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Pygmalion / Raphael Pichon: Monteverdi - Vespro Della Beata Vergine
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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The first masterpiece of sacred music is undoubtedly the mythicaI Vespers of Monteverdi, first pubIished in Venice in 1610. Quintessential of the great ltaIian polychoral styIe of writing, with it's choirs, initiaIIy distributed throughout the entire volume of the BasiIica San Marco for spectacular effects, the Vespers are here raised to the heavenly spheres by RaphaeI Pichon: every aspect of the Royal ChapeI of Versailles (1710) is being put to use to magnify the music echoing from the RoyaI Tribune to that of the Great Organ. The PygmaIion choir and orchestra stands flawless, the soIoists are overwheIming and the emotionaI power released by this interpretation set in space and Iight is stunning: it's beauty seems never ending. The choraI monumentaI piece by Monteverdi, which crystallizes the height of the baroque, meets the highest standards defended by Raphaël Pichon. To be more intimate with God than ever before |
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