Claudio Monteverdi
Vespro della Beata Vergine (1610), SV 206
performed by
Jill Gomez, soprano I
Felicity Palmer, soprano II
James Bowman, countertenor
Robert Tear, tenor I
Philip Langridge, tenor II
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
Michael Rippon, bass
The Monteverdi Choir
The Monteverdi Orchestra
(on modern instruments)
Salisbury Cathedral Boys' Choir
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
David Munrow Recorder Ensemble
John Eliot Gardiner, dir.
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also includes:
Giovanni Gabrieli
Giovanni Bassano
Claudio Monteverdi
Motets
performed by
The Monteverdi Choir
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Philip Jones Wind Ensemble
John Eliot Gardiner, dir.
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Edition: Decca 1994 [1972 & 1975]
Recording: St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, 1/1974 (Vespers); Kingsway Hall, London, 4/1972 (Motets)
TT: 141'23''
