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Music : Venetian Vespers (Monteverdi * Rigatti * Grandi * Cavalli) /Gabrieli Consort & Players * McCreeshIn association with Amazon.comRating:  - Some of the most beautiful music ever writtenOne of the few records to put the breathtakingly beautiful music of Alessandro Grandi into the context of that of his teacher and mentor. Rating: - A very fine achievementThis is one of the best recordings of vespers that I'm aware of, and it boasts the participation of the unforgettable tenor Charles Daniels, who is one of the best performers in his field. This disc collects vespers from a number of composers active in Italy throughout the 17th century; it is, therefore, a very good introduction to the genre, in addition to being a fine work of art in and of itself. Yet, I know of an even better recording of vespers which I would like to recommend to you: it is Cavalli's Vespro della Beata Vergine (dir. Bruce Dickey). While McCreesh has Charles Daniels, Dickey has my other favorite baroque tenor, Mark Padmore, whose hauntingly beautiful voice spans both tenor and alto registers. |
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