Vivaldi: Juditha Triumphans, RV 644 Jordi Savall, Le Concert des Nations & La Capella Reial de Catalunya

• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741):
• 1Concerto en Ré majeur per la Solennità di San Lorenzo, RV 562: Andante – Allegro05:55
• 2Concerto en Ré majeur Op. 3, No. 9, RV 230: II. Larghetto02:30
• Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior:
• 3Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior: Chœur des soldats assyriens "Arma, cædes, vindictæ, furores"04:01
• 4Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior: Récitatif (Holopherne) "Felix en fausta dies"00:44
• 5Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior: Aria (Holopherne) "Nil arma, nil bella"03:22
• 6Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior: Récitatif (Vagaus, Holopherne) "Mi Dux, Domine mi"00:28
• 7Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior: Aria (Vagaus) "Matrona inimica"04:32
• 8Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior: Récitatif (Holopherne, Vagaus) "Huc accedat Matrona"01:07
• 9Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior: Aria (Judith) "Quo cum Patriæ"03:46
• 10Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior: Récitatif (Abra) "Ne timeas non"00:16
• 11Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior: Aria (Abra) "Vultus tui vago splendori"03:07
• 12Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior: Récitatif (Abra, Judith) "Vide, humilis prostrata"00:32
• 13Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior: Aria (Vagaus) & Chœur des soldats assyriens "O quam vaga, venusta"01:30
• 14Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior: Récitatif (Vagaus) "Quem vides prope"00:26
• 15Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior: Aria (Vagaus) "Quamvis ferro, et ense gravis"03:25
• 16Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior: Récitatif (Holopherne, Judith) "Quid cerno! Oculi mei"01:43
• 17Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior: Aria (Judith) "Quanto magis generosa"07:26
• 18Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior: Récitatif (Holopherne, Judith) "Magna, o fœmina petis"01:00
• 19Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior: Aria (Holopherne) "Sede, o cara, dilecta speciosa"03:14
• 20Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior: Récitatif (Judith, Holopherne) "Tu Judex es"01:17
• 21Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior: Aria (Judith) "Agitata infido flatu"03:47
• 22Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior: Récitatif (Holopherne) "In tentorio supernæ"00:34
• 23Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior: Aria (Vagaus) & Chœur des serviteurs "O servi volate"04:04
• 24Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior: Récitatif (Vagaus, Abra) "Tu quoque hebraica ancilla"00:48
• 25Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior: Aria (Judith) "Veni, veni, me sequere fida"06:27
• 26Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior: Récitatif (Abra) "Venio, Juditha, venio"00:14
• 27Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior: Aria (Abra) "Fulgeat sol frontis decoræ"04:56
• 28Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior: Récitatif (Abra) "In Urbe interim pia"00:32
• 29Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars prior: Chœur des femmes de Béthulie "Mundi Rector de Cælo"03:55
• Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera:
• 30Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Récitatif (Ozias) "Summi Regis in mente"01:15
• 31Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Aria (Ozias) "O Sydera, o stellæ"04:18
• 32Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Récitatif (Ozias, Holopherne) "Jam sævientis in hostem"00:58
• 33Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Aria (Holopherne) "Nox obscura tenebrosa"06:13
• 34Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Récitatif (Holopherne, Judith) "Belligeræe meæ sorti"01:12
• 35Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Aria (Judith) "Transit ætas, volant anni"04:20
• 36Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Récitatif (Holopherne, Judith) "Hæc in crastinum serva"00:41
• 37Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Aria (Holopherne) "Noli, o cara, te adorantis"05:25
• 38Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Récitatif (Judith, Holopherne) "Tibi dona salutis"00:22
• 39Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Chœur des soldats ivres "Plena nectare non mero"01:15
• 40Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Récitatif (Holopherne) "Tormenta mentis tuæ"00:25
• 41Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Aria (Judith) "Vivat in pace"03:59
• 42Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Récitatif (Judith) "Sic in Pace inter hostes"00:40
• 43Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Aria (Vagaus) "Umbræ caræ"05:14
• 44Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Récitatif (Vagaus, Judith, Abra) "Quae fortunata es tu"01:41
• 45Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Aria (Abra) "Non ita reducem"03:36
• 46Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Récitatif (Abra) "Jam pergo, postes claudo"00:14
• 47Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Recitativo accompagnato (Judith) "Summe Astrorum Creator"01:15
• 48Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Aria (Judith) "In somno profundo"04:29
• 49Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Recitativo accompagnato (Judith) "Impii, indigni Tiranni"00:47
• 50Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Récitatif (Judith, Abra) "Abra, Abra accipe munus"00:41
• 51Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Aria (Abra) "Si fulgida per te"03:12
• 52Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Récitatif (Vagaus) "Jam non procul ab axe"01:15
• 53Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Aria (Vagaus) "Armatæ face"03:03
• 54Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Récitatif (Ozias) "Quam insolita luce"01:16
• 55Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Aria (Ozias) "Gaude felix Bethulia lætare"03:28
• 56Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Recitativo accompagnato (Ozias) "Ita decreto æterno"01:12
• 57Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, pars altera: Chœur des Judéens "Salve invicta Juditha formosa"01:56
• Total Runtime02:20:00

Info for Vivaldi: Juditha Triumphans, RV 644

‘Judith triumphant over the barbarians of Holofernes’ is the only survivor of the four oratorios that Vivaldi is known to have composed. The work was commissioned to celebrate the victory of the Republic of Venice over the Turks during the siege of Corfu. All characters, male and female, are interpreted by women (originally the singers of the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice). Although the rest of the oratorio survives completely intact, the overture has been lost and Jordi Savall has selected two existing concertos as introduction, of which the key, mode and no doubt date of composition coincide most closely with the subject of the oratorio.

The oratorio Juditha triumphans marks the climax of Vivaldi’s vocal production. The great beauty of its arias and choral parts, the compact dramatic quality of its recitatives and the richness of instrumentation all single it out as one of the most intense and fascinating examples of the genre.

Lavishly illustrated booklet containing the full libretto translated in six languages.

Marianne Beate Kielland, mezzosoprano (Judith)
Rachel Redmond, soprano (Vagaus)
Lucia Martin-Carton, soprano (Abra)
Marina De Liso, contralto (Holopherne)
Kristin Mulders, mezzosoprano (Ozias)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Le Concert des Nations
Jordi Savall, conductor

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