Album Description

Vivaldi’s Gloria is his best-known sacred work. Here it fittingly complements Bach’s joyful Magnificat. Polished singing and playing from soloists and The Sixteen make this a disc that will please all lovers of this irrepressible music.

Artists

Lynda Russell  soprano
Gillian Fisher  soprano
Alison Browner  alto
Ian Partridge  tenor
Michael George  bass
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers 

Track Listing

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Gloria in D major
1. (Chorus) - Gloria in excelsis Deo 
2. (Chorus) - Et in terra pax hominibus 
3. (Soprano I & II) - Laudamus te 
4. (Chorus) - Gratias agimus tibi 
5. (Chorus) - Propter magnam gloriam 
6. (Soprano I) - Domine Deus 
7. (Chorus) - Domine Fili Unigenite 
8. (Alto & Chorus) - Domine Deus, Agnus Dei 
9. (Chorus) - Qui tollis peccata mundi 
10. (Alto) - Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris 
11. (Chorus) - Quoniam tu solus Sanctus 
12. (Chorus) - Cum Sancto Spiritu 

J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Magnificat in D major
13. (Chorus) - Magnificat anima mea 
14. (Soprano II) - Et exultavit 
15. (Soprano I) - Quia respexit 
16. (Chorus) - Omnes generationes 
17. (Bass) - Quia fecit mihi magna 
18. (Alto & Tenor) - Et misericordia 
19. (Chorus) - Fecit potentiam 
20. (Tenor) - Deposuit potentes 
21. (Alto) - Esurientes 
22. (Chorus) - Suscepit Israel 
23. (Chorus) - Sicut locutus est 
24. (Chorus) - Gloria 

Total playing time:   55.09