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Gioacchino Rossini's Petite messe solennelle was composed in 1863 and orchestrated by the composer before his death so that no one else would do it. Premiered publicly after his death, it drew the comment (supposedly from Napoleon III) that it was neither small, nor solemn, not really liturgical. The work indeed benefits from historical performance practice, including the revival of the original version for eight singers, two pianos, and a harmonium, which really challenges the singers to fit their agility demanding lines into a chamber context. What's here is a performance that is indeed not small, a full-size rendering by traditional Italian forces mostly associated with opera: conductor Antonio Pappano, the Orchestra and Chorus of the National Academy of Saint Cecilia, and a quartet of soloists who are equal to the music's demands. For many buyers the chief attraction of this release will be the presence of alto Sara Mingardo, who during the period preceding the album was active mostly in the field of Baroque music. But Pappano's driving, thick-boned reading of the music, especially effective in the big contrapuntal choruses, and the sound, in the musicians' own auditorium, sorts out the big masses of sound very well. An excellent specimen of the sort of performance people go to Italy to hear, from musicians who've been doing it since childhood.
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Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Daniele Rossi, Organ, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2013 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2013 Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Daniele Rossi, Organ, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2013 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2013 Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Sara Mingardo, Contralto Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Francesco Meli, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Daniele Rossi, Organ, FeaturedArtist - Alex Esposito, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Marina Rebeka, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2013 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2013 Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Sara Mingardo, Contralto Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Francesco Meli, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Daniele Rossi, Organ, FeaturedArtist - Alex Esposito, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2013 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2013 Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Francesco Meli, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Daniele Rossi, Organ, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2013 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2013 Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Sara Mingardo, Contralto Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Daniele Rossi, Organ, FeaturedArtist - Marina Rebeka, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2013 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2013 Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Daniele Rossi, Organ, FeaturedArtist - Alex Esposito, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2013 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2013 Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Daniele Rossi, Organ, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2013 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2013 Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Sara Mingardo, Contralto Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Francesco Meli, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Daniele Rossi, Organ, FeaturedArtist - Alex Esposito, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Marina Rebeka, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2013 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2013 Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Daniele Rossi, Organ, FeaturedArtist - Marina Rebeka, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2013 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2013 Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Sara Mingardo, Contralto Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Francesco Meli, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Daniele Rossi, Organ, FeaturedArtist - Alex Esposito, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Marina Rebeka, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2013 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2013 Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Daniele Rossi, Organ, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2013 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2013 Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
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Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Daniele Rossi, Organ, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2013 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2013 Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Sara Mingardo, Contralto Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Francesco Meli, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Daniele Rossi, Organ, FeaturedArtist - Alex Esposito, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Marina Rebeka, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2013 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2013 Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Daniele Rossi, Organ, FeaturedArtist - Marina Rebeka, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2013 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2013 Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Gioacchino Rossini, Composer - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Sara Mingardo, Contralto Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Daniele Rossi, Organ, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2013 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2013 Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Album review
Gioacchino Rossini's Petite messe solennelle was composed in 1863 and orchestrated by the composer before his death so that no one else would do it. Premiered publicly after his death, it drew the comment (supposedly from Napoleon III) that it was neither small, nor solemn, not really liturgical. The work indeed benefits from historical performance practice, including the revival of the original version for eight singers, two pianos, and a harmonium, which really challenges the singers to fit their agility demanding lines into a chamber context. What's here is a performance that is indeed not small, a full-size rendering by traditional Italian forces mostly associated with opera: conductor Antonio Pappano, the Orchestra and Chorus of the National Academy of Saint Cecilia, and a quartet of soloists who are equal to the music's demands. For many buyers the chief attraction of this release will be the presence of alto Sara Mingardo, who during the period preceding the album was active mostly in the field of Baroque music. But Pappano's driving, thick-boned reading of the music, especially effective in the big contrapuntal choruses, and the sound, in the musicians' own auditorium, sorts out the big masses of sound very well. An excellent specimen of the sort of performance people go to Italy to hear, from musicians who've been doing it since childhood.
© TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:23:18
- Main artists: Antonio Pappano
- Composer: Gioachino Rossini
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical
A Warner Classics release, © 2013 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2013 Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
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