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Choir Works

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

Monteverdi's lavish
Vespers music of 1610 was probably written for the ducal chapel of the Gonzaga in Mantua.
Brian Wright and Philip Pickett discuss the wide diversity of styles which are included, from grand choral and instrumental pieces to expressive virtuoso solos. Monteverdi Vespro della Beata Vergine (1610)
Catherine Bott (soprano) Tessa Bonner (soprano) Christopher Robson (countertenor)
Andrew King (tenor)
John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Michael George (baritone) Simon Grant (bass)
Peter Harvey (cantor)
Mark Rowlinson (celebrant) New London Consort, director Philip Pickett Producer Susan Kenyon Discs

Contributors

Unknown:
Philip Pickett
Unknown:
Monteverdi Vespro
Soprano:
Catherine Bott
Soprano:
Tessa Bonner
Soprano:
Christopher Robson
Tenor:
John Mark Ainsley
Baritone:
Michael George
Bass:
Simon Grant
Bass:
Peter Harvey
Unknown:
Mark Rowlinson
Director:
Philip Pickett
Producer:
Susan Kenyon
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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