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SCARLATTI, A.: Vespro della Beata Vergine (Netherlands Chamber Choir, Kamp)

Composer(s):Scarlatti, Alessandro
Artist(s)
Period(s) Baroque (1600-1750)
Genre Classical Music
Category Choral - Sacred • Vocal Ensemble
Catalogue ACD22533
Label ATMA Classique
Quality   320kbps
Album Price
 
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USD 9.99
 

 

   



A serene blend of old and new styles
Review By BC94747,August 2010

The psalms that make up the vespers recorded here may or may not have been written to form a cycle – impossible to know, as the dates of most of them are uncertain – but they are united by their employment of plainchant melody as the basis of composition, accompaniment by organ/basso continuo, and serene mix of stile antico (written in the high Renaissance style of Palestrina) and stile moderno (written in a style reflecting newer musical developments) elements. With dissonant touches in unexpected places, Scarlatti injects something altogether odder and darker even into movements written in the most traditional style. Following the psalms are settings of the hymn Ave Maris Stella and the canticle Magnificat (this Magnificat was recorded earlier by Alessandrini, who used one voice per more....






 

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