The Glory of Gabrieli
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Composer: Giovanni GabrieliConductor: Vittorio Negri
Performer: Dale Jergenson
Performer: Richard Levitt
Performer: Edward Tarr Brass Ensemble
Performer: Gabrieli Consort "La Fenice"
Performer: E. Power Biggs
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-06-06
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Intonation for Organ on the 1st tone
- Plaudite, psallite, iubilate Deo omnis terra (Motet in 12 parts for three choirs)
- Intonation for Organ on the 9th tone
- In ecclesiis (Motet in 15 parts for three choirs)
- Intonation for Organ on the 10th tone
- O magnum mysterium (Motet in 8 parts for two choirs)
- Intonation for Organ on the 11th tone
- Hodie Christus natus est (Motet in 8 parts for two choirs)
- Intonation for Organ on the 8th tone
- Three Mass Movements; I. Kyrie Eleison I (Motet in 8 parts) - Christe Eleison (Motet in 8 parts) - Kyrie Eleison II - Motet in 12 parts
- Three Mass Movements; II. Gloria (Motet in 12 parts)
- Three Mass Movements; III. Sanctus (Motet in 12 parts)
- Intonation For Organ On The 7th Tone
- Deus, qui beatum Marcum (Motet in 10 parts for two choirs)
- Sonata in the 9th Tone for 8 parts
- Canzona in the 9th Tone for 8 parts
- Canzona in the 7th Tone for 8 parts
- Ricercare for Organ
- Canzona in the 9th Tone for 12 parts
- Canzona in the 7th and 8th Tones for 12 parts
- Canzona in the 12th Tone for 6 parts
- Sonata for Three Violins and Organ
- Canzona in the 12th Tone for 10 parts
- Canzona in the 1st Tone for 10 parts
- Intonation for Organ on the 2nd tone
- Angelus ad pastores ait (Motet in 12 parts for two choirs)
- Intonation for Organ on the 3rd and 4th tones
- Regina coeli laetare (Motet in 12 Parts for two choirs)
Music reviews of The Glory of Gabrieli
Music Review: Interesting comments--but dead wrong
Rating: 5 Stars
One reviewer of this recording excoriates its sound and its interpretations, and suggests two more recent recordings of works by Gabriel.
What the reviewer FAILS to note is the place where this recording was made.
When this recording first appeared in three volumes on Columbia vinyl, it was the first recording of Gabrieli ever made in San Marco in Venice, the very room for which these pieces were written, and where, in fact, Gabrieli was Maestro da Capella for some years. In other words, this is sound Gabrieli himself would recognize. That cannot be said for studio recordings, or recordings made in other venues.
Moreover, the tempos--which the reviewer complains about--are dictated by the acoustics--the natural reverberation--in that extraordinary room. To be sure, the tempos ARE slower than they would be in a less-live venue. But were they any faster, all definition would be lost.
I have performed most of these works, either as a singer, as a brass player, or as a conductor. I have owned the vinyl recordings since they were first issued, and own the CD as well. I also own the recordings the previous reviewer suggests as superior.
Both of the more recent performances suggested by the previous reviewer are excellent, and should be a part of every respectable collection of recorded Gabriel
The admonition by the previous reviewer that Gabrieli should NEVER be performed this way would seem to suggest that Gabrieli should never be performed in an environment with acoustics like St. Mark's. That assertion seems fatuous to me. These works were, after all, written FOR St, Mark's, and the acoustics today are much the same as they were when the cathedral was build in the 12th century, or when Gabrieli wrote and performed there.
Thus there is an immense amount to be learned from the Biggs/Negri et al. performances as well, not the least of which is familiarity with the space for which the composer wrote.
While it is certainly true that some aspects of performance practice in this recording are considered outmoded (but in my decades of experience with this repertoire, ideas about performance are fickle), there are also things about these performances that have, to my ears, never been equaled.
If you want super-fast, virtuostic performances of Gabrieli, then look elsewhere. If you want to hear what Gabrieli sounds like when performed in St, Mark's, then this recording should be in your collection.
The beauty of the Mass movements is enough to justify the price.
And remember: this recording is nearly a half-century old!
These remain among my favorite recorded performances of this repertoire.
By ALL means, five stars!!
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