Description
Vivaldi – Stabat Mater & Nisi Dominus | James Bowman, Christopher Hogwood CD
UPC: 0028941432926
MPN: 414 329-2 OH
Brand Name: DECCA / Editions de l’Oiseau-Lyre
Overview
This landmark DECCA / L’Oiseau-Lyre recording presents Antonio Vivaldi’s deeply moving Stabat Mater and Nisi Dominus, performed by legendary countertenor James Bowman with The Academy of Ancient Music, conducted by Baroque specialist Christopher Hogwood. With historically informed performance practice and authentic instruments, these works shine with dramatic power and spiritual intensity.
Product Features
- Format: Audio CD
- Label: DECCA / Editions de l’Oiseau-Lyre
- Country of Manufacture: Germany
- Booklet: Sung texts enclosed (Latin with translations)
- Recording Style: Historically informed, authentic instruments
- Genre: Sacred Baroque Music
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Artists:
- James Bowman (countertenor)
- The Academy of Ancient Music
- Christopher Hogwood (conductor)
Interesting Facts
- Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741), best known for The Four Seasons, also composed powerful sacred music, blending operatic drama with liturgical devotion.
- Stabat Mater is a meditative masterpiece, setting a medieval Latin hymn about Mary at the cross.
- Nisi Dominus captures both serenity and grandeur, one of Vivaldi’s most ambitious sacred works.
- Countertenor James Bowman was among the pioneers of early music revival, and this recording is widely considered a reference interpretation.
- Penguin CD Guide praised this album as “altogether excellent,” while critics in France and Germany hailed Bowman’s performance as legendary.
Track Listing
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)
- Stabat Mater
- Concerto in G minor, RV 153
- Nisi Dominus
James Bowman – countertenor The Academy of Ancient Music / Christopher Hogwood
Publishers
- © The Decca Record Company Limited, London, England
- Released under Editions de l’Oiseau-Lyre
- Manufactured and printed in Germany
- Distributed by Universal Music Group
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