Ave Maria (Vavilov)

For other uses, see Ave Maria (disambiguation).

"Ave Maria" is a popular and much recorded aria composed by Vladimir Vavilov around 1970. It is a musical hoax generally misattributed to Baroque composer Giulio Caccini. Vavilov himself published and recorded it on the Melodiya label with the ascription to "Anonymous" in 1970. It is believed that the work received its ascription to Giulio Caccini after Vavilov's death, by an organist Mark Shakhin (one of its performers on the mentioned "Melodiya" longplay), who gave the "newly discovered scores" to other musicians; then in an arrangement made by the organist Oleg Yanchenko for the recording by Irina Arkhipova in 1987, then the piece came to be famous worldwide.

Selected list of recorded versions

• 1970 Vladimir Vavilov, Melodiya label
• 1987 Irina Arkhipova, arranged by Oleg Yanchenko
• 1994 Inessa Galante, arranged for organ, on the live CD Musica Sacra, Campion label
• 1995 Inessa Galante, arranged by Georgs Brinums on the album Debut, Campion label
• 1997 Lesley Garrett, arranged by Nick Ingman, on the album A Soprano Inspired
• 1998 Charlotte Church, arranged by Nick Ingman, on the album Voice of an Angel
• 1998 Julian Lloyd Webber on the album Cello Moods
• 1999 Andrea Bocelli, on the album Sacred Arias
• 2001 Sumi Jo, arranged by Steven Mercurio, on the album Prayers
• 2003 Honda Minako, on the album Ave Maria
• 2005 Hayley Westenra, arranged by Steven Mercurio, on the album Odyssey

Use in films and trailers

• Donnie Darko (2001)
• Trollywood (2004)
• Our Lady of the Assassins (2000, American release trailer)

References

• http://www.avemariasongs.org/aves/V/Vavilov.htm
• Entry "Vladimir F. Vavilov" in Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedic Dictionary (Russian) lists the Melodia label as 1970, not 1972.