Jonathan Harvey 2

On this CD:

1. Bhakti, for chamber orchestra with quadraphonic tape
Composed by Jonathan Harvey
Performed by Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne
Conducted by Lorraine Vaillancourt

Tracks:

Sacristy Bell (after G. Gabrieli)
Organ: Intonazione
Versicle & Response: Deus in adiutorium - Domine ad adiuvandum
Antiphon: Angelus Domini
Psalm: Dixit Dominus
Motet: O intemerata
Antiphon: Beata es Maria
Psalm 112: Laudate peuri
Organ: Suonata prima
Antiphon: Beatam me dicent
Psalm 121: Laetatus sum
Motet: O Maria, quae rapis corda hominum
Antiphon: Haec est quae nescavit
Psalm 126: Nisi Dominus
Organ: Dialogo secondo (Banchieri)
Antiphon: Ante thronum
Psalm 147: Lauda Jerusalem
Motet: O quam tu pulchra es

Tracks:

Organ: Praeambulum
Chapter: Ecce virgo
Hymn: Deus qui mundum crimine iacentem
Versicle & Response: Ave Maria / Dominus tecum
Antiphon: Spiritus Sanctus
Magnificat
Sonata con tre violini in eco
Collect: Dominus vobiscum - Deus, qui de beatae Mariae
Dismissal: Dominus vobiscum - Benedicamus Domino
Motet: Laudate Dominum (Monteverdi)
Organ: Intonazione
Motet: Salve regina

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Paul McCreesh's second major recording (and second Gramophone Award winner) reconstructs Vespers for the Feast of the Annunciation at San Marco circa 1643, using music by Monteverdi and contemporaries including Cavalli, Grandi, and Rigatti. The music is less dense and lavishly scored than on A Venetian Coronation, but more virtuosic and varied--ranging from Finetti's sweet, languid "O Maria, quæ rapis" for two falsettists and Monteverdi's lively "Laudate Dominum" for solo tenor, to Marini's sensuous sonata for three violins and Monteverdi's spectacular "Lætatus sum" for six singers, two violins, two trombones, and bassoon over a repeated four-note bass. There is so much excitement here that even the opening of "Lætatus sum"--four measures of only the repeating bass--shimmers with energy. --Matthew Westphal

Customer Reviews:

One of the best Gabrieli Consort recordings.......2007-03-17

This really a fine recording. I bought my copy one sunny Saturday morning in Melbourne in around 1993. I saw it on the shelf and I got my wallet out. I was completely blown away by the music on this disc. Rigatti was a real discovery for me.

The use of high falsettists in the chorus and solos is particularly effective and gives us a real insight into the sounds of music in Venice in the early 17th century.

I cannot recommend this marvellous recording too highly, it is clearly one of the best made by the Gabrieli Consort, Choir & Players.

Great playing from the strings, cornetti and tromboni.

Holy music.......2005-10-16

Venice, once the most powerful city in the world due to its position in trade routes and as a nexus for military activities between the East and West, was also a leading centre for the arts and music for generations. As often happens, the cultural influence of the city remained strong long after the political and economic power was gone. So strong was the influence of Venice at this time that musicians and artists of other nations came to Venice to study, and carried back the influence to their home countries. One of the towering figures of this history was Claudio Monteverdi, who along with his many compositions sacred and secular, is credited with the first opera, 'L'Orfeo'. Monteverdi's compositions form the heart of this collection, which is designed as would be a Vespers service in St. Mark's Basilica in 1643.

Monteverdi is the leading light in this collection, but other composers of the time are also featured. The great Giovanni Gabrieli is acknowledged not only in the opening piece, but also in the name of the performers: the Gabrieli Consort and Players, under the direction of Paul McCreesh. Other composers featured include Rigatti, Grandi, Banchieri, Finetti, Cavalli, Marini, and Fasolo. The service of Vespers at St. Mark's was an elaborate affair, enhanced with extraliturgical motets and instrumental music, according to McCreesh. This was not according to standard liturgical practice, but was typical Venetian practice, where the Vespers became a very popular event. The Doge regularly attended the service.

This recording includes musical settings and plainchant from the time. While St. Mark's had a choir and consort of players totaling as many as 30 people each, usually services would only require about half that number. The choir would have had castrati as part of the vocal ensemble; that vocal range has been provided here by female sopranos and male falsettists.

Paul McCreesh formed the Gabrieli Consort and Players while still a student at Manchester University in the 1980s. Since then, the group and conductor have gone on to international awards and acclaim, specialising in music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, which this particular disc fits by being done at the mid-point of the transition between the two.

This is a glorious, two-disc collection, done in a wonderful form of reconstructing what an actual service would be like. It is a brilliant performance, with graceful vocal and instrumental blending and strong tones of the spirit of music.

Good work Gabrieli.......2003-03-20

Excellent 2-disc release by the Gabrieli Consort. The falsettists were supreme!

A Magnificent Set.......2001-10-23

The Vespers that Paul McLeish has reconstructed here are those that might have occurred on March 24, 1643, just one year before the death of Monteverdi whose music figures prominently in this service. Vespers is the principle evening service of the Catholic Church and in Venice the music written for this service was spectacular. At San Marco, the Doge regularly attended Vespers and it was typical that the Pala d'oro, the fantastic piece of Byzantine art, was on display.

The music recorded here has great appeal. The Dixit Dominus by Giovanni Antonio Rigatti is very evocative of the warlike nature of Psalm 109 and the four pieces by Monteverdi are among his best works. Of these, the Laetatus sum on Psalm 121 is characterized by highly colorful vocal writing and brilliant scoring which includes a trombone and bassoon, and Monteverdi's Laudate Dominum (Psalm 150) has exquisite writing for the voice. One of the highlights is the motet by Alessandro Grandi O intermerata, which is beautifully sung by Charles Daniels. But I would have to say that I have heard this work by sung with more passion and color by Nigel Rogers (on the recording Venice Preserved). I do recommend comparing the two performances.

The performances are truly excellent on this CD and the recording lends a feeling of a large space, so if you close your eyes you could think you have been transported to San Marco. Paul McLeish put a lot of scholarly work into reconstructing this service but it is not a dry example of scholarship but a vivid and brilliant performance. This is excellent music making that I highly recommended and is precisely that excellence that I have come to expect from the Gabrieli Consort.

An amazing reproduction of 17th century Vespers.......1999-12-17

Paul McCreesh and his Gabrieli Consort and Players have put together an entirely captivating re-creation of a Vespers service, the Catholic office of evening prayer, as it might have been performed at St. Mark's in Venice in the early 17th century. From the sacristy bell, to the chants, to the massive and breathtaking polychoral hymns and psalms, McCreesh weaves a tapestry of sound that is simply unparalleled. The Gabrieli Players' violinists play with such Italianate freshness and detail -- down to the last trill -- and the sopranos' voices are so fresh and lively that this CD is simply a must-own for any fan of Early Music. Having just seen the Consort and Players perform in Columbus, OH on 15 Dec. 1999, I can say for sure that this group is simply magical. There are few CDs I would grab on my way out of a burning building -- this is one.

Rattlesnake Guitar - Music of Peter Green (2 CD SET)

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Larry McCray , Dave Peverett and Rod Price , Kim Simmonds and Savoy Brown , Snowy White , Luther Grosvenor and Mike Kellie - Jess Roden , Rory Gallagher , Harvey Mandel and Wilbur Bascomb , Arthur Brown , Ken Hensley , and Larry Mitchell and Jay Aston
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2 CD SET - Rattlesnake Guitar / Music of Peter Green DISC 1: 1. Black Magic Woman - Larry McCray 2. Love That Burns - Dave Peverett/Rod Price 3. Stop Messin' 'Round - Kim Simmonds/Savoy Brown 4. Looking For Somebody - Snowy White 5. Crying Won't Bring You Back - Luther Grosvenor/Mike Kellie/Jess Roden 6. Leaving Town Blues - Rory Gallagher 7. If You Be My Baby - Dave Peverett/Rod Price 8. Ramblin' Pony - Harvey Mandel/Wilbur Bascomb 9. Green Manalishi, The - Arthur Brown 10. Hellhound On My Trail - Ken Hensley 11. I Loved Another Woman - Larry Mitchell/Jay Aston 12. Same Way, The - Mick Abrahams 13. Drifting - Top Topham/Jim McCarty 14. Supernatural, The - Clas Yngstrom 15. Man Of The World - Ian Anderson DISC 2: 1. Oh Well - Billy Sheehan 2. Rattlesnake Shake - Vince Converse/Innes Sibun 3. Fleetwood Mac - Stu Hamm/Jonathan Mover/Larry Mitchell 4. Whatcha Gonna Do - Zoot Money/Bobby Tench 5. Showbiz Blues - Rory Gallagher 6. Merry Go Round - Luther Grosvenor/Mike Kellie/Jess Roden 7. Albatross - Paul Jones/Bobby Tench/Max Middleton 8. Closing My Eyes - Naked Blue 9. Evil Woman Blues - Ray Gomez 10. Lazy Poker Blues - Troy Turner 11. Watch Out - Harvey Mandel/Jon Paris 12. Long Grey Mare - Harvey Mandel/Wilbur Bascomb 13. Fool No More, A - Kim Lembo 14. Baby When The Sun Goes Down - Southside Johnny/The Uptown Horns

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Come, Holy Spirit: Music for Ascension, Pentecost & Trinity

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A Mixed Bag, but a good one

The English Anthem, Vol. 6

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Release Date: 1996-04-10

Tracks:

For lo, I raise up, Op. 145
Dum transisset sabbatum
Ave verum corups, Op. 2 No. 1
Plebs angelica
If the Lord had not helped me
Let thy hand be strengthened
Strengthen ye the weak hands
Three Anitphons: Antiphon I
Three Antiphons: Antiphon II
Three Antiphons: Antiphon III
My soul, there is a country
Remember, O Lord, what is come upon us
'Tis the day of Resurrection

Customer Reviews:

Hard to single out any one composer.......2000-06-25

Besides the incomparable John Tavener, Sir Charles Villiers Stanford's "For Lo, I raise up", Sir William Harris's "Strengthen ye the weak hands", Sir C Hubert H. Parry's "My soul, there is a country'", are memorable.

A Mixed Bag, but a good one.......2000-05-03

The St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, like the Westminster and Winchester Cathedral Choirs, has a long-standing and fruitful contract with Hyperion, and has produced a number of recordings including this on-going series. Any of volume in "The English Anthem" is a prime example of the standards of the Choir, as well as showing just what range of styles exists within the genre.

On this disc, a particularly varied programme is presented, including such popular Victorian and neo-Victorian figures as Harris ("Strengthen ye the weak hands"), Stanford ("For lo, I raise up") and Parry ("My soul, there is a country"), each typical in his own way through these anthems. There are also a number of offerings from the twentieth century, and these too are broad-ranging in terms of style and the levels of skill needed to make them work. Tippett's rare gem "Plebs angelica" strikes an austere and exultant note; Bairstow's "If the Lord had not helped me" is a sombre, calm and reverent piece; Elgar's "Ave verum corpus" is simplicity itself. The series also appears to be a forum for the Choir to show off the various offerings written for them- amongst these are the short setting "Let thy hand be strengthened" by former organist Christopher Dearnley, the "Three Antiphons" of John Tavener and by far the most difficult and unusual work on the disc (both to perform and to listen to): "Dum transisset Sabbatum" by Jonathan Harvey.

This is indeed a mixed bag, and for that reason I have given it four stars as it may not be wholly to everyone's liking. Whatever one's taste, however, one thing is certain: every work on here is brilliantly and sensitively performed, under the direction of John Scott. Throughout, the choir prove their unique ability to fill the magnificent acoustics of their home. (It should be appreciated that just because a building is very resonant, that does not make it easy to sing in!)

Tracks:

Second String Quartet: I
Second String Quartet: II
Second String Quartet: III
Second String Quartet: IV
String Quartet No.1
String Quartet No.1

Customer Reviews:

String Quartet masteworks.......1998-10-12

Three radically different approches to the string quartet: includes the first recording of Wuorinen's SECOND STRING QUARTET, Wayne Peterson's String Quartet No. 1 (one of the few existing recordings of this Pulitzer Prize winner) and British composer Jonathan Harvey's mysterious String Quartet No. 1. Hartily recommended to anyone interested in new music.

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