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lundi 21 juin 2010

Stabat Mater -Pergolesi (2004)

Le Stabat Mater est une œuvre musicale religieuse écrite par Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (Pergolèse) en 1736, deux mois avant sa mort, dans le monastère de Pouzzoles.
Il s'agit donc de la dernière œuvre d'un homme mort à 26 ans des suites d'une tuberculose. Il a été écrit pour deux voix (traditionnellement alto et soprano) et ensemble instrumental comprenant violons I et II, alto et basse continue.
Ce Stabat Mater, basé sur un texte liturgique du XIIIe siècle méditant sur la souffrance de la Vierge Marie, mère du Christ, était une possible commande du Duc de Maddaloni, mécène de Pergolèse et violoncelliste amateur. Une origine alternative suggère en effet une commande de la confrérie des Cavalieri de la Vergine dei Dolori en 1734, voulant remplacer le Stabat Mater vieillissant d'Alessandro Scarlatti dont il conserve toutefois le même effectif vocal, pour soprano et alto. Il devait être donné à Santa Maria dei Sette Dolori, église où le Duc de Maddaloni possédait une chapelle votive et où il faisait exécuter des œuvres religieuses chaque troisième dimanche de septembre.

Stabat Mater is a thirteenth century Roman Catholic sequence variously attributed to Innocent III and Jacopone da Todi. Its title is an abbreviation of the first line, Stabat mater dolorosa ("The sorrowful mother stood"). The hymn, one of the most powerful and immediate of extant medieval poems, meditates on the suffering of Mary, Jesus Christ's mother, during his crucifixion. It is sung at the liturgy on the memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows.

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Don't bother me, this the untouched version. It has the possibility of showing the musical score/partitura as subtitles but the DVD menu doesn't work on all players. However, you'll get to it, just enable subtitles manually.

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Requiem - Mozart (1999) - Sir Colin Davis

The last work in Mozart's short but prolific life. Receiving a commission to compose a "Requiem" from an anonymous patron, Mozart did not finish the work before his death in December of 1791, but as completed by his pupil Sussmayer, it remains a truly moving mass for the dead which is frequently performed by choirs around the world. Featuring the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Sir Colin Davis.

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Bach In Notre-Dame De Paris: Mass in B Minor - John Nelson (2007)

The Mass in B minor (BWV 232) is a musical setting of the complete Latin Mass by Johann Sebastian Bach. The work was one of Bach's last, although much of it was made of music that Bach had composed earlier. Bach assembled the mass in its present form in 1749, just before his death in 1750. The Sanctus of the Mass in B minor dates back to 1724 (and the model for one parody even to 1714). The Kyrie and Gloria had been composed as a Lutheran Missa in 1733 for Dresden. To complete the work, however, Bach composed new sections of the Credo such as Et incarnatus est. These were his last major compositions.

La messe en si mineur est une œuvre musicale composée par Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 232), pour deux sopranos, un contralto, un ténor, une basse; soit un chœur et un orchestre.
La messe est essentiellement composée d'un assemblage de diverses pages puisées dans différents ouvrages antérieurs du compositeur et réécrites par lui selon le procédé dit de la parodie : par exemple la cantate BWV 12 a fourni la matière du Crucifixus, l'Hosanna est repris de la cantate BWV 215, l'Agnus Dei provenant quant à lui de l'oratorio de l'Ascension BWV 11. Seul un tiers de l'œuvre environ consiste en compositions « originales ». La parodie est un processus relativement courant chez Bach, comme d'ailleurs chez maints compositeurs de l'époque, car c'était souvent la seule manière de donner à entendre de nouveau des pièces que leurs auteurs estimaient particulièrement réussies. La tonalité de si mineur ne concerne en fait que le début du Kyrie et quelques autres pièces.

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Requiem - Mozart - Karl Bohm - 1990

"This recording deserves an infinite amount of stars. When I first heard this recording, I never thought that Mozart's Requiem could be performed with such a legendary amount of depth and maturity. Every tempo that Karl Bohm decided to use, made it only obvious, that he was a man of impeccable musical depth, both emotionally, spiritually, and psychologically. He had to be. You can actually FEEL the emotional power of this recording. It's a spiritual sensation! I have read certain reviews in which people have greatly acknowledged other particular recordings for their incredibly bravura, virtuosic, and flamboyant performances. However, it must be realized, that this is an EXTREMELY deep, and religious work that is primarily for the glory of GOD. And GOD, would obviously have no interest in a person who's goal would be to bring recognition upon themselves, for their flamboyant renditions."

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Tracklist:
1. Introitus: Requiem/ Kyrie
2. Sequentia: Dies irae
3. Sequentia: Tuba mirum
4. Sequentia: Rex tremendae
5. Sequentia: Recordare
6. Sequentia: Confutatis
7. Sequentia: Lacrimosa
8. Offertorium: Domine Jesu
9. Offertorium: Hostias
10. Sanctus
11. Benedictus
12. Agnus Dei/Lux aeterna

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dimanche 20 juin 2010

Apollo et Hyacinthus - Mozart (2007)

In 1767, Mozart, an 11 years old child, composed his first two stage works: Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebotes K. 35 (which is actually a sacred drama) and Apollo et Hyacinthus K. 38 (which is Mozart's first true opera).

Apollo et Hyacinthus was written to a Latin libretto which is based on Ovid's Metamorphoses. Hyacinth died due to a discus thrown by Apollo, which was blown off course by the wind god Zephyrus, out of jealousy. After he died, Apollo made a flower, the hyacinth out of his blood. The stage director John Dew created a charming show as if it were a reconstruction of an opera seria, which is presented in a late Baroque theater. Settings and costumes are baroque style and the singers are imitating baroque theater gestures. The young singers are all excellent, but one must mention tenor Maximilian Kiener in the role of Hyacinth's father Oebalus and Christiane Karg as his sister Melia. The section I liked best in this early work is their duet near the end of the opera, where they are lamenting over Hyacinth's death. This is extremely beautiful and sublime music conveying deep emotions, with the two voices blending perfectly to an accompaniment of strings pizzicati. It is amazing that eleven years old boy could compose music that has strong feeling of grief. Another proof, if there is a need, for Mozart being an unparalleled unique genius. The work lasts 75 minutes.

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Requiem (Karl Bohm) - Mozart (2005)

"Bohm's authority as a Mozart conductor is never in doubt: he recorded all the Symphonies for DG with the Berlin Philharmonic in the 1960s, and there are 6 of them rerecorded in the late 1970s,late in his career with the Vienna Philharmonic. There are earlier recordings (1950s) of the late symphonies in Vienna and with the Concertgebouw Orchestra. Bohm recorded Mozart's REQUIEM with the Vienna Symphony in 1956 for Philips, and again in 1970 with the Vienna Philharmonic for DG. This video recording was made in December, 1971, and shows Bohm in full command of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and Vienna State Opera Chorus. There is perfect precision, or as near perfect as I can perceive. Bohm is always solidly in control, and never pushes tempos faster than they need to be. Hearing the "Dies Irae" makes my pulse race with the drama and intensity of the text. While feeling the fear of the last judgement, I am at once overwhelmed by the beauty of Mozart's music. The other movements are equally as consistent, and the solo singing by a dream team quartet: Gundala Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Peter Schreier, and Walter Berry, is wonderful. "

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I've seen 3 Requiem and this one is to my eyes and ears, the best one. It's the Requiem, I used to hear when young and Bohm is so majestic in his conducting, not throwing his hands all over like some do, calm and masterful. A choir and soloists of the highest and best quality. I highly recommend it. My thanks to el3434 who gave me torrent links to it.

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Requiem (Berntein) - Mozart (2007)

"Leonard Bernstein dedicated this performance to the memory of his late wife, the actress Felicia Montealegre. It was recorded during two concerts in July 1988 in the beautiful St. Mary's Cathedral in Diessen at the Ammersee and has been available as a CD since 1989. The DVD's bonus has the conductor present, as an introduction to the work, a deeply felt reading (in German) of a letter by Mozart to his father dealing with the subject of death and its serene acceptance. Bernstein uses the Franz Beyer "completion" of Mozart's unfinished mass. His tempi are predominantly slow, accents are sharp, and the excellent Bavarians, both orchestral and chorus musicians, achieve a high level of transparency despite the reverberant church acoustics. Bernstein's reading of the score is neither "romantic" nor "authentic": it is unique in its uncompromising, searing intensity. The four soloists are outstanding. All in all, this may not be your one and only performance of the Requiem, but it is immensely moving and it will stay with you. Get it while you can. "

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Vivaldi Gloria & Other Sacred Works (2006)

Vivaldi Gloria & Other Sacred Works (2006)
1 DVD ISO | 720x480 | MPEG-2 DVD | DD 5.1, DTS 5.1 | Language: Latin, Italian | 4.30 GB
Artists: Adriana Damato, choir Wiener Singakademie, Lucio Degani, Chiara Parrini, Wiener singakademie Choir...
Choir direction : Heinz Ferlesch | Conductor: Claudio Scimone | Direction : Gabriele Cazzola | Recording Date: September 2005 | Place of recording: In San Marco, Venice and Cappella degli Scrovegni, Padua

"'I Solisti Veneti' have enjoyed a long and rewarding association with Claudio Scimone, and this is so obvious in the rapport of the musicians in these Vivaldi delights. Combining with the "Singakamie Choir of Vienna' they present a varied group of sacred music from the pen of the 'Red Monk'. There are two Glorias - the better known RV589 and the RV562, both beautifully performed, Salve Regina RV 616 and Stabat Mater RY621, and two Concertos - RV581 and part of RV562. Along with the Sonata Al Santo Sepolcro RV130 it provides the listener with a variety of glorious music. Highly recommended for those who know Vivaldi, and for those who know only "the Seasons' but who want to know more. "

Contains:
Gloria in D Major RV 589, Concerto in C Major RV 581
Excerpts from:
Salve Regina RV 616, Sonata ”Al Santo Sepolcro” RV 130,
Stabat Mater RV 621, Gloria in D Major RV 588,
Concerto in D Major RV 562

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