Monteverdi, Marienvesper | myfidelio

Skip to main navigation Skip to content

Content

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643): Vespro della Beata Vergine (Marian Vespers). Margaret Marshall (soprano), Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano), Philip Langridge (tenor), Kurt Equiluz (tenor), Thomas Hampson (baritone), Artur Korn (bass), Tölzer Knabenchor, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Choralschola der Wiener Hofburgkapelle, Concentus musicus Wien; conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Recorded at the Baroque Cathedral of Graz, Austria, in 1986. Monteverdi contributed more to the music of his time than any other composer: he perfected the art of the madrigal, gave decisive impulses to the young genre of the opera by his imaginative use of descriptive and dramatic effects and by giving each figure an individual character, and introduced the expressive language of secular music into the rigid sacred music of his time. In his "Marian Vespers," composed in Mantua in 1610, Monteverdi combined elements from the traditional church music style with the new "stile concertato" and polychoral forms, but also boldly made use of Gregorian chant.

Details

Production Year:

1986
Category:

Concert
Genres:

chorus
Age rating:

0+
Audio Language:

no linguistic content
Subtitle Language:

no subtitles
Country:

Austria

Germany

Besetzung

composer:

Claudio Monteverdi
conductor:

Nikolaus Harnoncourt
vocal soloist:

Margaret Marshall
(Sopran)

Felicity Palmer
(Mezzosopran)

Philip Langridge
(Tenor)

Kurt Equiluz
(Tenor)

Thomas Hampson
(Bass)

Arthur Korn
(Bass)
chorus:

Tölzer Sängerknaben

Arnold Schoenberg Chor

Choralschola der Wiener Hofburgkapelle
orchestra:

Concentus Musicus Wien
video director:

Humphrey Burton

Gallery

Recommendations

1985, Grazer Dom

Bach, St John Passion, BWV 245

Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Concentus Musicus Wien
Kurt Equiluz, Robert Holl, Thomas Moser, Anton Scharinger
Tölzer Sängerknaben

2016, Vienna

Red Ribbon Celebration Concert - Orpheus & Eurydice

Martin Haselböck
Wiener Akademie
Thomas Hampson, Anna Netrebko, Piotr Beczala, Juan Diego Flórez

1978, Opernhaus Zürich

Monteverdi, L'Orfeo

Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Philippe Huttenlocher, Dietlinde Turban, Roland Hermann

2014, Theater an der Wien

Mozart, Don Giovanni

Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Concentus Musicus Wien
André Schuen, Ruben Drole, Christine Schäfer, Mauro Peter

1988, Wiener Musikverein

Mahler, Kindertotenlieder

Leonard Bernstein
Wiener Philharmoniker
Thomas Hampson

2014, Theater an der Wien

Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro

Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Concentus Musicus Wien
Bo Skovhus, Christine Schäfer, Mari Eriksmoen, André Schuen

2014, Theater an der Wien

Mozart, Così fan tutte

Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Concentus Musicus Wien
Mari Eriksmoen, Katija Dragojevic, André Schuen, Mauro Peter

2014, Theater an der Wien

Behind the scenes - "Don Giovanni"

Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concentus Musicus Wien
André Schuen, Ruben Drole, Christine Schäfer, Mauro Peter

2014, Theater an der Wien

Behind the scenes - "Così fan tutte"

Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concentus Musicus Wien
Mari Eriksmoen, Katija Dragojevic, André Schuen, Mauro Peter

2012, Salzburger Festspiele

Ouverture spirituelle - Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts Mozart

Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Concentus Musicus Wien
Sylvia Schwartz, Elisabeth von Magnus, Jeremy Ovenden
Arnold Schoenberg Chor

1982, Stiftskirche Waldhausen

Bach, Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248

Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Concentus Musicus Wien
Peter Schreier, Robert Holl, Tölzer Sängerknaben
Tölzer Sängerknaben

2014, Theater an der Wien

Behind the scenes - "Le nozze di Figaro"

Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concentus Musicus Wien
Bo Skovhus, Christine Schäfer, Mari Eriksmoen, André Schuen

Associated Collections