Vivaldi: Sacred Music Vol. 1 - Dixit Dominus, RV 595; Gloria, RV 588; Nulla in mundo pax sincera

Vivaldi: Sacred Music Vol. 1 - Dixit Dominus, RV 595; Gloria, RV 588; Nulla in mundo pax sincera

Vivaldi: Sacred Music Vol. 1 - Dixit Dominus, RV 595; Gloria, RV 588; Nulla in mundo pax sincera
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Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Conductor: Kevin Mallon
Orchestra: Aradia Ensemble and Chorus
Performer: Jane Archibald
Performer: Anita Krause
Performer: Michele de Boer
Performer: Peter Mahon
Performer: Nils Brown
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-11-16
Music Label: Naxos
Soundtracks:
  1. Dixit Dominus: Allegro
  2. Donec Ponam Inimicos Tuos: Andante
  3. Virgam Virtutis Tuae: Allegro
  4. Tecum Principium: Allegro
  5. Juravit Dominus: Largo - Presto
  6. Dominus A Dextris Tuis: Allegro
  7. Judicabit In Nationibus: Largo - Presto
  8. De Torrente In Via Bibet: Largo
  9. Gloria Patri: Andante
  10. Sicut Erat In Principio: Allegro
  11. Et In Saecula Saeculorum: (Allegro)
  12. (Aria): Nulla In Mundo: Larghetto - Jane Archibald
  13. Recitativo: Blando Colore - Jane Archibald
  14. (Aria): Spirat Anguis: Allegro - Jane Archibald
  15. Alleluia: (Allegro) - Jane Archibald
  16. Jubilate, O Amoeni Chori: Allegro
  17. Recitativo: In Tam Solemni Pompa
  18. Sonoro Modulamine - I Gloria In Excelsis (RV 588): Allegro
  19. II. Et In Terra Pax: Largo
  20. III. Laudamus Te: Allegro
  21. IV. Gratias Agimus Tibi: Adagio
  22. V. Domine Deus, Rex Coelestis: Largo
  23. V. I Domine, Fili Unigenite: (Allegro)
  24. V. II Domine Deus, Agnus Dei: Allegro
  25. V. III Qui Tollis Peccata Mundi: Adagio
  26. IX. Qui Sedes Ad Dexteram Patris: Largo
  27. X. Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus: Allegro
  28. XI. Cum Sancto Spiritu: Adagio - (Allegro)

Music reviews of Vivaldi: Sacred Music Vol. 1 - Dixit Dominus, RV 595; Gloria, RV 588; Nulla in mundo pax sincera

Music Review: Vivaldi's 'other' Dixit Dominus and his 'other' Gloria
Rating: 5 Stars

Prolific as Vivaldi was, he seems to be represented in most people's minds by only a few works: 'The Four Seasons,' of course, a few others of the violin concerti and among his sacred vocal works the 'Gloria' in D major, RV 589 (with its familiar opening bouncing octaves on D) and the 'Dixit Dominus,' RV 594. Presented here, however, are the other surviving 'Gloria', RV 588, also in D major, and the rarely heard other 'Dixit Dominus,' RV 595. Confusing? Well, yes. It doesn't help that the RV numbers (Ryom-Verzeichnis, named for musicologist Peter Ryom) are contiguous in each case and thus easily mistaken for each other. It is a shame, though, that these alternative settings are not better known, and it was a brilliant idea for Kevin Mallon and his Aradia* Ensemble to put them together on a CD and, further, to give them sterling performances. I expect some buyers might obtain this CD thinking they were getting the better-known versions of 'Gloria' and 'Dixit Dominus.' Naxos makes it clear in the printed matter on the back of the CD that these are not those, but frankly even if a musiclover bought these by mistake he or she wouldn't be disappointed in the music itself, because these two lesser-known settings are every bit as good as their sister works. Indeed, in my opinion the second 'Gloria' is ultimately more satisfying because it is more subtle and also because in this presentation it is linked with a lightly scored introduction containing a da capo aria for contralto, 'Jubilate, o amoeni chori' ('Rejoice, fair choirs'), a B minor recitative, and another brief aria 'Sonoro modulamine' ('In sounding music') that then lead directly in the choir's jubilant 'Gloria in excelsis.' Nonetheless, this 'Gloria' partakes of the same joy and choral felicity as its sibling. High points include the minor-key 'Et in terra pax' with its descending scale motif with close imitation in the choral voices, against throbbing chords in the now-expanded orchestra. 'Laudamus te' is a duet for sopranos in joyous roulades in thirds. 'Domine deus, rex coelestis' is a spirited tenor solo. 'Domine, Fili unigenite' is a short choral fugue, just as it is in its better-known sister, and frankly it strikes me as having more satisfying counterpoint but, darn it, it's too brief! A plaintive oboe solo opens the soprano's aria, 'Domine Deus, Agnus Dei.' Then two oboes join in in the following choral 'Qui tollis.' These two linked movements are the sublime apex of the musical arc. Tension is released in a lilting contralto aria, 'Qui sedes ad dextram patris,' which is followed by the soprano's buoyant G major 'Quoniam tu solus sanctus.' We return to our home key of D major in the choral 'Cum Sancto Spirito,' which begins solemnly but then breaks into final fugue with baroque trumpet obbligato.

'Dixit Dominus,' a setting of the 109th Psalm ('The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand') is scored for five vocal soloists, five part chorus, two oboes, strings and continuo. It is partly celebratory and partly minatory ('The Lord ... shall wound even kings in the day of his wrath') and Vivaldi catches both aspects of this Vespers Psalm beautifully, weaving back and forth between the joyous and the sternly remonstrative. This 20-minute work is served well by Mallon and his marvelous Aradia Ensemble, which includes both instrumentalists and chorus. His vocal soloists are largely drawn from the chorus and there is not a weak one among them. They are Michelle de Boer, soprano; Anita Krause, mezzo; Peter Mahon, countertenor; Nils Brown, tenor; and Giles Tomkins, bass.

The only soloist from outside the chorus is Jane Archibald whose silvery and flexible soprano is heard not only in 'Dixit Dominus' and 'Gloria' but also in the extraordinarily beautiful (and new to me) motet for solo soprano, strings and continuo, 'Nulla in mundo pax sincera' ('In the world there is no real peace'), in which she charms with both her sweet tone and absolutely secure coloratura. It contains a gentle siciliano 'Nulla in mundo' that sounds as much like Handel as anything here; for some reason it reminds me of the opening chorus of his 'Solomon.' The text promises serenity in the world beyond. The following recitative and da capo aria warn that the blandishments of the world are false (with fiercesome fioriture) before returning to the hope of sacred peace, ending with an 'Alleluia.' This is a very fine piece and is done superbly by soloist and orchestra alike.

I've increasingly come to feel that the Aradia Ensemble has become one of the better baroque music groups in the world. I look forward to each of their releases.

Give yourself a present. Get this CD and learn some unfamiliar Vivaldi in marvelous performances.

Scott Morrison

*It's Aradia - not ArCadia. Aradia was Apollo's twin sister, daughter of Leto and Zeus, who was sent by the gods to teach humankind to transmute the music of the natural world into song.
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Description of Vivaldi: Sacred Music Vol. 1 - Dixit Dominus, RV 595; Gloria, RV 588; Nulla in mundo pax sincera

Volume 1 of Vivaldi?s complete sacred music features the impressive if less familiar of the two settings of the Gloria, RV 588, the second setting of the vespers psalm Dixit Dominus, and Nulla in mundo pax sincera, used with striking effect in the film Shine. With texts divided between soloists and chorus, both compositions bear all the hallmarks of Vivaldi?s finest choral works: festive brilliance, dramatic changes of mood and texture, and passages of aching melancholy. Conductor Kevin Mallon founded the Aradia Ensemble in 1996, and has already made 20 highly regarded recordings with the group for Naxos.

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