Elena Obraztsova. Pergolesi, Vivaldi


The album features two famous works of the Italian baroque, Stabat Mater by Giovanni Pergolesi and Gloria in D major by Antonio Vivaldi, recorded in 1983 at Melodiya All-Union Recording Studios. The solo alto part was performed by Elena Obraztsova, a world-famous Russian singer of the 20th century. Elena Obraztsova, a mezzo-soprano and soloist of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia, appeared at the world’s best known theaters and concert venues, including La Scala, the San Francisco Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, the Vienna State Opera, and others. Her stage characters still remain the standard of the modern opera genre. The singer’s versatile talent also manifested itself in her extensive concert repertoire that comprised compositions by composers of the 18th to 20th centuries written in various genres and styles.

Natalia Gerasimova, a remarkable Russian soprano, joined Elena Obraztsova in the performance of the works by Pergolesi and Vivaldi. Their unsurpassed duet was accompanied by the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra conducted by its founder and permanent leader Saulius Sondeckis. The Moscow Chamber Choir led by Vladimir Minin, one of Russia’s best choirs, also took part in the performance.


Track list

    • CD1
  • 1 Stabat Mater, P. 77: I. Stabat Mater dolorosa
    Moscow Chamber Chorus, Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Jacopone da Todi)
    04:47
  • 2 Stabat Mater, P. 77: II. Cujus animam gementem
    Natalia Gerasimova, Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Jacopone da Todi)
    02:54
  • 3 Stabat Mater, P. 77: III. O quam tristis et afflicta
    Moscow Chamber Chorus, Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Jacopone da Todi)
    02:34
  • 4 Stabat Mater, P. 77: IV. Quae moerebat et dolebat
    Elena Obraztsova, Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Jacopone da Todi)
    02:10
  • 5 Stabat Mater, P. 77: V. Quis est homo, qui non fleret
    Elena Obraztsova, Moscow Chamber Chorus, Moscow Chamber Choir, Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Jacopone da Todi)
    03:44
  • 6 Stabat Mater, P. 77: VI. Vidit suum dulcem natum
    Natalia Gerasimova, Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Jacopone da Todi)
    04:51
  • 7 Stabat Mater, P. 77: VII. Eja Mater fons amoris
    Elena Obraztsova, Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Jacopone da Todi)
    03:17
  • 8 Stabat Mater, P. 77: VIII. Fac, ut ardeat cor meum
    Moscow Chamber Chorus, Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Jacopone da Todi)
    02:28
  • 9 Stabat Mater, P. 77: IX. Sancta Mater, istud agas
    Elena Obraztsova, Moscow Chamber Chorus, Moscow Chamber Choir, Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Jacopone da Todi)
    03:38
  • 10 Stabat Mater, P. 77: X. Fac ut portem Christi mortem
    Elena Obraztsova, Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Jacopone da Todi)
    04:02
  • 11 Stabat Mater, P. 77: XI. Inflammatus et accensus
    Moscow Chamber Chorus, Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Jacopone da Todi)
    01:58
  • 12 Stabat Mater, P. 77: XII. Quando corpus morietur – Amen
    Moscow Chamber Chorus, Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Jacopone da Todi)
    04:45
  • 13 Gloria D Major, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo
    Moscow Chamber Chorus, Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Antonio Vivaldi - Unknown)
    02:26
  • 14 Gloria D Major, RV 589: II. Et in terra pax hominibus
    Moscow Chamber Chorus, Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Antonio Vivaldi - Unknown)
    06:00
  • 15 Gloria D Major, RV 589: III. Laudamus te
    Elena Obraztsova, Natalia Gerasimova, Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Antonio Vivaldi - Unknown)
    02:32
  • 16 Gloria D Major, RV 589: IV. Gratias agimus tibi
    Moscow Chamber Chorus, Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Antonio Vivaldi - Unknown)
    00:31
  • 17 Gloria D Major, RV 589: V. Propter magnam gloriam tuam
    Moscow Chamber Chorus, Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Antonio Vivaldi - Unknown)
    00:55
  • 18 Gloria D Major, RV 589: VI. Domine Deus, Rex caelestis
    Natalia Gerasimova, Anatoly Lyubimov, Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Antonio Vivaldi - Unknown)
    04:38
  • 19 Gloria D Major, RV 589: VII. Domine Fili unigenite
    Moscow Chamber Chorus, Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Antonio Vivaldi - Unknown)
    02:19
  • 20 Gloria D Major, RV 589: VIII. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei
    Elena Obraztsova, Moscow Chamber Chorus, Moscow Chamber Choir, Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Antonio Vivaldi - Unknown)
    04:37
  • 21 Gloria D Major, RV 589: IX. Qui tollis peccata mundi
    Moscow Chamber Chorus, Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Antonio Vivaldi - Unknown)
    01:37
  • 22 Gloria D Major, RV 589: X. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris
    Elena Obraztsova, Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Antonio Vivaldi - Unknown)
    02:23
  • 23 Gloria D Major, RV 589: XI. Quoniam tu solus sanctus
    Moscow Chamber Chorus, Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Antonio Vivaldi - Unknown)
    00:49
  • 24 Gloria D Major, RV 589: XII. Cum Sancto Spiritu
    Moscow Chamber Chorus, Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Antonio Vivaldi - Unknown)
    02:58
  • Total time: 01:12:53