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Posted: **Sat Mar 01, 2014 1:36 pm**

under the direction of John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir 50th Anniversary Concert
Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
First broadcast: Wednesday 05 March 2014
The Monteverdi Choir's 50th Anniversary Concert

Live from King's College, Cambridge
Presented by Martin Handley

Claudio Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610

Silvia Frigato, soprano
Emanuela Galli, soprano
Nicholas Mulroy, tenor
Krystian Adam, tenor
Boy Choristers from King's College Chapel, Cambridge
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
Sir John Eliot Gardiner

On 5th March 1964, the Monteverdi Choir performed its first ever concert - Claudio Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610, in the chapel of King's College Cambridge. Exactly 50 years later, the now world-renowned Choir celebrates its golden anniversary with a recreation of this historic performance - same repertoire, same day, same venue, and even some of the original performers.

What a simply lovely idea!

Posted: **Sat Mar 01, 2014 11:39 pm**

To the best of my knowledge Gardiner's first recording was also of Monteverdi's music (not the Vespers). Do not forget that JEG also named his famed choir in honour the great composer and his recordings of the Verspers both on CD and DVD are wonderful. He has a very good insight into Monteverdi's music so that should be a wonderful event.

Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2014 11:59 pm**

fergus wrote:To the best of my knowledge Gardiner's first recording was also of Monteverdi's music (not the Vespers). Do not forget that JEG also named his famed choir in honour the great composer and his recordings of the Verspers both on CD and DVD are wonderful. He has a very good insight into Monteverdi's music so that should be a wonderful event.

Curiously enough, Gardiner´s first recording of the Vespers in DECCA was played on modern instruments, striking for a 1978 recording when HIP was already well established, especially in 17th Century music. Gardiner´s first recording with period instruments and the recording debut of the English Baroque Soloists, was with Handel´s Acis and Galatea.

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Monteverdi Vespers on Wed 5 March at 19:30 on BBC Radio 3

Monteverdi Vespers on Wed 5 March at 19:30 on BBC Radio 3

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Re: Monteverdi Vespers on Wed 5 March at 19:30 on BBC Radio