Founded in 1968, Pro Cantione Antiqua has for over four decades been one of the most popular and acclaimed early music vocal ensembles. Their recording of Monteverdi’s Vespers, first released on the Ars Musici label in the 1980s, returns to the catalogue with selections by Allegri, Schütz, and Palestrina — at an exceptional value price.

Disc 1

• Grigorio Allegri: Miserere Mei 11:56

Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro Della Beata Vergine (Marienvesper)

• 1. Intonatio: Deus in adiutorium – Domine ad adiuvandum 0:09
• 2. Psalm 109 (Dixit Dominus) 8:43
• 3. Concerto: Nigra sum 3:46
• 4. Psalm 112 (Laudate pueri) 6:42
• 5. Concerto: Pulchra es 3:30
• 6. Psalm 121 (Laetatus sum) 7:53
• 7. Concerto: Duo Seraphim 6:04
• 8. Psalm 126 (Nisi Dominus) 4:50
• 9. Concerto: Audi coelum 8:13
• 10. Psalm 147 (Lauda Jerusalem) 4:49

Disc 2
Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro Della Beata Vergine (Marienvesper) [continued]

• 11. Sonata sopra (Sancta Maria, ora pro nobis) 7:13
• 12. Hymn (Ave maris stella) 8:57
• 13. Magnificat – Magnificat anima mea 0:58
• 14. Magnificat – Et exultavit 1:31
• 15. Magnificat – Quia respexit 1:42
• 16. Magnificat – Quia fecit mihi magna 1:18
• 17. Magnificat – Et misericordia 2:04
• 18. Magnificat – Fecit potentiam 1:08
• 19. Magnificat – Deposuit potentes de sede 2:18
• 20. Magnificat – Esurientes implevit bonis 1:13
• 21. Magnificat – Suscepit lsrael 1:19
• 22. Magnificat – Sicut locutus est 1:10
• 23. Magnificat – Gloria Patri 2:39
• 24. Magnificat – Sicut erat in principio 2:02
• Claudio Monteverdi: Salve, O Regina 7:00
• Heinrich Schütz: Fili mi Absalon 7:45
• Heinrich Schütz: Heu mihi Domine 4:40
• Heinrich Schütz: O Quam tu pulchra es 4:38
• Giovanni da Palestrina: Stabat Mater 11:38

• 1 – Claudio Monteverdi: Chioma d’oro
• 2 – Claudio Monteverdi: O come sei gentile
• 3 – Claudio Monteverdi: Se pur destina e vole
• 4 – Claudio Monteverdi: Non è di gentil core
• 5 – Claudio Monteverdi: Ohime, dovè il mio ben, dovè il mio core
• 6 – Claudio Monteverdi: Lamento di Penelope: Di misera Regina
• 7 – Claudio Monteverdi: Io son pur vezzosetta
• 8 – Claudio Monteverdi: Cantate Domino canticum novum
• 9 – Claudio Monteverdi: Sancta Maria succere miseris
• 10 – Claudio Monteverdi: Laudate Dominum in sancta Eius
• 11 – Claudio Monteverdi: Venite, sitientes ad aquas
• 12 – Claudio Monteverdi: Exulta filia Sion
• 13 – Claudio Monteverdi: O bone Jesu, o piissime Jesu
• 14 – Claudio Monteverdi: Iste confessor

Released under licensed from The Consort of Musicke. Previously released as RRC 1060.