At his arrival in Venice in 1613, Monteverdi, ever the tireless worker, finally found a challenge that suited him: he would compose every day, both sacred and secular music, for the glory of God or his patrons. In the twilight of his life, he gathered his works into a corpus, intended to inspire musicians during the celebration of religious services. This recording is a musical testament to his carefully preserved life's work. Vincent Dumestre and Le Poeme Harmonique pay tribute to the brilliant composer who set the tone for all 17th-century sacred music.
1 Vespro della Beata Vergine~Responsorium: Deus in adjutorium meum intende
2 Psalmus: Dixit Dominus secondo (SV 264)~Dixit Dominus
3 Psalmus: Dixit Dominus secondo (SV 264)~Tecum principium
4 Psalmus: Dixit Dominus secondo (SV 264)~De torrente
5 Motectus: Ego flos campi (SV 31)
6 Psalmus: Laudate pueri primo (SV 270)~Laudate pueri Dominum
7 Psalmus: Laudate pueri primo (SV 270)~Suscitans
8 Psalmus: Laudate pueri primo (SV 270)~Gloria
9 Motectus: Stabat Virgo Maria (SV 96)
10 Psalmus: Laetatus sum primo (SV 198)
11 Motectus: Salve Regina secondo (SV 284)
12 Psalmus: Nisi Dominus secondo (SV 201)~Nisi Dominus
13 Psalmus: Nisi Dominus secondo (SV 201)~Vanum est vobis
14 Psalmus: Nisi Dominus secondo (SV 201)~Beatus vir
- Disc 2 -
1 Motectus: Pianto della Madonna (SV 288)
2 Psalmus: Lauda Jerusalem (SV 203)
3 Hymnus: Ave Maris Stella
4 Magnificat primo (SV 281)~Magnificat
5 Magnificat primo (SV 281)~Quia respexit
6 Magnificat primo (SV 281)~Et misericordia
7 Magnificat primo (SV 281)~Fecit potentia
8 Magnificat primo (SV 281)~Suscepit Israel
At his arrival in Venice in 1613, Monteverdi, ever the tireless worker, finally found a challenge that suited him: he would compose every day, both sacred and secular music, for the glory of God or his patrons. In the twilight of his life, he gathered his works into a corpus, intended to inspire musicians during the celebration of religious services. This recording is a musical testament to his carefully preserved life's work. Vincent Dumestre and Le Poeme Harmonique pay tribute to the brilliant composer who set the tone for all 17th-century sacred music.
