Claudio Monteverdi
Vespers of the Blessed Virgin
[Vespro della Beata Vergine (1610)]
performed by
The Scholars Baroque Ensemble
(on period instruments)
Edition: Naxos 1995
Recording: St. Augustine's Church, Kilburn, 9/1993
TT: 81'24''
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The Scholars Baroque Ensemble was founded in 1987 by David van Asch with
the idea of complementing the “a capella” work of the vocal quartet The
Scholars. This group, consisting also of the soprano Kym Amps,
counter-tenor Angus Davidson and tenor Robin Doveton, has had worldwide
success during the last 20 years. The members of The Scholars Baroque
Ensemble are all specialists in the field of Baroque music and play
original instruments (or copies) using contemporary techniques. Singers
and players work together without a director to produce their town
versions of great baroque masterworks such as the St John Passion by Bach, the 1610 Vespers by Monteverdi, The Fairy Queen by Purcell and the Messiah and Acis and Galatea by Handel, all of which were released by Naxos.
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