Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Vivaldi: Motets & Stabat Mater [Import]

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (Composer), Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Bernard Labadie (Conductor), Les Violons du Roy (Orchestra), Dorothea Röschmann (Performer), Catherine Robbin (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Dorothea Röschmann, Catherine Robbin
• Orchestra: Les Violons du Roy
• Conductor: Bernard Labadie
• Composer: Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Antonio Vivaldi
• Audio CD (April 26, 1994)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Dorian Recordings
• ASIN: B000001QA9
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #207,758 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sublime, October 29, 1999

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Scott ([e-mail]) (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Vivaldi: Motets & Stabat Mater (Audio CD)

Bernard Labadie conducts Les Violins du Roy, joined by Dorothea Roschmann, soprano, and Catherine Robbin, mezzo soprano. These particular performances were recorded in L'eglise de Saint-Isadore in Quebec in 1993. Roschmann and Robbin offer nuanced and delicate interpretations which the slower, meditative duets in Pergolesi demand. While the slower movements in Pergolesi may be slightly uptempo, the vocal performances are, nonetheless, stunning. I have not listened closely to the Vivaldi offerings; I purchased this disc for the Pergolesi and am very pleased I did so.

This recording also comes with extensive liner notes in English and French. The notes provide extensive background on the pieces and the evolution of their treatment, as well as biographical notes on the conductor and performers and translations from the latin.