Credits:

Nikolaus Harnoncourt,Margaret Marshall,Kurt Equiluz,Thomas Hampson,Felicity Palmer,Arthur Korn,Philip Langridge,Der Tolzer Knabenchor

Description:

[The second phase of the Arnoncourt Eternal Collection] On March 5, the first anniversary of the death of Nikolaus Arnoncourt, a master conductor who made a history. As his great legacy, we re-release his representative masterpieces. Arnoncourt interpreted this piece as "an extension of the opera. This is a moving performance with dramatic baroque language expression, featuring singers who are also familiar with opera. Commentary, lyrics, and bilingual translation included.

Tracklisting:

1 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE INTRODUCTIO 1.INTONATIO:DEUS IN ADIUTORIUM-DOMINE AD ADIUVANDUM ME / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
2 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE PSALMI ANTIPHONA:PER TE. IMMACULATA VIRGO / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
3 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE PSALMI 2.PSALMUS 109:DIXIT DOMINUS DOMINO MEO / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
4 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE PSALMI ANTIPHONA:PER TE. IMMACULATA VIRGO / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
5 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE PSALMI 3.CONCERTO:NIGRA SUM. SED FORMOSA / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
6 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE PSALMI ANTIPHONA:TU GLORIA JERUSALEM. TU LAETITIA ISRAEL / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
7 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE PSALMI 4.PSALMUS 112:LAUDATE PUERI DOMINUM / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
8 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE PSALMI ANTIPHONA:TU GLORIA JERUSALEM. TU LAETITIA ISRAEL / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
9 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE PSALMI 5.CONCERTO:PULCHRA ES. AMICA MEA / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
10 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE PSALMI ANTIPHONA:DILECTUS MEUS / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
11 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE PSALMI 6.PSALMUS 121:LAETATUS SUM IN HIS / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
12 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE PSALMI ANTIPHONA:DILECTUS MEUS / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
13 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE PSALMI 7.CONCERTO:DUO SERAPHIM CLAMABANT ALTER AD ALTERUM / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
14 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE PSALMI ANTIPHONA:VIRGO POTENS SICUT TURRIS DAVID / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
15 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE PSALMI 8.PSALMUS 126:NISI DOMINUS AEDIFICAVERIT DOMUM / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
16 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE PSALMI ANTIPHONA:VIRGO POTENS SICUT TURRIS DAVID / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
1 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE PSALMI 9.CONCERTO:AUDI CAELUM / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
2 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE PSALMI ANTIPHONA:DUM ESSET REX IN ACCUBITU SUO / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
3 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE PSALMI 10.PSALMUS 147:LAUDA JERUSALEM. DOMINUM / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
4 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE PSALMI ANTIPHONA:DUM ESSET REX IN ACCUBITU SUO / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
5 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE LECTIONES CAPITULUM:AB INITIO ET ANTE SAECULA CREATA / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
6 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE LECTIONES 11.SONATA SOPRA 'SANCTA MARIA' / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
7 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE LECTIONES 12.HYMNUS:AVE MARIS STELLA / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
8 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE LECTIONES VERSICULUM:DIGNARE ME LAUDARE TE / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
9 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE MAGNIFICAT ANTIPHONA:BEATA ES MARIA. QUAE CREDIDISTI / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
10 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE MAGNIFICAT 13.MAGNIFICAT:MAGNIFICAT ANIMA MEA DOMINUM / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
11 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE MAGNIFICAT ANTIPHONA:BEATA ES MARIA. QUAE CREDIDISTI / Nikolaus Harnoncourt
12 VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE ORATIO -DOMINUS VOBISCUM-ORATIO (OREMUS)-DOMINUS VOBISCUM-BENEDICAMUS / Nikolaus Harnoncourt