Ave Maria
Volgarizzata da Dante 1880
This small, expressive setting of the Ave Maria by Verdi for solo soprano and strings is not based on the Latin text, but on an Italian version of the Marian prayer. Verdi took it from a long poem known as the "Credo di Dante," which contains texts of faith and prayers, whose author, according to recent research, is probably not Dante. The Ave Maria was initially only available as a piano score and in the past was often only performed in this reduced form. The present edition, on the other hand, also provides the original version with string accompaniment. Only with this does the special, intimate atmosphere of Marian piety that surrounds Verdi's setting really come into its own.
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Giuseppe Verdi
| 1813-1901Giuseppe Verdi was born in Le Roncole on the 9th October 1813, the son of an innkeeper and small-scale farmer. Although he grew up in poor circumstances his extraordinary musical talent was soon recognized and he received organ lessons, then – assisted by a patron – he entered the Busseto Gymnasium. His benefactor Antoni Barezzi continued to assist him privately after the Milan Conservatoire had refused him admission. Following some years as organist and director of music in Busseto he made his breakthrough in Milan with the premiere of the opera "Nabucco" in 1842. The works which he wrote after 1850 are still among the principal pillars of the opera repertoire. Personal details
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