[Magdalen] For would-be Venetians and Lovers of the Baroque Everywhere

James Oppenheimer-Crawford oppenheimerjw at gmail.com
Tue Jan 23 23:07:13 UTC 2018


A terrifically fun piece to sing!  And if you have a good cornetto player,
some of the runs are just unbelieveable.

Italian music has this in-your-face style that is unique.  And when he
wants to be lyrical, nobody puts Monteverdi in a corner.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 4:44 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Totally geeking out on this today. It's my favorite rendition of
> Monteverdi's Vespers, done quite a few years ago in San Marco. I had a
> video of it once, but it was lost in the divorce. Anyway it was a VHS.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJIwFO9A1f8&t=1221s
>


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