Rossini: Petite Messe solennelle
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Rossini: Petite Messe solennelle
Krassimira Stoyanova, Birgit Remmert, Steve Davislim, Hanno MAller-Brachmann / RIAS-Kammerchor, Marcus Creed
[ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD/Book ]
Release Date: Friday 10 August 2018
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After a celebrated 'Stabat Mater' recorded to great acclaim, the RIAS-Kammerchor followed up with Rossini's other masterpiece in the domain of sacred music and on a single CD. This 'Petite Messe' is indeed small in terms of the forces deployed: the instrumental accompaniment is limited to two pianos and a harmonium - but it also well deserves the adjective solemn' for its ample scale and its formidable dramatic power.
Dazzled, like all his critical colleagues, Filippo Filippi wrote after the first performance in March 1864: This time, Rossini has surpassed himself, for no-one can tell what is the more impressive, his learning or his inspiration."
"If you're not familiar with this odd masterpiece, your first reaction is likely to be surprise-a "petite" mass more than 80 minutes long, a small chamber chorus and soloists accompanied by two pianos and, of all things, a harmonium. But after the first shock, this late work by Rossini, written when he was 72, becomes an addictive pleasure. Like everything he wrote it's bursting with attractive melodies, operatic flourishes, and deep feeling. The soloists are as compelling-bright, fresh voices appealing in timbre and aware of the implications of the texts they're singing. Minor reservations aside, Rossinians won't want to miss this one." (ClassicsToday.com)
