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Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's Stabat Mater for soprano, alto, and strings is among the standards of 18th century sacred music, and Vivaldi's alto cantata Nisi Dominus, RV 608, is hardly less known. There are plenty of recordings available for both, but this one from the small Baroque orchestra PRJCT Amsterdam, marking that group's debut on the PentaTone Classics label, is a real standout. The soloists, countertenor Maarten Engeltjes on the alto part and (in the Pergolesi) soprano Shira Patchornik, are excellent, with voices that match in a way, having a penetrating quality that brings out the details of their lines in duets. The real stars, though, are the ensemble players themselves performing without a conductor. Mozart's mentor, Padre Martini, criticized Pergolesi's Stabat Mater for being too operatic and indeed too similar to the music in Pergolesi's comic opera La serva padrona. However, that is exactly the key to the work, to its exuberance in the midst of tragedy. The players of PRJCT Amsterdam set a suspenseful mood in the opening measures of the famous opening duet, and if "Fac, ut ardeat" does sound like an operatic love duet, that may be an entirely accurate interpretation. Engeltjes alone does not flag in the Vivaldi; sample the gorgeous and entirely original "Cum dederit," one of Vivaldi's masterstrokes of simplicity, for a taste of his voice at its best. PentaTone's sound from the Schellingwouderkerk in Amsterdam is ideal, and it is no surprise that this release made classical best-seller lists in the spring of 2024.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Stabat Mater, P. 77 (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi)
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Composer - Maarten Engeltjes, MainArtist, Countertenor - PRJCT Amsterdam, Orchestra, MainArtist - Shira Patchornik, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2024 Pentatone Music B.V. 2024 PRJCT Amsterdam under exclusive license to Pentatone Music B.V.
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Composer - PRJCT Amsterdam, Orchestra, MainArtist - Shira Patchornik, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2024 Pentatone Music B.V. 2024 PRJCT Amsterdam under exclusive license to Pentatone Music B.V.
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Composer - Maarten Engeltjes, MainArtist, Countertenor - PRJCT Amsterdam, Orchestra, MainArtist - Shira Patchornik, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2024 Pentatone Music B.V. 2024 PRJCT Amsterdam under exclusive license to Pentatone Music B.V.
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Composer - Maarten Engeltjes, MainArtist, Countertenor - PRJCT Amsterdam, Orchestra, MainArtist
2024 Pentatone Music B.V. 2024 PRJCT Amsterdam under exclusive license to Pentatone Music B.V.
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Composer - Maarten Engeltjes, MainArtist, Countertenor - PRJCT Amsterdam, Orchestra, MainArtist - Shira Patchornik, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2024 Pentatone Music B.V. 2024 PRJCT Amsterdam under exclusive license to Pentatone Music B.V.
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Composer - PRJCT Amsterdam, Orchestra, MainArtist - Shira Patchornik, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2024 Pentatone Music B.V. 2024 PRJCT Amsterdam under exclusive license to Pentatone Music B.V.
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Composer - Maarten Engeltjes, MainArtist, Countertenor - PRJCT Amsterdam, Orchestra, MainArtist
2024 Pentatone Music B.V. 2024 PRJCT Amsterdam under exclusive license to Pentatone Music B.V.
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Composer - Maarten Engeltjes, MainArtist, Countertenor - PRJCT Amsterdam, Orchestra, MainArtist - Shira Patchornik, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2024 Pentatone Music B.V. 2024 PRJCT Amsterdam under exclusive license to Pentatone Music B.V.
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Composer - Maarten Engeltjes, MainArtist, Countertenor - PRJCT Amsterdam, Orchestra, MainArtist - Shira Patchornik, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2024 Pentatone Music B.V. 2024 PRJCT Amsterdam under exclusive license to Pentatone Music B.V.
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Composer - Maarten Engeltjes, MainArtist, Countertenor - PRJCT Amsterdam, Orchestra, MainArtist
2024 Pentatone Music B.V. 2024 PRJCT Amsterdam under exclusive license to Pentatone Music B.V.
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Composer - Maarten Engeltjes, MainArtist, Countertenor - PRJCT Amsterdam, Orchestra, MainArtist - Shira Patchornik, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2024 Pentatone Music B.V. 2024 PRJCT Amsterdam under exclusive license to Pentatone Music B.V.
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Composer - Maarten Engeltjes, MainArtist, Countertenor - PRJCT Amsterdam, Orchestra, MainArtist - Shira Patchornik, MainArtist, SopranoSolo
2024 Pentatone Music B.V. 2024 PRJCT Amsterdam under exclusive license to Pentatone Music B.V.
Nisi Dominus, RV 608 (Antonio Vivaldi)
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Maarten Engeltjes, MainArtist, Countertenor - PRJCT Amsterdam, Orchestra, MainArtist
2024 Pentatone Music B.V. 2024 PRJCT Amsterdam under exclusive license to Pentatone Music B.V.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Maarten Engeltjes, MainArtist, Countertenor - PRJCT Amsterdam, Orchestra, MainArtist
2024 Pentatone Music B.V. 2024 PRJCT Amsterdam under exclusive license to Pentatone Music B.V.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Maarten Engeltjes, MainArtist, Countertenor - PRJCT Amsterdam, Orchestra, MainArtist
2024 Pentatone Music B.V. 2024 PRJCT Amsterdam under exclusive license to Pentatone Music B.V.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Maarten Engeltjes, MainArtist, Countertenor - PRJCT Amsterdam, Orchestra, MainArtist
2024 Pentatone Music B.V. 2024 PRJCT Amsterdam under exclusive license to Pentatone Music B.V.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Maarten Engeltjes, MainArtist, Countertenor - PRJCT Amsterdam, Orchestra, MainArtist
2024 Pentatone Music B.V. 2024 PRJCT Amsterdam under exclusive license to Pentatone Music B.V.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Maarten Engeltjes, MainArtist, Countertenor - PRJCT Amsterdam, Orchestra, MainArtist
2024 Pentatone Music B.V. 2024 PRJCT Amsterdam under exclusive license to Pentatone Music B.V.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Maarten Engeltjes, MainArtist, Countertenor - PRJCT Amsterdam, Orchestra, MainArtist
2024 Pentatone Music B.V. 2024 PRJCT Amsterdam under exclusive license to Pentatone Music B.V.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Maarten Engeltjes, MainArtist, Countertenor - PRJCT Amsterdam, Orchestra, MainArtist
2024 Pentatone Music B.V. 2024 PRJCT Amsterdam under exclusive license to Pentatone Music B.V.
Antonio Vivaldi, Composer - Maarten Engeltjes, MainArtist, Countertenor - PRJCT Amsterdam, Orchestra, MainArtist
2024 Pentatone Music B.V. 2024 PRJCT Amsterdam under exclusive license to Pentatone Music B.V.
Album review
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's Stabat Mater for soprano, alto, and strings is among the standards of 18th century sacred music, and Vivaldi's alto cantata Nisi Dominus, RV 608, is hardly less known. There are plenty of recordings available for both, but this one from the small Baroque orchestra PRJCT Amsterdam, marking that group's debut on the PentaTone Classics label, is a real standout. The soloists, countertenor Maarten Engeltjes on the alto part and (in the Pergolesi) soprano Shira Patchornik, are excellent, with voices that match in a way, having a penetrating quality that brings out the details of their lines in duets. The real stars, though, are the ensemble players themselves performing without a conductor. Mozart's mentor, Padre Martini, criticized Pergolesi's Stabat Mater for being too operatic and indeed too similar to the music in Pergolesi's comic opera La serva padrona. However, that is exactly the key to the work, to its exuberance in the midst of tragedy. The players of PRJCT Amsterdam set a suspenseful mood in the opening measures of the famous opening duet, and if "Fac, ut ardeat" does sound like an operatic love duet, that may be an entirely accurate interpretation. Engeltjes alone does not flag in the Vivaldi; sample the gorgeous and entirely original "Cum dederit," one of Vivaldi's masterstrokes of simplicity, for a taste of his voice at its best. PentaTone's sound from the Schellingwouderkerk in Amsterdam is ideal, and it is no surprise that this release made classical best-seller lists in the spring of 2024.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:12
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Maarten Engeltjes Shira Patchornik PRJCT Amsterdam
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: PENTATONE
- Genre: Classical Sacred Vocal Music
2024 Pentatone Music B.V. 2024 PRJCT Amsterdam under exclusive license to Pentatone Music B.V.
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