The Sixteen & Harry Christophers - Monteverdi: The Selva morale e spirituale Collection (2017)

The Moral and Spiritual Selva (literally "Moral and Spiritual Forest") is a collection of forty sacred works by Monteverdi published in 1641, two years before its demise. The whole collection, and more particularly some pieces, in particular the two Magnificat it contains, have similarities with Vespro della Beata Vergine. According to the dedication of the original edition, the Selva would include plays composed by Monteverdi for the court of the Duke of Mantua, but in reality it is rather a collation of scores for the Cathedral of St. Mark Where Monteverdi was a chapel master from 1613 onwards. The collection thus unites his major sacred works in the form of an artistic quasi testament, considering that at the age of seventy-four, the composer knew that he would soon To bow out. The extraordinary richness of the collection, which alternates genres and formats very diverse, truly represents a "compendium" of the most indispensable; This is the superb British ensemble The Sixteen who holds the bar, and masterfully.

TRACKLIST

CD1

01. Beatus vir (Primo), SV 268 - Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
02. Gloria a 7, SV 258 - Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
03. Confitebor (Terzo alla francese) a 5, SV 267 - Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
04. Voi ch'ascoltate, SV 253 - Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
05. Laudate pueri (Primo), SV 270 - Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
06. Salve Regina, SV 283 - Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
07. Chi vol che m'innamori, SV 256 - Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
08. Deus tuorum militum (Primo), SV 278 - Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
09. Laudate Dominum omnes gentes (Primo), SV 272 - Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
10. Dixit Dominus (Secondo), SV 264 - Harry Christophers & The Sixteen

CD2

11. Laudate Dominum (Terzo), SV 274 - Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
12. Confitbor tibi Domine (Primo), SV 265 - Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
13. O ciechi, ciechi, SV 252 - Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
14. Jubilet tota civitas, SV 286 - Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
15. Messa à 4 da cappella, SV 257: Kyrie - Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
16. Messa à 4 da cappella, SV 257: Gloria - Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
17. Deus tuorum militum (Secondo), SV 280 - Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
18. Messa à 4 da cappella, SV 257: Credo - Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
19. Sanctorum meritis (Primo), SV 277 - Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
20. Messa à 4 da cappella, SV 257: Sanctus - Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
21. Messa à 4 da cappella, SV 257: Benedictus - Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
22. Messa à 4 da cappella, SV 257: Agnus Dei - Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
23. Crucifixus, SV 259 - Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
24. Laudate Dominum in sanctis eius, SV 287 - Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
25. Et iterum venturus est, SV 261 - Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
26. Ab aeterno ordinata sum, SV 262 - Harry Christophers & The Sixteen
27. Dixit Dominus (Primo), SV 263 - Harry Christophers & The Sixteen

CD3

28. Laudate Dominum (Secondo), SV 273 - The Sixteen & Harry Christophers
29. Iste Confessor (Secondo), SV 279 - The Sixteen, Harry Christophers, Grace Davidson & Elin Manahan Thomas
30. Magnificat (Secondo), SV 282 - The Sixteen & Harry Christophers
31. Credidi propter quod locutus sum, SV 275 - The Sixteen & Harry Christophers
32. Pianto della Madonna 'Iam moriar, mi fili', SV 288 - The Sixteen, Harry Christophers & Grace Davidson
33. Beatus vir (Secondo), SV 269 - The Sixteen & Harry Christophers
34. È questa vita un lampo, SV 254 - The Sixteen, Harry Christophers, Elin Manahan Thomas, Grace Davidson, Jeremy Budd, Mark Dobell & Stuart Young
35. Confitebor tibi Domine (Secondo), SV 266 - The Sixteen, Harry Christophers, Elin Manahan Thomas, Mark Dobell & Stuart Young
36. Memento, Domine, David, SV 276 - The Sixteen & Harry Christophers
37. Laudate pueri (Secondo), SV 271 - The Sixteen, Harry Christophers, Joseph Cornwell & Jeremy Budd
38. Salve Regina (Terzo), SV 285 - The Sixteen, Harry Christophers, Jeremy Budd, Mark Dobell & Stuart Young
39. Magnificat (Primo), SV 281 - The Sixteen & Harry Christophers