Vespro Della Beata Vergine

This large-scale live recording (Gardiner's second) was made in Venice's St Mark's Basilica. It captures the drama as well as the ceremonial aspect of the work, despite sometimes cloudy recorded sound.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide. “Gardiner's second [recording of the Vespers], spectacularly recorded live in St Mark's, has a punchy choral sound, near-operatic solo singing (Bryn Terfel and Alistair Miles are among the basses), emphatic enunciation, big contrasts and deliberate exploitation of the building's spaces. Its outright theatricality sets it apart from other performances.

• John Eliot GardinerConductor
• Ann MonoyiosSoprano
• Marinella PennicchiSoprano
• Mark TuckerTenor
• Nigel RobsonTenor
• Sandro NagliaTenor
• Bryn TerfelBass
• Alastair MilesBass