About This Song
About "Vivaldi: Gloria in D Major, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo" by Andrew Parrott
Vivaldi's Gloria opens with a burst of choral radiance under Andrew Parrott's baton. 'Gloria in excelsis Deo' is all jubilant brass and soaring voices, a sonic cathedral of light. The tension between earthly performance and heavenly aspiration makes this a thrilling, vital reading.