Vivaldi: Filiæ mæstæ Jerusalem, RV 638 - Eser
'Filiæ mæstæ Jerusalem' Motet ('introduzione al Miserere') for alto, 2 violins, viola and basso continuo Text: anonymous Music: Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Composition: probably between 1713 and 1717 ___ Eser, contralto Bass realisation and programming: Marc D. Recording: May 2012 Pitch: A = 415 Hz ___ 00:00 - 1. Recitativo: Filiæ mæstæ Jerusalem 01:48 - 2. Aria: Sileant zephyri 08:59 - 3. Recitativo: Sed tenebris diffusis ___ Score by Martin Straeten, edited by myself. In the aria's da capo, the ornamentation in the first-violin part closely follows that of a 2003 performance of this work by Il Seminario Musicale conducted by Gérard Lesne. Marc D.
Charpentier: Les plaisirs de Versailles - Christie Les plaisirs de Versailles, H 480, little opera in one act Libretto: Anonymous Music: Marc-Antoine Charpentier First performance: 1682, in the Château de Versailles (salon d'Apollon)? In this recording: La Musique: Sophie Daneman, soprano La Conversation: Katalin Károlyi, mezzo-soprano Le Jeu: Steve Dugardin, countertenor Comus: Jean-François Gardeil, baritone Un Plaisir: François Piolino, tenor Patricia Petibon, Monique Zanetti, sopranos Fernand Bernadi, baritone Les Arts Florissants, conducted by William Christie Musicians: Serge Saïta, flute, piccolo Sébastien Marq, bass flute Simon Heyerick, Isabel Serrano, violins Kaori Uemura, bass viol Elizabeth Kenny, theorbo, guitar William Christie, harpsichord, organ Recorded on 20-23 May 1995