Vivaldi: Vespro a San Marco Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Les Agrémens & Leonardo García Alarcón

• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): Deus in adjutorium:
• 1 Deus in adjutorium: I. Deus in adjutorium 00:08
• 2 Deus in adjutorium: II. Domine ad adjuvandum 02:15
• 3 Deus in adjutorium: III. Gloria 03:21
• 4 Deus in adjutorium: IV. Sicut erat in principio 02:15
• 5 Deus in adjutorium: V. Sancti tui Domine 00:41
• Dixit Dominus in D Major (Psaume 109), RV 807:
• 6 Dixit Dominus in D Major (Psaume 109), RV 807: I. Dixit Dominus 01:36
• 7 Dixit Dominus in D Major (Psaume 109), RV 807: II. Donec ponam 02:40
• 8 Dixit Dominus in D Major (Psaume 109), RV 807: III. Virgam virtutis 02:19
• 9 Dixit Dominus in D Major (Psaume 109), RV 807: IV. Tecum principium 01:40
• 10 Dixit Dominus in D Major (Psaume 109), RV 807: V. Juravit Dominus 01:34
• 11 Dixit Dominus in D Major (Psaume 109), RV 807: VI. Dominus a dextris tuis 01:48
• 12 Dixit Dominus in D Major (Psaume 109), RV 807: VII. Judicabit in nationibus 01:39
• 13 Dixit Dominus in D Major (Psaume 109), RV 807: VIII. Implebit ruinas 00:53
• 14 Dixit Dominus in D Major (Psaume 109), RV 807: IX. De torrente 03:03
• 15 Dixit Dominus in D Major (Psaume 109), RV 807: X. Gloria 01:54
• 16 Dixit Dominus in D Major (Psaume 109), RV 807: XI. Sicut erat in principio 03:06
• 17 Dixit Dominus in D Major (Psaume 109), RV 807: XII. In caelestibus regnis 00:31
• Confitebor tibi Domine (Psaume 110), RV 596:
• 18 Confitebor tibi Domine (Psaume 110), RV 596: I. Confitebor tibi Domine 02:34
• 19 Confitebor tibi Domine (Psaume 110), RV 596: II. Memoriam fecit 02:51
• 20 Confitebor tibi Domine (Psaume 110), RV 596: III. Sanctum et terribile 02:11
• 21 Confitebor tibi Domine (Psaume 110), RV 596: IV. Intellectus bonus 01:43
• 22 Confitebor tibi Domine (Psaume 110), RV 596: V. Gloria 01:17
• 23 Confitebor tibi Domine (Psaume 110), RV 596: VI. Et in saecula saeculorum 01:05
• 24 Confitebor tibi Domine (Psaume 110), RV 596: VII. In velamento clamabant 00:31
• Beatus Vir in C Major (Psaume 111), RV 795:
• 25 Beatus Vir in C Major (Psaume 111), RV 795: I. Beatus vir 02:25
• 26 Beatus Vir in C Major (Psaume 111), RV 795: II. Gloria et divitiae 01:56
• 27 Beatus Vir in C Major (Psaume 111), RV 795: III. Exortum est 03:25
• 28 Beatus Vir in C Major (Psaume 111), RV 795: IV. Jucundus homo 02:34
• 29 Beatus Vir in C Major (Psaume 111), RV 795: V. In memoria aeterna 04:37
• 30 Beatus Vir in C Major (Psaume 111), RV 795: VI. Paratum cor ejus sperare 02:34
• 31 Beatus Vir in C Major (Psaume 111), RV 795: VII. Dispersit 02:47
• 32 Beatus Vir in C Major (Psaume 111), RV 795: VIII. Peccator videbit 03:23
• 33 Beatus Vir in C Major (Psaume 111), RV 795: IX. Gloria 02:33
• Spiritus et animae:
• 34 Spiritus et animae 00:32
• Laudate pueri Domine (Psaume 112), RV 600:
• 35 Laudate pueri Domine (Psaume 112), RV 600: I. Laudate pueri Dominum 01:55
• 36 Laudate pueri Domine (Psaume 112), RV 600: II. Sit nomen Domini 02:50
• 37 Laudate pueri Domine (Psaume 112), RV 600: III. A solis ortu 01:48
• 38 Laudate pueri Domine (Psaume 112), RV 600: IV. Excelsus super 02:44
• 39 Laudate pueri Domine (Psaume 112), RV 600: V. Quis sicut Dominus 02:14
• 40 Laudate pueri Domine (Psaume 112), RV 600: VI. Suscitans a terra 01:27
• 41 Laudate pueri Domine (Psaume 112), RV 600: VII. Ut collocet 01:48
• 42 Laudate pueri Domine (Psaume 112), RV 600: VIII. Gloria 03:17
• 43 Laudate pueri Domine (Psaume 112), RV 600: IX. Laudate pueri Dominum 01:32
• 44 Laudate pueri Domine (Psaume 112), RV 600: X. Amen 01:45
• 45 Laudate pueri Domine (Psaume 112), RV 600: XI. Fulgebunt justi 00:26
• Lauda Jerusalem (Psaume 147), RV 609:
• 46 Lauda Jerusalem (Psaume 147), RV 609 06:13
• Lux perpetua:
• 47 Lux perpetua 00:49
• Magnificat in G Minor (Cantique), RV 610:
• 48 Magnificat in G Minor (Cantique), RV 610: I. Magnificat anima mea Dominum (Adagio) 01:13
• 49 Magnificat in G Minor (Cantique), RV 610: II. Et exsultavit 01:52
• 50 Magnificat in G Minor (Cantique), RV 610: III. Et misericordia 03:40
• 51 Magnificat in G Minor (Cantique), RV 610: IV. Fecit potentiam 00:25
• 52 Magnificat in G Minor (Cantique), RV 610: V. Deposuit potentes 00:50
• 53 Magnificat in G Minor (Cantique), RV 610: VI. Esurientes 01:20
• 54 Magnificat in G Minor (Cantique), RV 610: VII. Suscepit Israel 00:56
• 55 Magnificat in G Minor (Cantique), RV 610: VIII. Sicut locutus 01:35
• 56 Magnificat in G Minor (Cantique), RV 610: IX. Gloria 02:18
• Oremus:
• 57 Oremus 00:56
• Laetatus sum (Psaume 121), RV 607 (Aetatussum):
• 58 Laetatus sum (Psaume 121), RV 607 (Aetatussum) 03:12
• Total Runtime 01:57:26

Info for Vivaldi: Vespro a San Marco

Vibrantly emotional, near dreamlike... Celebrating the Red Priest's stylistic wealth, Leonardo García Alarcón imagines sumptuous choral vespers dedicated to St Mark. When Vivaldi's fantasy seems to live mostly in opera houses or concert rooms, here are pieces devoted to the Divine Office.

Chœur de Chambre de Namur
Les Agrémens
Leonardo García Alarcón, conductor

Chœur de chambre de Namur
Since its creation in 1987, the Namur Chamber Choir has been dedicated to defending the musical heritage of its region of origin (concerts and recordings devoted to Lassus, Rogier, Hayne, Du Mont, Fiocco, Gossec, Grétry ...). by approaching great works of the choral repertoire (Haendel's oratorios, masses, motets and passions of Bach, Requiem of Mozart and Fauré, ...).

Guest of the most famous festivals in Europe, the Namur Chamber Choir works under the direction of prestigious conductors such as Marc Minkowski, Jean-Claude Malgoire, Sigiswald Kuijken, Guy Van Waas, Federico Maria Sardelli, Ottavio Dantone, Philippe Pierlot, Philippe Herreweghe, Peter Phillips, Jordi Savall, Christophe Rousset, Eduardo Lopez Banzo, Andreas Scholl, etc.

The Choir has made numerous recordings, notably at Ricercar, greatly appreciated by the critics (nominations for Victoires de la Musique Classique, Choc of Classica, Diapason d'Or, Joker of Crescendo, 4F of Télérama, Editor's Choice of Gramophone, the Prix Caecilia of the Belgian press ...). The Chamber Choir of Namur has also been awarded the Grand Prix of the Académie Charles Cros in 2003, the Prix de l'Académie Française in 2006, the Octave de la Musique in 2007 and in 2012 in the categories "Classical Music"and" show of the year ".

In 2010, the artistic direction of the Namur Chamber Choir was entrusted to the young Argentinian chef Leonardo García Alarcón. This new collaboration was immediately successful, both in concert and on record (Haendel's Judas Maccabaeus, Vivaldi's Vespro a San Marco, Il Diluvio Universale and Nabucco of Falvetti, Giorgi's Motets and Mass, Secular Cantatas by JS Bach, Requiem of Mozart, Vespro della Beata Vergine of Monteverdi, Mass & Motets of Lassus, ...).

In 2016, the Namur Chamber Choir participated in its first stage production at the Paris Opera (Eliogabalo of Cavalli). In 2017, he appeared on Purcell's Dido and Aeneas at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liège, under the direction of Guy Van Waas.

2017-2018 is the 30th anniversary season of the Choir. The Orfeo of Monteverdi, in 2017, was the first stage of this anniversary, throughout Europe and South America. In 2018, the productions of the Grands Motets of Lully, the Passio del Venerdi Santo of Veneziano, Jacques Arcadelt's mass and motets and Haendel's oratorio Samson will be the other highlights, marked by as many TV and video recordings. CD recordings, all directed by Leonardo García Alarcón.

The repertoire of the choir is very broad, since it extends from the Middle Ages to contemporary music.

The Namur Chamber Choir is supported by the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (music and dance department), the National Lottery, the City and the Province of Namur. It is also supported by the Autonomous Port of Namur.

Leonardo García Alarcón
After studying the piano in Argentina, Leonardo García Alarcón moved to Europe in 1997 for advanced studies at the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève in the harpsichord class of Christiane Jaccottet. He was a member of Ensemble Elyma, and became Gabriel Garrido’s assistant before founding his own ensemble, Cappella Mediterranea, in 2005. From 2010 to 2013, he was in residence at the Centre Culturel de Rencontre d’Ambronay, where he is now an associate artist.

In 2010, he was appointed artistic director and principal conductor of the Choeur de Chambre de Namur. In 2015, he founded the Millenium Orchestra. He is also a professor of harpsichord conducting and Baroque vocal interpretation at the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève.

His discography—with Cappella Mediterranea, the Namur Chamber Choir, and Millenium Orchestra—has received widespread critical acclaim.

As a conductor and harpsichordist, he is invited to perform at festivals and concert halls the world over, including the opera houses of Montpellier, Lyon, Nantes, Rennes, and Lille; Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires; Concertgebouw in Amsterdam; Opéra de Monte-Carlo; Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris; Wigmore Hall in London; and Teatro Massimo in Palermo. He has conducted the Gulbenkian Orchestra in Lisbon, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, and Freiburger Barockorchester, among others.

Since its first modern performance under his direction in 2011, Falvetti’s Il diluvio universale has been heard all over Europe, with concerts scheduled in 2016 and 2017 at the Vienna Konzerthaus and venues in Versailles and Geneva.

Following the success of Cavalli’s Elena at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence in 2013, Leonardo García Alarcón also has been invited to appear at international opera houses, including the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid, Opéra national de Paris, and Dutch National Opera and Ballet in Amsterdam.

In 2017, he will conduct three of Cavalli’s operas: Giasone in Geneva, Erismena in Aix-en-Provence, and Eliogabalo in Amsterdam. He also will lead Monteverdi’s Orfeo in Europe this spring, before taking it on tour to South America next fall.

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