Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra - Gloria (2007)
BAND/ARTIST: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
- Title: Gloria
- Year Of Release: 2007
- Label: Tafelmusik
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) +Booklet
- Total Time: 01:07:39
- Total Size: 334 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
01. Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 191: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo
02. Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 191: II. Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui sancto
03. Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 191: III. Sicut erat in principio
04. Dominus regnavit: I. Dominus regnavit
05. Dominus regnavit: II. Et enim firmavit
06. Dominus regnavit: III. Parata sedes
07. Dominus regnavit: IV. Elevaverunt flumina
08. Dominus regnavit: V. Testimonia tua
09. Dominus regnavit: VI. Gloria Patri
10. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo
11. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: II. Et in terra pax
12. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: III. Laudamus te
13. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: IV. Gratias agimus tibi
14. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: V. Propter magnam
15. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: VI. Domine deus, Rex caelestis
16. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: VII. Domine Fili unigenite
17. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: VIII. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei
18. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: IX. Qui tollis peccata mundi
19. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: X. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris
20. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: XI. Quoniam tu solus Sanctus
21. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: XII. Cum Sancto Spiritu
The popular Canadian early music group Tafelmusik, whose choral and orchestral arms here join forces, enters an extremely crowded field of recordings of Vivaldi's Gloria for chorus and orchestra, RV 589. To its credit, it has managed to stand out from the crowd. The program is the most distinctive aspect of the performance: whereas most readings pair the Gloria with other Vivaldi choral works, director Ivars Taurins begins with Bach's Gloria in excelsis deo, BWV 191 - a neat counterpart to the Vivaldi, in the same festive mood, but packed with characteristic polyphony. The Bach piece is rarely performed, probably because it's recycled from earlier music and was itself on its way to becoming part of the Mass in B minor. In the middle comes a change of pace: the French grand motet Dominus regnavit by Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville. It's as imposing as the Bach and Vivaldi pieces, but soberer, with dark outer choruses surrounding delicate movements for soloists (sample the trio "Et enim firmavit," track 5) and a representation of a flood that calls for virtuoso playing from both the choristers and the instrumentalists. All handle these difficulties confidently, and they switch to the French pronunciation of Latin for this little-heard but attractive work. In general the performance is spacious and smooth, with the 25-member choir sounding larger than it actually is. The sound, the product of a Toronto Centre for the Arts recital hall, is too distant for the operatic aspects of much of the music, especially the Mondonville storm movement, and it robs the fine soloists of some of the energy. Yet the program's tripartite structure casts new light on a very familiar work, and this remains a strong choice for anyone getting to know Vivaldi's Gloria.
02. Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 191: II. Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui sancto
03. Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 191: III. Sicut erat in principio
04. Dominus regnavit: I. Dominus regnavit
05. Dominus regnavit: II. Et enim firmavit
06. Dominus regnavit: III. Parata sedes
07. Dominus regnavit: IV. Elevaverunt flumina
08. Dominus regnavit: V. Testimonia tua
09. Dominus regnavit: VI. Gloria Patri
10. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo
11. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: II. Et in terra pax
12. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: III. Laudamus te
13. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: IV. Gratias agimus tibi
14. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: V. Propter magnam
15. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: VI. Domine deus, Rex caelestis
16. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: VII. Domine Fili unigenite
17. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: VIII. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei
18. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: IX. Qui tollis peccata mundi
19. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: X. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris
20. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: XI. Quoniam tu solus Sanctus
21. Gloria in D Major, RV 589: XII. Cum Sancto Spiritu
The popular Canadian early music group Tafelmusik, whose choral and orchestral arms here join forces, enters an extremely crowded field of recordings of Vivaldi's Gloria for chorus and orchestra, RV 589. To its credit, it has managed to stand out from the crowd. The program is the most distinctive aspect of the performance: whereas most readings pair the Gloria with other Vivaldi choral works, director Ivars Taurins begins with Bach's Gloria in excelsis deo, BWV 191 - a neat counterpart to the Vivaldi, in the same festive mood, but packed with characteristic polyphony. The Bach piece is rarely performed, probably because it's recycled from earlier music and was itself on its way to becoming part of the Mass in B minor. In the middle comes a change of pace: the French grand motet Dominus regnavit by Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville. It's as imposing as the Bach and Vivaldi pieces, but soberer, with dark outer choruses surrounding delicate movements for soloists (sample the trio "Et enim firmavit," track 5) and a representation of a flood that calls for virtuoso playing from both the choristers and the instrumentalists. All handle these difficulties confidently, and they switch to the French pronunciation of Latin for this little-heard but attractive work. In general the performance is spacious and smooth, with the 25-member choir sounding larger than it actually is. The sound, the product of a Toronto Centre for the Arts recital hall, is too distant for the operatic aspects of much of the music, especially the Mondonville storm movement, and it robs the fine soloists of some of the energy. Yet the program's tripartite structure casts new light on a very familiar work, and this remains a strong choice for anyone getting to know Vivaldi's Gloria.
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