Sacroprofano Tim Mead, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen

• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): Nisi Dominus, RV 608:
• 1 Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus, RV 608: I. Nisi dominus 02:36
• 2 Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus, RV 608: II. Vanum est vobis 01:23
• 3 Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus, RV 608: III. Surgite postquam sederitis 01:35
• 4 Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus, RV 608: IV. Cum dederit dilectis suis 04:54
• 5 Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus, RV 608: V. Sicut sagittae 01:41
• 6 Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus, RV 608: VI. Beatus vir 01:21
• 7 Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus, RV 608: VII. Gloria patri 04:38
• 8 Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus, RV 608: VIII. Sicut erat in principio 01:04
• 9 Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus, RV 608: IX. Amen 01:46
• Concerto for Strings in D Minor, RV 128:
• 10 Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings in D Minor, RV 128: I. Allegro non molto 02:38
• 11 Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings in D Minor, RV 128: II. Largo 00:55
• 12 Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings in D Minor, RV 128: III. Allegro 01:37
• Cessate, omai cessate, RV 684:
• 13 Vivaldi: Cessate, omai cessate, RV 684: I. Recitativo accompagnato Cessate, omai cessate 02:03
• 14 Vivaldi: Cessate, omai cessate, RV 684: II. Aria Ah ch'infelice sempre 05:26
• 15 Vivaldi: Cessate, omai cessate, RV 684: III. Recitativo accompagnato A voi dunque ricorro 01:28
• 16 Vivaldi: Cessate, omai cessate, RV 684: IV. Aria Nell'orrido albergo 03:30
• Salve Regina, RV 618:
• 17 Vivaldi: Salve Regina, RV 618: I. Salve regina 04:17
• 18 Vivaldi: Salve Regina, RV 618: II. Ad te clamamus 01:29
• 19 Vivaldi: Salve Regina, RV 618: III. Ad te suspiramus 02:54
• 20 Vivaldi: Salve Regina, RV 618: IV. Eia ergo 01:22
• 21 Vivaldi: Salve Regina, RV 618: V. Et Jesum benedictum 01:47
• 22 Vivaldi: Salve Regina, RV 618: VI. O clemens, O pia 02:42
• Sinfonia in B Minor, RV 169 "Al Santo Sepolcro":
• 23 Vivaldi: Sinfonia in B Minor, RV 169 "Al Santo Sepolcro": I. Adagio molto 02:56
• 24 Vivaldi: Sinfonia in B Minor, RV 169 "Al Santo Sepolcro": II. Allegro ma poco 01:19
• Amor hai vinto, RV 683:
• 25 Vivaldi: Amor hai vinto, RV 683: I. Recitativo Amor, hai vinto 01:09
• 26 Vivaldi: Amor hai vinto, RV 683: II. Aria Passo di pena in pena 06:32
• 27 Vivaldi: Amor hai vinto, RV 683: III. Recitativo In che strano e confuso 01:39
• 28 Vivaldi: Amor hai vinto, RV 683: IV. Aria Se a me rivolge il ciglio 05:11
• Total Runtime 01:11:52

Info for Sacroprofano

Although he already has a rich stage and recording career behind him, this is Tim Mead’s first solo album. ‘Juxtaposing the sacred and secular aspects of Vivaldi’s work, this programme explores the earthly passion of the divine and the heavenly beauty of love’, says the English countertenor. ‘When they are placed side by side, his highly individual approach reveals that these two worlds are closely intertwined, in music at once astonishing and highly virtuosic.’ With his partners from Arcangelo, directed by Jonathan Cohen, we hear him in the famous Nisi Dominus and the no less celebrated cantata Cessate, omai, cessate, alongside the Salve Regina RV618 and Amor, hai vinto.

Tim Mead, countertenor
Arcangelo
Jonathan Cohen, conductor

Tim Mead
is praised for his “alluring” and “consistently excellent” interpretations (New York Times). With his “rich, mellifluous sound” (Guardian), he is recognised as one of the finest across the generations of counter-tenors.

Highlights of the 2017/18 season include his debut at the Opéra National de Paris as Hamor in Handel Jephtha, a return to English National Opera as Bertarido in Handel Rodelinda, and to the Bayerische Staatsoper as Endimione in Cavalli La Calisto. In concert Mead will sing a Vivaldi programme with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, Bach cantatas with the Netherlands Bach Society, Pergolesi Stabat Mater with the Academy of Ancient Music, and Bach St John Passion at the BBC Proms.

Recent operatic highlights include Oberon in Britten A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Glyndebourne Festival Opera and Bergen National Opera, the title role in Philip Glass’s Akhnaten and Ottone in Handel Agrippina at Opera Vlaanderen, a reprisal of the role of Boy/Angel in George Benjamin’s Written on Skin at the Bolshoi; the leading role in Theater Basel’s ‘Melancholia’ both in Basel and at the Holland Festival, and the title role Riccardo Primo at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, and Arsamene in Cavalli Xerse with Le Concert d’Astrée at Opéra de Lille, Theater an der Wien, and Theatre de Caen. Previous highlights include Goffredo and Eustazio Rinaldo at Glyndebourne, Endimione La Calisto at Bayerische Staatsoper, Voice of Apollo in Deborah Warner’s production of Death in Venice at English National Opera and De Nederlandse Opera, Angel/Boy in George Benjamin’s Written on Skin at Théâtre du Capitole Toulouse, Gulbenkian, on tour with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and in the U.S. premiere at Lincoln Center, and Tolomeo Julius Caesar at English National Opera and Deutsche Oper am Rhein. Other operatic highlights include Ottone L’incoronazione di Poppea at ENO, Opéra de Lyon, Opéra de Lille; title role Giulio Cesare at Glyndebourne, title role Orlando at Scottish Opera and Chicago Opera Theater, Clearte Niobe and the world premiere of Harrison Birtwistle’s The Minotaur for the Royal Opera House, title role Admeto at International Händel Festspiele Göttingen and the Edinburgh International Festival, Ottone Agrippina in Lille and Dijon, and in concert the title role in Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice with the Akademie für Alte Musik.

On the concert platform Tim Mead has sung Messiah with the New York Philharmonic, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Academy of Ancient Music, Le Concert d’Astree, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai, Accademia Bizantina and Concerto Köln, Bach Christmas Oratorio with Les Arts Florissants, Bach Magnificat with Le Concert d’Astree, Bach St Matthew Passion with London Handel Festival and De Nederlandse Bachvereniging, Bach B Minor Mass with Arcangelo, Bach cantatas with Ensemble Pygmalion, Handel Theodora with the English Concert, Handel Solomon with Akademie für Alte Musik, Handel Judas Maccabaeus with the OAE, Handel Saul with the Dresdner Barockorchester, Handel Joseph and his Brethren at the International Händel Festspiele Göttingen, Handel Semele with the Handel and Haydn Society, Boston and the CBSO, Handel Susanna with the Early Opera Company, Handel Esther with the Dunedin Consort and Dusapin La Melancholia with the SWR Sinfonieorchester. He has worked with such leading conductors as Ivor Bolton, John Butt, William Christie, Harry Christophers, Laurence Cummings, Christian Curnyn, Alan Curtis, Ottavio Dantone, Gustavo Dudamel, Richard Egarr, Jane Glover, Paul Goodwin, Emmanuelle Haïm, Jakub Hrusa, Vladimir Jurowski, Raymond Leppard, Paul McCreesh, Nicholas McGegan, Marc Minkowski, Antonio Pappano, Raphaël Pichon and Masaaki Suzuki. He has also given song recitals at the Wigmore Hall alongside pianist James Baillieu, for Les Grandes Voix in Paris with L'Arpeggiata and Christina Pluhar and at the Teatro Argentina, Rome.

Mead’s already substantial discography includes Bach St Matthew Passion and B Minor Mass, the Handel oratorios Messiah, Saul, Solomon, Israel in Egypt, and The Triumph of Time and Truth, the Handel operas Admeto, Flavio, Riccardo Primo and Rinaldo, and Monteverdi L’incoronazione di Poppea and an album featuring Bach cantatas for solo alto and Pergolesi Stabat Mater. He has recorded for EMI Classics, Erato, Harmonia Mundi, Hyperion, Opus Arte, Chandos, Linn Records amongst others.

Mead read Music as a choral scholar at King’s College, Cambridge, before winning a number of scholarships to continue his vocal studies at the Royal College of Music.

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