Andreas Scholl, Barbara Bonney, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset - Pergolesi: Stabat Mater - Salve Regina in F minor - Salve Regina in A minor (1999)
BAND/ARTIST: Andreas Scholl, Barbara Bonney, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
- Title: Pergolesi: Stabat Mater - Salve Regina in F minor - Salve Regina in A minor
- Year Of Release: 1999
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
- Total Time: 01:00:33
- Total Size: 234 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater-1. Stabat Mater
02. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater-2. Cujus animam
03. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater-3. O quam tristis
04. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater-4. Quae moerabat
05. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater-5. Quis est homo
06. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater-6. Vidit suum
07. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater-7. Eia Mater
08. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater-8. Fac ut ardeat
09. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater-9. Sancta Mater
10. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater-10. Fac ut portem
11. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater-11. Inflammatus
12. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater-12. Quando corpus-Amen
13. Pergolesi: Salve Regina in F minor-1. Salve Regina
14. Pergolesi: Salve Regina in F minor-2. Ad te clamamus
15. Pergolesi: Salve Regina in F minor-3. Eia ergo, advocata nostra
16. Pergolesi: Salve Regina in F minor-4. Et Jesum
17. Pergolesi: Salve Regina in F minor-5. O clemens
18. Pergolesi: Salve Regina in A minor-Edited by Robert King-1. Salve Regina
19. Pergolesi: Salve Regina in A minor-Edited by Robert King-2. Ad te clamamus
20. Pergolesi: Salve Regina in A minor-Edited by Robert King-3. Eia ergo, advocata nostra
21. Pergolesi: Salve Regina in A minor-Edited by Robert King-4. O clemens
Certainly the somber beauty of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater for soprano, alto, and strings has a lot to do with its popularity. But it must be said that the story of the 26-year-old composer completing the work on his deathbed has always been too romantic for the public--or the music business--to resist. "The instant his death was known," wrote the famous 18th-century traveler Dr. Burney, "all Italy manifested an eager desire to hear and possess his productions." And so it's been ever since. In spite of the competition already on the market, it seems Decca just had to get its prize lyric soprano and hotshot young countertenor together to record the piece.
The result isn't bad as such: Barbara Bonney sings graciously and prettily, though with a sound better suited to Schumann or Strauss (for example, she lets her vibrato smudge the suspended dissonances that make the first movement so effective); Andreas Scholl gives a nicely judged, intelligent performance that would probably seem marvelous in another setting. But I can sense no spark at all: the whole recording feels as though it were made because Decca's marketing department thought it would be a good idea, not because the performers felt strongly about the music in any way. The two settings of the Salve Regina (one for each soloist; both share some material with the Stabat Mater) come off a bit better, but they aren't what you'd buy this disc for. Dedicated fans of Scholl and Bonney probably won't be (too) disappointed, but compared to the exemplary, elegant Gillian Fisher and Michael Chance or the thrilling, often surprising Concerto Italiano, this one is hard to recommend. - Matthew Westphal
01. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater-1. Stabat Mater
02. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater-2. Cujus animam
03. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater-3. O quam tristis
04. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater-4. Quae moerabat
05. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater-5. Quis est homo
06. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater-6. Vidit suum
07. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater-7. Eia Mater
08. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater-8. Fac ut ardeat
09. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater-9. Sancta Mater
10. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater-10. Fac ut portem
11. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater-11. Inflammatus
12. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater-12. Quando corpus-Amen
13. Pergolesi: Salve Regina in F minor-1. Salve Regina
14. Pergolesi: Salve Regina in F minor-2. Ad te clamamus
15. Pergolesi: Salve Regina in F minor-3. Eia ergo, advocata nostra
16. Pergolesi: Salve Regina in F minor-4. Et Jesum
17. Pergolesi: Salve Regina in F minor-5. O clemens
18. Pergolesi: Salve Regina in A minor-Edited by Robert King-1. Salve Regina
19. Pergolesi: Salve Regina in A minor-Edited by Robert King-2. Ad te clamamus
20. Pergolesi: Salve Regina in A minor-Edited by Robert King-3. Eia ergo, advocata nostra
21. Pergolesi: Salve Regina in A minor-Edited by Robert King-4. O clemens
Certainly the somber beauty of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater for soprano, alto, and strings has a lot to do with its popularity. But it must be said that the story of the 26-year-old composer completing the work on his deathbed has always been too romantic for the public--or the music business--to resist. "The instant his death was known," wrote the famous 18th-century traveler Dr. Burney, "all Italy manifested an eager desire to hear and possess his productions." And so it's been ever since. In spite of the competition already on the market, it seems Decca just had to get its prize lyric soprano and hotshot young countertenor together to record the piece.
The result isn't bad as such: Barbara Bonney sings graciously and prettily, though with a sound better suited to Schumann or Strauss (for example, she lets her vibrato smudge the suspended dissonances that make the first movement so effective); Andreas Scholl gives a nicely judged, intelligent performance that would probably seem marvelous in another setting. But I can sense no spark at all: the whole recording feels as though it were made because Decca's marketing department thought it would be a good idea, not because the performers felt strongly about the music in any way. The two settings of the Salve Regina (one for each soloist; both share some material with the Stabat Mater) come off a bit better, but they aren't what you'd buy this disc for. Dedicated fans of Scholl and Bonney probably won't be (too) disappointed, but compared to the exemplary, elegant Gillian Fisher and Michael Chance or the thrilling, often surprising Concerto Italiano, this one is hard to recommend. - Matthew Westphal
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