Description
Laudate Dominum: Sacred Music from San Marco by Newton Classics CD
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- UPC: 818247711291
- Product Type: Music CD
- Brand Name: Newton Classics
- MPN: 8802129
- Genre: Classical / Sacred
- Style: Baroque / Renaissance / Choral
- Ensemble: Complesso Vocale e Strumentale ‘Antonio Lotti’
- Director: Paolo Cammozzo
- Featured Soloists: Dinara Mukhambet (Soprano), Giovanna Bragadin Disserra (Contralto), Davide Siega (Tenor), Alessio Ruffatti (Bass)
- Release Year: 2012 (Original recording 2000)
Product Features
- Format: Audio CD, Jewel Case
- Total Timing: 58'47
- Recording Type: DDD Stereo
- Recording Date/Location: 20–25 January 2000, Scuola di San Cristoforo dei Mercanti, Madonna dell’Orto, Venice
- Special Note: Includes world premiere recordings (marked with *)
Overview
Immerse yourself in the celestial sounds of Venice with Laudate Dominum, a profound collection of sacred music from the historic Chapel of St Mark’s. This recording features masterworks and rediscovered gems by iconic composers who served as Maestri di Cappella, including Claudio Monteverdi and Giovanni Gabrieli, alongside later masters like Antonio Lotti and Baldassare Galuppi.
Performed with spiritual depth by the Complesso Vocale e Strumentale ‘Antonio Lotti’ under the direction of Paolo Cammozzo, this album captures the unique "Venetian style" known for its grandeur and emotional resonance. From the intricate polyphony of the Renaissance to the expressive clarity of the Baroque, these liturgical excerpts offer a rare glimpse into the heart of Venetian worship.
Interesting Facts
- The St Mark's Tradition: The Basilica of San Marco in Venice was a powerhouse of musical innovation, specifically famous for its "cori spezzati" (divided choirs) technique, which utilized the cathedral's unique architecture to create a proto-surround-sound effect.
- World Premieres: This album is of significant historical importance as it includes the first-ever recordings of works by Legrenzi, Biffi, and Galuppi, marked as "First recordings" on the tracklist.
- Antonio Lotti: The ensemble is named after Antonio Lotti, a key figure in Venetian music who served at St Mark's for over 50 years, moving from chorister to principal organist and finally to Maestro di Cappella.
- Authentic Setting: The recording took place in the historic Scuola di San Cristoforo dei Mercanti in Venice, providing an acoustic environment that faithfully mirrors the sacred spaces for which this music was composed.
Track Listing
- Giovanni Gabrieli: Ego sum qui sum (4'30)
- Giovanni Croce: In spiritu humilitatis (4'03)
- Hans Leo Hassler: Verbum caro factum est (3'22)
- Antonino Biffi: Te lucis ante terminum* (3'00)
- Claudio Monteverdi: Beatus vir I (8'13)
- Giovanni Legrenzi: Laudate Dominum* (3'18)
- Giovanni Legrenzi: Magnificat* (11'40)
- Antonio Lotti: Credo (13'00)
- Baldassare Galuppi: Laudate Dominum (2'50)
- Antonio Lotti: Spirito di Dio* (4'47)
Publishers
- Label: Newton Classics B.V.
- Original Copyright: ℗ 2000 Coro 'Lotti'-Rivoalto
- Release Copyright: © 2012 Newton Classics B.V.
- Manufactured in: The Netherlands
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