Vespri Di S. Giovanni Battista

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Release Date: 1988

Label: Philips Digital Classics

This pressing is similar to Claudio Monteverdi, Nederlands Kamerkoor, Chorus Viennensis, Monteverdi Ensemble Amsterdam, Gustav Leonhardt - Vespri Di S. Giovanni Battista, but is made by PDO (as printed in CD mould text).

℗ © 1988 Philips Classics Productions.
Recorded in co-operation with the Holland Festival Oude Muziek, Utrecht.
Recorded: Utrecht, The Netherlands, 12/1987, 3/1988. Digital recording.
Played on period instruments. Printed in West Germany. Made in West Germany. Total time 71:06.

Cover illustration: "The Baptism of Christ in a Landscape" by Salvator Rosa (1615-1673); Visual Arts Library / National Gallery of Ireland, 1988.

Tracks 2, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 & 24 = (Gregorian) Chant;
Tracks 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22 & 23 = From: Claudio Monteverdi »Selva morale e spirituale« (Venice, 1641)

The CD and 42-page booklet are sheltered by a standard jewel case with black tray.
The booklet contains notes in English, German, French and Italian, as well as extensive track- and credits-lists.
It also contains the liturgical verses (sung-texts) in original Latin and the translations into English, German and French.

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