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Performers
Sean Clayton- Virginie Thomas
- Hannah Morrison (Soprano)
- Maud Gnidzaz (Soprano)
Notes & Reviews:
The singers of Les Arts Florissants, under the direction of tenor Paul Agnew, perform elaborate unaccompanied sacred works by Alessandro and Domenico Scarlatti, Leonardo Leo and Antonio Caldara. This Virgin Classics release was recorded in the Benedictine abbey at Ambronay in eastern France.
In September 2010, as part of the annual festival at Ambronay in eastern France, not far from the Swiss border, Agnew directed the singers of Les Arts Florissants in a concert at the village's 9th-century Benedictine Abbey. It presented a number of masterpieces of church music by Italian baroque composers: the Neapolitans Alessandro Scarlatti, Domenico Scarlatti and Leonardo Leo, and the Venetian Antonio Caldara, who took charge of music at the imperial chapel in Vienna. A review of the concert went on to say that: "The choir fulfilled its role perfectly. Beyond the quality of the voices, often in the soloist class, and the supple and appealing tonal blend, the fluidity of the transitions and the precision of articulation proved that the ensemble ... has few (if any) rivals in this repertoire."
Les Arts Florissants is one of the most influential and prolific ensembles in the world. Founded in 1979 by William Christie, who now regularly shares conducting duties with Paul Agnew, Les Arts Florissants has released eight recordings on Virgin Classics.
"Paul Agnew's direction throughout is exemplary, rendering Domenico Scarlatti's "Stabat Mater" with poise and piety, and expertly navigating Leonardo Leo's ingenious interplay of choirs and plainsong in his "Miserere a due cori"." -The Independent
Notes & Reviews:Recording information: Abbaye d'Ambronay, France (09/26/2010).
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Scarlatti, Domenico : Stabat Mater, for double chorus & continuo in C minor - Performers: Sean Clayton; Virginie Thomas
- Conductor: Paul Agnew
- Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
- Running Time: 23 min. 20 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Choral
- Written: 1714
Lotti, Antonio [Composer] : Crucifixus, Motet a10 - Conductor: Paul Agnew
- Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
- Running Time: 2 min. 34 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Choral
Legrenzi, Giovanni : Quam amarum est, Maria, motet - Performers: Hannah Morrison (Soprano); Maud Gnidzaz (Soprano)
- Conductor: Paul Agnew
- Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
- Running Time: 5 min. 11 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Choral
Caldara, Antonio : Caldara - Crucifixus a 16 - Conductor: Paul Agnew
- Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
- Running Time: 4 min. 1 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
Leo, Leonardo : Miserere mei deus, concertanto for 8 voices & continuo - Conductor: Paul Agnew
- Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
- Running Time: 18 min. 32 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
Lotti, Antonio [Composer] : Crucifixus, Motet a 6 - Conductor: Paul Agnew
- Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants
- Running Time: 2 min. 41 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Choral
