Dixit Dominus (Psalm 109), for 6 voices, chorus, 2 oboes, trumpet, bassoon, strings & continuo D major, RV 807
In furore giustissimae irae, solo motet for voice, strings & continuo in C minor, RV 626
Dixit Dominus, hymn for soloists, chorus & orchestra in G minor, HWV 232
Vivaldi's Dixit Dominus, RV 807, was added to the Vivaldi canon only in 2005; it was long attributed to Baldassare Galuppi. That shows you how minor composers don't get their due; it's a marvelous work, but it's only getting recordings now that Vivaldi's name is attached to it. At any rate, it's well worth hearing in this excellent performance by the rising British group La Nuova Musica, which has both vocal and instrumental components. They move like a well-oiled machine, making possible the clear communication of such ...
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Vivaldi's Dixit Dominus, RV 807, was added to the Vivaldi canon only in 2005; it was long attributed to Baldassare Galuppi. That shows you how minor composers don't get their due; it's a marvelous work, but it's only getting recordings now that Vivaldi's name is attached to it. At any rate, it's well worth hearing in this excellent performance by the rising British group La Nuova Musica, which has both vocal and instrumental components. They move like a well-oiled machine, making possible the clear communication of such vivid details as the musical depiction of a stream in the strings in the countertenor aria De torrente in via bibet (track 8) and the unusually elaborate fugue that concludes the work. This Dixit Dominus resembles other Vivaldi settings of the same text and is also a bit like a darker, more operatic Gloria, RV 589, so if you've heard one too many performances of that work (or if your choir has done it one too many times), give this stirring, rather operatic piece a try. The companion...
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