Monteverdi: Messa a Quattro voci et salmi of 1650 Volume I
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
The Sixteen’s complete recording of the Selva morale collection has been praised in these pages, and the qualities of ensemble are certainly worth noting here also. They are heard to best effect...
Monteverdi: Messa a Quattro voci et salmi of 1650 Volume I
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
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The Sixteen’s complete recording of the Selva morale collection has been praised in these pages, and the qualities of ensemble are certainly worth noting here also. They are heard to best effect...
About
Monteverdi’s sacred vocal compositions introduced the expression of powerful and personal emotions to the world of church music. Whilst it took him a number of years to find fulfilment in his work, Monteverdi was a revered composer within his lifetime and his music is regarded as revolutionary, marking the change from the Renaissance style to that of the Baroque. This album comprises some of the finest works from Monteverdi’s years as director of music at St Mark’s in Venice, published posthumously in 1650 as the Messa a quattro voci et salmi.
Contents and tracklist
- Elin Manahan Thomas, Steven Harrold, George Pooley, Stuart Young, Jimmy Holliday, Mark Dobell, Jeremy Budd, Grace Davidson
- The Sixteen
- Harry Christophers
- Mark Dobell, Grace Davidson
- The Sixteen
- Harry Christophers
- George Pooley, Jimmy Holliday, Jeremy Budd
- The Sixteen
- Harry Christophers
- Mark Dobell, George Pooley, Jimmy Holliday, Jeremy Budd, Elin Manahan Thomas, Grace Davidson
- The Sixteen
- Harry Christophers
- Mark Dobell, Stuart Young, Grace Davidson
- The Sixteen
- Harry Christophers
- Mark Dobell, George Pooley, Jimmy Holliday, Jeremy Budd, Elin Manahan Thomas, Grace Davidson
- The Sixteen
- Harry Christophers
- Jeremy Budd, George Pooley, Mark Dobell, Jimmy Holliday, Kim Porter, Elin Manahan Thomas, Grace Davidson
- The Sixteen
- Harry Christophers
Awards and reviews
June 2016
The Sixteen’s complete recording of the Selva morale collection has been praised in these pages, and the qualities of ensemble are certainly worth noting here also. They are heard to best effect in the more richly scored pieces: the five-voice Laetatus sum and Laudate pueri, for example.
3rd April 2016
Ideal consort singing.
24th March 2016
The Sixteen’s performances have the group’s usual unfussy directness; the sound has no churchy over-resonance about it, either, so that the intricacies of the writing are always perfectly clear.
