Vespro Della Beata Vergine

This largescale live recording Gardiners second was made in Venices St Marks Basilica It captures the drama as well as the ceremonial aspect of the work despite sometimes cloudy recorded sound Gramophone Classical Music Guide Gardiners second recording of the Vespers spectacularly recorded live in St Marks has a punchy choral sound nearoperatic solo singing Bryn Terfel and Alistair Miles are among the basses emphatic enunciation big contrasts and deliberate exploitation of the buildings spaces Its outright theatricality sets it apart from other performances