Rossini: Petite Messe solennelle
RIAS-Kammerchor, Marcus Creed- Kyrie
- Christe
- Kyrie
- Gloria In Excelsis Deo
- Laudamus Te
- Gratias
- Domine Deus
- Qui Tollis
- Quoniam
- Cum Sancto Spiritu
- Credo In Unum Deum
- Crucifixus
- Et Resurrexit
- Et Vitam Venturi
- Prélude Religieux
- Ritournelle
- Sanctus
- O Salutaris
- Agnus Dei
After the celebrated Stabat Mater, already recorded to great acclaim by the RIAS Kammerchor, here is Rossini’s other masterpiece in the domain of sacred music, the last of his “sins of old age”. This Petite Messe solennelle 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. In many respects, this work may be seen as its composer’s musical testament. 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.”