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Special offer. Monteverdi: Vespers
Jill Gomez, Felicity Palmer, Robert Tear, Philip Langridge, John Shirley-Quirk
Monteverdi Choir & Orchestra, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, John Eliot Gardiner
Gardiner's first version was made with some of the finest English singers of the day and the legendary Philip Jones Brass Ensemble.
It may not be as polished, but its vitality stands up well...
Special offer. Monteverdi: Vespers
Jill Gomez, Felicity Palmer, Robert Tear, Philip Langridge, John Shirley-Quirk
Monteverdi Choir & Orchestra, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, John Eliot Gardiner
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Gardiner's first version was made with some of the finest English singers of the day and the legendary Philip Jones Brass Ensemble.
It may not be as polished, but its vitality stands up well...
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Contents and tracklist
- Robert Tear (tenor), Jill Gomez (soprano), Felicity Palmer (soprano), Philip Langridge (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Michael Rippon (bass), Nicholas Kraemer (harpsichord), Malcolm Hicks (organ), Alastair Ross (organ), Robert Spencer (lute), Jennifer Ward Clarke (cello), James Bowman (countertenor)
- Monteverdi Choir, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Monteverdi Orchestra, Salisbury Cathedral Choristers, David Munrow Recorder Ensemble
- Sir John Eliot Gardiner
- Recorded: 1974-02-01
- Recording Venue: St Jude's, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London
Gabrieli, G:
Audite principes a 16, C 123 - Transc. Denis Arnold / Edited for performance John Eliot Gardiner
Work length7:01
- Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Monteverdi Choir
- Sir John Eliot Gardiner
- Recorded: 1972-04-14
- Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
Bassano, G:
Hodie Christus natus est - Trans. Denis Arnold / Edited for performance John Eliot Gardiner
Work length2:29
- Monteverdi Choir, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
- Sir John Eliot Gardiner
- Recorded: 1972-04-14
- Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
Gabrieli, G:
Angelus ad pastores - Transc. Denis Arnold / Edited for performance John Eliot Gardiner
Work length2:11
- Charles Brett (countertenor)
- Monteverdi Choir, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
- Sir John Eliot Gardiner
- Recorded: 1972-04-14
- Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
Gabrieli, G:
Quem Vidistis pastores a 12, C 77 - Trans. Denis Arnold / Edited for performance John Eliot Gardiner
Work length10:21
- Charles Brett (countertenor), Philip Langridge (tenor), Martyn Hill (tenor)
- Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Monteverdi Choir
- Sir John Eliot Gardiner
- Recorded: 1972-04-14
- Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
Gabrieli, G:
Salvator noster a 15, C 80 - Trans. Denis Arnold / Edited for performance John Eliot Gardiner
Work length6:05
- John Angelo Messana (alto)
- Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Monteverdi Choir
- Sir John Eliot Gardiner
- Recorded: 1972-04-14
- Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
Gabrieli, G:
Hodie Christus natus est - Trans. Denis Arnold / Edited for performance John Eliot Gardiner
Work length4:41
- Monteverdi Choir, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
- Sir John Eliot Gardiner
- Recorded: 1972-04-14
- Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
- John Angelo Messana (alto), Martyn Hill (tenor)
- Monteverdi Choir, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
- Sir John Eliot Gardiner
- Recorded: 1972-04-14
- Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
Awards and reviews
2010
Gardiner's first version was made with some of the finest English singers of the day and the legendary Philip Jones Brass Ensemble.
It may not be as polished, but its vitality stands up well to the later version.
June 2010
Modern strings and brass, and the likes of Jill Gomez, Robert Tear, Philip Langridge and John Shirley Quirk among the soloists, give it a beefy ebullience that is matched by the forceful virtuosity of the choir...Gardiner's purposeful approach is stirringly dramatic, boldly eventful and full of ideas
