Vespro Della Beata Vergine
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This large-scale live recording (Gardiner's second) was made in Venice's St Mark's Basilica. It captures the drama as well as the ceremonial aspect of the work, despite sometimes cloudy recorded sound.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide. “Gardiner's second [recording of the Vespers], spectacularly recorded live in St Mark's, has a punchy choral sound, near-operatic solo singing (Bryn Terfel and Alistair Miles are among the basses), emphatic enunciation, big contrasts and deliberate exploitation of the building's spaces. Its outright theatricality sets it apart from other performances.
John Eliot Gardiner
Conductor
Ann Monoyios
Soprano
Marinella Pennicchi
Soprano
Mark Tucker
Tenor
Nigel Robson
Tenor
Sandro Naglia
Tenor
Bryn Terfel
Bass
Alastair Miles
Bass
