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| Domenico Scarlatti: Stabat Mater |
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Manufacturer: Ricercar
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 5400439002586
Label: Ricercar
Manufacturer: Ricercar
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Ricercar
Release Date: 2008-01-08
Studio: Ricercar
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A program entirely devoted to sacred music by Domenico Scarlatti. Four compositions, including the famous Stabat Mater for ten voices, show the composer's diversity.
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Summary: An ear-opening recording
Comment: I'm always excited when I run across a new early music ensemble such as this. The Stabat Mater is simply spectacular. It's performed with 10 singers, which means one voice per part. This is not your typical OVPP performance of a choral piece, but rather an approach which makes a good case for this being a work intended for 10 solo voices. The piece is not for double choir - it has 10 independent parts (SSSSAATTBB). With one voice on each, it's possible to hear each individual voice clearly and really showcase Scarlatti's mastery of counterpoint. Other recordings I've heard are very top-heavy and the sopranos tend to drown out the other voices. Also, using OVPP allows the performance to be very energetic, in a way that simply can't be done with 20+ singers. Listen to the "Inflammatus" and "Fac Ut Animae" sound samples to see what I mean. These singers are top notch and I'm really looking forward to future recordings from this young ensemble.
As for the rest of the CD, the performances are solid but the pieces themselves are more subdued. The Te Deum is nice. I'm not really sold on the keyboard sonatas being performed on organ. The Stabat Mater is the title piece and really the one to listen for on this CD. If you've never heard Scarlatti's choral works before, you're definitely in for a treat. If you have, then you're also in for a treat with this extraordinary new ensemble. Either way, you may find yourself wishing Scarlatti had spent less time writing sonatas and more writing choral music!
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