quarrel here. If I hadn't meant that, I wouldn't have written my comment. I'm not discussing what premises composers composed their compositions for. In that case, e.g. Gesualdo's madrigals would have to be sung only in prison cells.

All I'm asking is, why did a contemporary group of artists record a fairly swift and jolly piece in a slow acoustics. That's all.

[matvit6687]

As for performance and tempo - you are right. You can adjust performance and tempo to the acoustics, but then you're risking the piece becoming too long and boring. Listen e.g. to Palestrina's Missa Papae Marcelli. Beautiful piece, church acoustics, slow, rather choral performance. It's lovely, but you'll get bored after a while. Or listen to some performances of Mozart's Requiem. You'll fall asleep! Music can't be sterile. But you won't get a spicy music in every acoustics.

[Shanniquitie]

you're a bit of a philisitine aren't you ;-/

[vmnet46]

sorry for my english but...I have not found the Versiculus: Deus in adiutorium meum intende ...

[risterion]

El Barroco, música divina, sólo podía tener un inicio tan majestuoso como éste. Monteverdi, padre celestial de esos otros demiurgos llamados Bach, Hendel y Vivaldi.

[TheAnneelise]

@risterion

in fatti, si! La musica divina, del cielo!

[jmdez]

This is the most dynamic and expressive version I have heard. It as though a mystic wrote it. Monteverdi did become a priest later in life - after raising a few sons. What a meditation this work it!

[musicotodopodero]

Esta es una excelente versión de las vísperas, a pesar de la antigüedad de la performance. Creo que don Gabriel Garrido deviera mirar esta presentación del Coro Monteverdi, para corregir su pésima dirección, donde se puede apreciar la maestría de Gardiner.

[141407078989]

I can't find the magnificat, is it?

[codonauta]

The Magnificat is in the end of the composition.

[141407078989]

Yes, I know it, that's why I've been looking for it in this 11 videos but I haven't find it yet, what I whant to know is in which video can I find the Magnificat? because in the number 11 which is the last one, it isn't

[codonauta]

I didn't do the upload of the entire composition. I cut off some parts, maybe the Magnificat.

[cheffings]

Surely the Magnificat is no 9?

[EyeLean5280]

@codonauta, too bad, the Magnificat is gorgeous. Still, this is great! Thanks for sharing.

[kubinko444]

Hello, when was it recorded? This is an impressive video, man can see how difficult it is, and they all sing without scores!! Thats for respect! Thank you for posting!

[codonauta]

Recorded in 1989. I put all information of that recording

above, in the information about the video.

[kubinko444]

Thank you, I am sorry, I skipped it unfortunately...(have to take galsses)

[SinoSene]

Hey! Thats Bryn Terfel there! hehe, looking very young...

Great performance!

[AlainNaigeon]

A few years ago I listened to parts of a CD by Gardiner, in these Vespers. I didn't like it, I found it more brillant than spiritual.

But after having enjoyed your videos, I changed my mind ; something seems to have really happened on this day :-)

Thank you very much !

[prolifegal]

This is beautiful - one of my favorite classical pieces!