Composer: Gioacchino Antonio Rossini
Performer: Coro Ghislieri, Francesco Corti, Sandrine Piau, José Maria Lo Monaco, Cristiano Gaudio, Edgardo Rocha, Deniel Perer, Christian Senn
Conductor: Giulio Prandi
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Arcana
Catalogue: A494
Release: 2021
Size: 1.38 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Petite Messe solennelle
01. I. Kyrie. Kyrie eleison
02. II. Kyrie. Christe eleison
03. III. Kyrie. Kyrie eleison
04. IV. Gloria. Gloria in excelsis Deo
05. V. Gloria. Et in terra pax hominibus
06. VI. Gloria. Gratias
07. VII. Gloria. Domine Deus
08. VIII. Gloria. Qui tollis
09 .IX. Gloria. Quoniam
10. X. Gloria. Cum Sancto Spiritu
11. XI. Credo. Credo in unum Deum
12. XII. Credo. Crucifixus
13. XIII. Credo. Et resurrexit
14. XIV. Credo. Et vitam venturi sæculi
15. XV. Prélude religieux pendant l’Offertoire
16. XVI. Sanctus
17. XVII. O salutaris
18. XVIII. Agnus Dei
This is the third recording to represent Giulio Prandi’s interpretative research on the great Italian choral repertory, after the special and successful releases of works by Jommelli and Pergolesi, cornerstones of the golden age of the Neapolitan school. Faced with the challenge posed by Rossini’s essential masterpiece, Prandi has chosen an original and courageous path, following deep reflection. The new critical edition of the Rossini Foundation of Pesaro is used here for the first time in a recording studio; three rare instruments roughly contemporary with the work – pianos by rard and Pleyel, a D bain harmonium – have been selected to ensure an authentic, vital, luminous sound, guaranteed by the artistry of the keyboardist and professor at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Francesco Corti; four illustrious soloists have been engaged: Sandrine Piau, Jos Maria Lo Monaco, Edgardo Rocha and Christian Senn. Finally, the fundamental contribution of the Coro Ghislieri, an acknowledged world-class ensemble in early repertory, sets the seal on a recording of rare merit.