Vivaldi - Nisi Dominus & Stabat Mater / Lemieux, Jaroussky, Ensemble Matheus, Spinosi
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Composer: Antonio VivaldiConductor: Jean-Christophe Spinosi
Orchestra: Ensemble Matheus
Performer: Philippe Jaroussky
Performer: Marie-Nicole Lemieux
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); German (Published)
CD Release Date: 2008-03-31
Music Label: Naive
Soundtracks:
- Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126), for voice, viola d'amore, strings & continuo in G minor, RV 608: Nisi Dominus. Allegro
- Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126), for voice, viola d'amore, strings & continuo in G minor, RV 608: Vanum est vobis. Largo
- Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126), for voice, viola d'amore, strings & continuo in G minor, RV 608: Surgite postquam sederitis. Presto
- Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126), for voice, viola d'amore, strings & continuo in G minor, RV 608: Cum dederit delectis suis somnum. Andante
- Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126), for voice, viola d'amore, strings & continuo in G minor, RV 608: Beatus vir qui implevit. Andante
- Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126), for voice, viola d'amore, strings & continuo in G minor, RV 608: Gloria Patri. Larghetto
- Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126), for voice, viola d'amore, strings & continuo in G minor, RV 608: Sicut erat in principio. Allegro
- Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126), for voice, viola d'amore, strings & continuo in G minor, RV 608: Amen. Allegro
- Credo, for 2 solo voices, chorus, oboe (ad lib), strings & continuo in G major (spurious, attributed to Hasse), RV 592: Crucifixus
- Stabat Mater, hymn for voice, strings & continuo in F minor, RV 621: Stabat Mater dolorosa. Largo
- Stabat Mater, hymn for voice, strings & continuo in F minor, RV 621: Cujus animam gementem. Adagissimo
- Stabat Mater, hymn for voice, strings & continuo in F minor, RV 621: O quam tristis. Andante
- Stabat Mater, hymn for voice, strings & continuo in F minor, RV 621: Quis est homo. Largo
- Stabat Mater, hymn for voice, strings & continuo in F minor, RV 621: Quis non posset. Adagissimo
- Stabat Mater, hymn for voice, strings & continuo in F minor, RV 621: Pro peccatis suæ gentis. Andante
- Stabat Mater, hymn for voice, strings & continuo in F minor, RV 621: Eia Mater fons amoris. Largo
- Stabat Mater, hymn for voice, strings & continuo in F minor, RV 621: Fac ut ardeat cor meum. Lento
- Stabat Mater, hymn for voice, strings & continuo in F minor, RV 621: Amen
Music reviews of Vivaldi - Nisi Dominus & Stabat Mater / Lemieux, Jaroussky, Ensemble Matheus, Spinosi
Music Review: not just the usual Vivaldi
Rating: 4 Stars
I admit it. I used to be one of those people who would say "Vivaldi - oh yes, he just wrote the same concerto 300 times" or even "he just wrote the same half a concerto 600 times". And it is true that there have been far too many half-hearted or perfunctory performances presented in too many elevators and hotel lobbies as a symbol of propriety and superficial sophistication to maintain the freshness of his most popular works. But in the right hands and mindset works like the Four SeasonsVivaldi: The Four Seasons and the concerto for two mandolinsRodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Concierto Andaluz; Vivaldi: Guitar Concertos et al prove that they deserve the familiarity they've sustained for 300 odd years.
And then of course there is Vivaldi's opera and vocal music to consider as well. While the Gloria enjoys an ubiquity almost on par with the Four Seasons, there is a whole array of sacred and stage music out there awaiting discovery. This disc is a fine place to start.
Nisi Dominus is a setting of Psalm 126 (plus the "Glory Be') from 1703. It begins with a robust minor-key movement and continues alternating fast and slow movements. A particular highlight is fourth track (which begins with the words "Cum dederit dilectis suis somnun" (for so He giveth His beloved sleep). Slow pulsations in the strings (much like in the "Winter" concerto) give way to a calm that will make you want to stay in bed all day. Track seven features a lovely duet for counter-tenor Philippe Jaroussky and conductor Jean-Christophe Spinosi on viola d'amour which typifies the solemnity and beauty of the piece. Or course Vivaldi is not so solemn that he can resist bringing back the opening theme for the phrase "sicut erat in principo" (as it was in the beginning...).
Jaroussky sings with a strong clear voice which has a feminine quality, lacking the sort of warmth and resonance of say, David Daniels; more soprano than alto. (I say this not as a criticism but merely a distinction.) It balances well with the contralto of Marie-Nicole Lemieux in the brief duet from the Credo in A which separates the two major works. One wishes there was more of it. (There's certainly room for it, the disc clocks in at a measly 45 minutes or so.)
The Stabat Mater from 1712 begins with music which sounds to me like a forerunner of some of Mozart's more lachrymose moments some 75 years later. This is not to say all the elements of Vivaldi's style are not here, for they are, but those elements exist in a depth of expression and dramatic skill you're not apt to notice while you're on hold. Lemieux richly conveys the pathos of the grieving mother of Christ, especially in the section beginning with the words "Eja Mater, fons amoris". I first encountered her dark rich voice in Vivaldi's opera Tito ManlioVivaldi - Tito Manlio (a discovery in itself if only just for Act III) and am glad to encounter it again.
Besides the short playing time I have a couple of other quibbles. One is that the consistently fine playing of the Ensemble Matheus is a bit buried in the mix throughout. The other is the terrible translation of the Stabat Mater printed in the booklet. My rudimentary Latin skills find more poetry in the original than in the antiquated doggerel translation included here, which also doesn't jump ahead with Vivaldi, including verses which aren't set and omitting some that are. Neither of these matter much when the music making is of this high caliber.
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