Gloria: Vivaldi Antonio, Mingardo; Concerto Italiano; Alessandrini: Amazon.ca: Music

1. "Ostro picta, armata spina" - Allegro Monica Piccinini
2. "Sic transit vana et brevis gloria mundi"- recitative Monica Piccinini
3. "Linguis favete" - Allegro Monica Piccinini
4. Gloria RV589 [Gloria a 4] "Gloria in excelsis Deo" - Allegro
5. "Et in terra pax hominibus" - Andante
6. "Laudamus te" - Allegro Anna Simboli, Alena Dantcheva
7. "Gratias agimus tibi - Propter magnam gloriam tuam" - Adagio - Allegro
8. "Domine Deus Rex caelestis" - Largo Anna Simboli, Nicholas Robinson
9. "Domine Fili Unigenite" - Allegro
10. "Domine Deus Agnus Dei" - Adagio Sara Mingardo
11. "Qui tollis peccata mundi" - Adagio
12. "Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris" - Allegro Sara Mingardo
13. "Quoniam tu solus sanctus" - [Allegro]
14. "Cum sancto spiritu" - [Allegro]
15. Gloria RV588 [Introduzione al Gloria ad alto solo] "Jubilate o ameni Chori" - Allegro Sara Mingardo
16. "In tan solemni pompa" - recitative Sara Mingardo
17. "Sonoro modulamine" - Allegro Sara Mingardo
18. "Et in terra pax hominibus" - Largo
19. "Laudamus te" - Allegro Monica Piccinini, Lia Serafini
20. "Gratias agimus tibi" - Adagio
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Amazon.com: 3.8 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews)

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Contralto Sara Mingardo at Her Best, Sep 15 2009

By J Scott Morrison - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Gloria (Audio CD)

Conductor/musicologist Rinaldo Alessandrini has recorded the more familiar of Vivaldi's two Glorias, the one designated RV 589, the one that begins with those unforgettable bouncing octaves, at least once before. This one is with his own Concerto Italiano, which comprises both original-instruments ensemble and singers (all Italian), and it doesn't differ all that much from the one he recorded with Concerto Italiano and a French chorus, Akademia Vivaldi: Gloria Magnificat. Both versions have the fastest opening movement ('Gloria in excelsis Deo') that you are ever likely to hear. Somehow it works, although I don't know how the chorus and orchestra do it. (The 'Laudamus te' is almost as fast and its two sopranos get gold medals for making it believable at that tempo. And the chorus deserves praise for its beautiful and accurate singing in the fast 'Propter magnam gloriam tuam'.) This performance is different from the earlier version in that Alessandrini opens it with a work he has tacked on, 'Ostro picta, armata spina', which is a two aria cantata for orchestra and soprano (sung meltingly by a member of the Concerto Italiano chorus, Monica Piccinini). He offers rather tortuous reasoning for having done so, but I'm glad he did because it is simply beautiful.

But the real reason for buying this disc is the performance of the second of Vivaldi's Glorias, designated RV 588. And that's because Sara Mingardo, surely one of the most talented of any current coloratura contraltos, sings in four of its solo movements. Her chocolate-syrup voice is perfect for this music. This is not to say that the orchestra, chorus and other soloists don't do a marvelous job; they do. But it is Mingardo's contribution that makes this performance really stand out.

A strong recommendation.

Scott Morrison

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A New Friend, and a Fresh Perspective on an Old One, Dec 6 2009

By Paul Van de Water - Published on Amazon.com

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Vivaldi doesn't get as much respect as his contemporaries Bach and Handel, but the ongoing Vivaldi Edition from Na�ve may be changing that perception. While introducing us to many superb but little known works by the Red Priest, it is also offering new perspectives on familiar ones, such as the Gloria RV589. This recording also includes the lesser known Gloria RV588. In addition, both Glorias are prefaced by solo motets that, according to conductor Ricardo Alessandrini, were designed to "enrich" and "decorate" the main musical event--"Ostra picta" ("Crimson-hued rose") and "Jubilate, O amoeni chori" ("Rejoice, O delightful choirs").

Contralto Sara Mingardo deservedly gets star billing here, but the other soloists are also fine, especially soprano Monica Piccinni, who sings "Ostra picta." The singers and players of Concerto Italiano, under Alessandrini's direction, also deliver the vibrant, high-quality performances that we have come to expect of them in the baroque repertory. They make Vivaldi's well-known Gloria seem new and fresh.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars An exciting recording of a popular piece, Jan 19 2012

By Seb Deken - Published on Amazon.com

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As someone who listens to and performs a lot of classical music, it's rare to hear a recording that surprises you, especially of a piece that is so popular and so commonly performed as the Vivaldi Gloria (well, RV589--that's the popular one). I've had this piece in my ear since high school and I have to have sung it at least four times throughout my career. But I have never performed it, or heard it performed, quite like this.

To me, Neville Marriner has set the standard for recording the Gloria RV589 (see Bach: Magnificat - Vivaldi: Gloria in D, a recording I highly recommend). This one is starkly different from Mr. Marriner's. It's very...well, it's very Italian. Mr. Alessandrini's brave choices in tempi, the crisp engineering, and the very small size of the ensemble made this recording feel very fresh and exciting to me. I was unprepared for and wowed by this, and think it's a very effective take on the work.

I highly recommend this recording, especially if you already have the Marriner. It may not be the best to buy if you want to get a feel for how the Vivaldi Gloria is most commonly performed, but if you enjoy the idea of a cheeky conductor saying "Suck it!" to common performance practices, you should definitely pick this up.

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