Antonio Vivaldi bol taliansky barokový skladateľ, husľový virtuóz a kňaz. Patrí k najvýznamnejším tvorcom barokovej hudby, ktorého vplyv počas jeho života zasahoval celú Európu. Preslávil sa najmä ako priekopník koncertnej formy.
Album Pietà, sacred works for alto vyšiel v roku 2014 na CD vo vydavateľstve Erato. Zbierka prináša 30 duchovných skladieb napísaných pre altový hlas, medzi ktorými vyniká slávne Stabat Mater RV 621, moteto Clarae stellae, scintillate RV 625, kantáta Filiae maestae Jerusalem RV 638 a ária Domine Deus zo slávnej Glórie RV 589. Nahrávka ukazuje Vivaldiho majstrovstvo v písaní pre hlas a jeho dôvernú znalosť duchovnej hudby benátskej tradície.
Skladby
2. Clara Stella E Scintillate, Rv 625: Ii. "Coeli Repleti Iam Novo Splendore" - Clarae stellae, scintillate - motetto 0:48
3. Clara Stella E Scintillate, Rv 625: Iii. "Nunc Iubilare" - Clarae stellae, scintillate - motetto 2:07
4. Clara Stella E Scintillate, Rv 625: Iv. "Alleluia" - Clarae stellae, scintillate - motetto 2:26
5. Stabat Mater, Rv 621: I. "Stabat Mater Dolorosa" - Stabat Mater - sequenza in fa minore 3:06
6. Stabat Mater, Rv 621: Ii. "Cuius Animam Gementem" - Stabat Mater - sequenza in fa minore 1:45
7. Stabat Mater, Rv 621: Iii. "O Quam Tristis " - Stabat Mater - sequenza in fa minore 1:45
8. Stabat Mater, Rv 621: Iv. "Quis Est Homo" - Stabat Mater - sequenza in fa minore 3:22
9. Stabat Mater, Rv 621: V. "Quis Non Posset " - Stabat Mater - sequenza in fa minore 1:55
10. Stabat Mater, Rv 621: Vi. "Pro Peccatis" - Stabat Mater - sequenza in fa minore 1:42
11. Stabat Mater, Rv 621: Vii. "Eia Mater" - Stabat Mater - sequenza in fa minore 3:29
12. Stabat Mater, Rv 621: Viii. "Fac Ut Ardeat" - Stabat Mater - sequenza in fa minore 1:45
13. Stabat Mater, Rv 621: Ix. "Amen" - Stabat Mater - sequenza in fa minore 0:57
14. Filiae Maestae Jerusalem, Rv 638: I. "Filiae Maestae Jerusalem" 1:57
15. Filiae Maestae Jerusalem, Rv 638: Ii. "Sileant Zephyri" 6:26
16. Filiae Maestae Jerusalem, Rv 638: Iii. "Sed Tenebris Diffusis" 1:02
17. Concerto in C Minor, Rv 120: I. Allegro Non Molto - Concerto for Strings and Continuo in C minor 1:39
18. Concerto in C Minor, Rv 120: Ii. Largo - Concerto for Strings and Continuo in C minor 1:38
19. Concerto in C Minor, Rv 120: Iii. Allegro - Concerto for Strings and Continuo in C minor 2:04
20. Gloria in D Major, Rv 589: Vi. Domine Deus - Gloria in D major 3:50
21. Longe Mala, Umbrae, Terrores, Rv 629: I. "Longe Mala, Umbrae, Terrores" 5:02
22. Longe Mala, Umbrae, Terrores, Rv 629: Ii. "Recedite, Nubes Et Fulgura" 0:33
23. Longe Mala, Umbrae, Terrores, Rv 629: Iii. "Descende, O Coeli Vox" 7:23
24. Longe Mala, Umbrae, Terrores, Rv 629: Iv. "Alleluia" 2:22
25. Salve Regina in G Minor, Rv 618: I. "Salve Regina" 3:54
26. Salve Regina in G Minor, Rv 618: Ii. "Ad Te Clamamus" 1:33
27. Salve Regina in G Minor, Rv 618: Iii. "Ad Te Suspiramus" 2:58
28. Salve Regina in G Minor, Rv 618: Iv. "Eia Ergo, Advocata Nostra" 1:26
29. Salve Regina in G Minor, Rv 618: V. "Et Jesum Benedictum Fructum" 1:36
30. Salve Regina in G Minor, Rv 618: Vi. "O Clemens"