The Tallis Scholars: Live in Venice [Blu-ray]

This is a unique recording by the Tallis Scholars, conducted by Peter Phillips, from the magnificent Basilica of San Marco in Venice, recorded on July 14, 2017. The program, conceived to mark the 450th anniversary of Monteverdi’s birth, features works by Monteverdi, Palestrina, Lotti, Allegri, Komitas, and Pärt. Among them are masterpieces such as Allegri’s “Miserere” and Palestrina’s “Magnificat,” for whose interpretations the Tallis Scholars have become particularly renowned over the years.

In the program notes for the concert, printed in the CD booklet, Peter Phillips speaks of “old favorites and some entirely new ideas.” By “new ideas,” he refers primarily to the works of the priest, composer, and ethnomusicologist Komitas. With the two compositions included here, Phillips and the vocal ensemble aim to “pay tribute to the centuries-old heritage of the Armenian community in Venice.”

As an audiovisual experience, the concert is released in an edition featuring a CD and a Blu-ray, offering listeners and viewers alike the rare opportunity to experience this intimate concert from inside the historic Italian basilica.

Recorded: 2017-07-14
Recording Venue: Basilica San Marco, Venice

Треклист:
Giovanni Luigi da Palestrina: Magnificat primi toni
Arvo Pärt: Nunc dimittis
Claudio Monteverdi: Messa a quattro voci da cappella; Crucifixus aus Sleva morale e spirituale; Adoramus te Christe; Domine in furore; Cantate Domino
Gregorio Allegri: Miserere mei, Deus
Komitas: Surp-Surp; Sirt im sasani
Antonio Lotti: Crucifixus (8vv & 10vv)