Music From The Venetian Ospedali

San Francisco Girls Chorus (Artist, Performer), Various (Composer), Sharon J. Paul (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: San Francisco Girls Chorus
• Conductor: Sharon J. Paul
• Composer: Various
• Audio CD (October 20, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: San Francisco Girls Chorus
• ASIN: B00000DDO7
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #261,267 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #8 in Music > Indie Music > Opera & Vocal

Track Listings

1. Gloria in D, RV 589: I. Gloria In Excelsis Deo

2. Gloria in D, RV 589: II. Et In Terra Pax Hominibus

3. Gloria in D, RV 589: III. Laudamus Te

4. Gloria in D, RV 589: IV. Gratias Agimus Tibi

5. Gloria in D, RV 589: V. Domine Deus, Rex Coelestsis

6. Gloria in D, RV 589: VI. Domine Fili Unigenite

7. Gloria in D, RV 589: VII. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei

8. Gloria in D, RV 589: VIII. Qui Tollis Peccata Mundi

9. Gloria in D, RV 589: IX. Qui Sedes Ad Dexteram Patris

10. Gloria in D, RV 589: X. Quoniam Tu Solos Sanctus

11. Gloria in D, RV 589: XI. Cum Sancto Spiritu

12. Pange Lingua No.2: Pange Lingua Gloriosi

13. Pange Lingua No.2: In Supremae Nocte Coenae

14. Pange Lingua No.2: Tantum Ergo Sacramentum

15. Magnificat: I. Magnificat Anima Mea Dominum

16. Magnificat: II. Et Exultavit

17. Magnificat: III. Et Misericordia

18. Magnificat: IV. Fecit Potentiam

19. Magnificat: V. Gloria Patri

20. Magnificat: VI. Sicut Erat In Principio

See all 32 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific, April 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Music From The Venetian Ospedali (Audio CD)

This is an amazing CD. The singing is so beautifully textured and I found this CD a perfect joy to listen to. The San Francisco Girls Chorus is truly amazing and I look forward to thier next CD. You must own this album!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wow, September 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Music From The Venetian Ospedali (Audio CD)

this is such an incredible, powerful cd! the voices are beautiful and the blend is exquisite! definitely recommended!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Recording, December 21, 2008

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Alexander Mendez "Classics" (South Pasadena, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Music From The Venetian Ospedali (Audio CD)

The San Francisco Girls Chorus presents a concert as it very well might have sounded in 18th century Venice. Firstly, only young women sing as was the case in the Venetian Ospedali and, secondly, the low parts are transposed up or sung by girls with low voices. Overall, I must say that it seems that a lot of the low parts are transposed so the overall effect is one of choral works for high voices, although the bass instruments have a fill-in effect. The Frenchman de Brosses told that the girls of the ospedali sang like angels, and this recording evokes that impression given the youthful, but strong, voices of the girls of the San Francisco Girls Chorus.
The Vivaldi is well-known, but the compositions by Porta, Porpora and Brusa are not and they are really high quality compositions that are not simply of academic interest, but also appeal to the senses on a visceral level.
The instrumental ensemble includes some of the best Californian performers of early music. They play on historical instruments. This recording is very serious and will appeal not only to a general audience, but also to the discriminating tastes of early music fans.