Pachelbel - Vespers

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For those who know Pachelbel only through the Canon, this disc will be revelatory. The music, unearthed and edited by Kah-Ming Ng, comes from a manuscript now in the Bodleian Library. It's not a complete Vespers setting, but includes five settings of the Ingressus and two Magnificats, all composed for a rich-textured ensemble of voices, strings and continuo. The influence of Monteverdi is evident in the music's contrasts of scoring and of mood, and in the sheer delight Pachelbel takes in writing virtuoso passage work. But there's also some counterpoint that looks forward to Bach. Each piece is beautifully served by the ensemble.

contents:

1.Ingressus in C minor [originally in D minor] P92

2.Magnificat in C major [orig. E-flat major] P250

3.Johann Krieger (1652 - 1735) - Sonata - 5 in A minor

4.Ingressus in E minor [G minor] P96

5.Ingressus in G major [A major] P97

6.Ingressus in G minor [A minor] P98

7.Johann Caspar Kerll (1627 - 1693) - Sonata - 5 in G minor

8.Magnificat in F major [G major] P253

9.Ingressus in B-flat major [C major] P88

The King's Singers

Charivari Agreable

dir. Kah-Ming Ng