Donizetti: Vesper Psalms

Featuring

Andrea Lauren Brown
Markus Schäfer
Daniel Ochoa
Franz Hauk
Anna Feith
Veronika Sammer

Christoph Rosenbaum
Niklas Mallmann
Theona Gubba-Chkheidze
Johanna Krödel
Concerto de Bassus
Simon Mayr Chor
Gaetano Donizetti

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Performer Biography

Concerto de Bassus is an international ensemble that engages young musicians in historically informed performances of music from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.

Compositional Technique

The orchestral sound in Donizetti's Vesper Psalms is notably enriched by the wind instruments, especially the colorful and expressive solo clarinet parts, a characteristic known from his teacher Simon Mayr.

Compositional Technique

Donizetti's Vesper Psalms follow the Italian style of the time, characterized by clear structures, uncomplicated harmonies, rhythmic concision, and an operatic, bel canto expressive quality.

Performer Biography

Franz Hauk, the conductor, founded the Simon Mayr Chorus in 2003 and has served as organist at Ingolstadt Minster since 1982 and choirmaster since 1995.

Composition History

Gaetano Donizetti's Vesper Psalms were likely composed around 1819-1820, when he was 20 years old and had just returned to Bergamo from studying in Bologna.

Recording & Production

This album features the world premiere recording of Gaetano Donizetti's Vesper Psalms.

Composer Biography

Although Gaetano Donizetti was influenced by his teacher Johann Simon Mayr, liturgical music remained a secondary area of his output, with opera becoming his primary focus.