FRANCESCO CAVALLI (1602-1676): Vespro della Beata Vergine.

Description: Glossa continues their reissues of out-of-print recordings from the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis with this well-received compendium of material - mostly from the 1656 Musiche sacre - to form a hypothetical vespers. Choral introit, psalm-settings, hymn and Magnificat make up the sequence with instrumental antiphons. 2 CDs. Barbara Borden, Emily van Evera (sopranos), Rodrigo del Pozo (alto), Gerd Türk, Mark Padmore (alto/tenors), Markus Brutscher (tenor), Harry van der Kamp, Peter Zimpel (basses), Concerto Palatino; Bruce Dickey & Charles Toet. Original 1995 Harmonia Mundi release.