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Rossini: Petite Messe solennelle

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Hilary Summers (alto), Andrew Tortise (tenor), Andrew Foster-Williams (bass), Gary Cooper (19th-century piano), Matthew Halls (19th-century piano) & Mark Williams (harmonium)

The Choir of The King’s Consort, Robert King

I like the fact that the overall effect isn't operatic, and that every attempt seems to have been made to be faithful to Rossini's original intentions. That includes the acoustic, which sounds... — Andrew McGregor, bbc.co.uk, 12th September 2006 More…

Release Date: 31st Aug 2006
Catalogue No: CDA67570
Label: Hyperion
Length: 79 minutes

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King's Consort
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Ia. Kyrie eleison

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Ib. Christe eleison

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Ic. Kyrie eleison

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IIa. Gloria

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IIb. Et in terra pax

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IIc. Gratias agimus

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IId. Domine Deus

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IIe. Qui tollis

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IIf. Quoniam tu solus sanctus

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IIg. Cum Sancto Spiritu

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IIIa. Credo

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IIIb. Crucifixus

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IIIc. Et resurrexit

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IIId. Et vitam venturi saeculi

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IV. Prélude religieux, pendant l'Offertoire

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V. Ritournelle

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VI. Sanctus

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VII. O salutaris hostia

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VIII. Agnus Dei

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Full of drama, pathos, colour and intensity, Rossinis Petite Messe was written not for a church, but for performance to a select audience assembled in the lavishly furnished salon of a Parisian Countesss newly built town house. This heartfelt religious work was Rossinis last serious workwith it he sincerely hoped to gain admittance to the next worldand shows the extraordinary capabilities of this astonishing man of the theatre. The sheer variety of movements is extraordinary, ranging from a desolate Crucifixus, ecstatic solos, sublime duets and dramatic trios, a hair-raising Et resurrexit, as powerful an Agnus Dei as any of the era, through to two examples of the form of which Rossini was the undisputed master, the fugue: both are utterly compelling. Robert King restores this remarkable old master to its original state, stripping the Petite Messe back to its original scoring (and employing Parisian French Latin pronunciation of the period). Instead of the inflated forces to which this work has often been treated in the past, he returns it to performance with the twelve voices for which Rossini scored it in 1864, together with an accompaniment of two original pianos and a French harmonium of exactly the correct period. The results are stunning. With an outstanding line-up of soloists led by Carolyn Sampson and Hilary Summers, The Kings Consorts entry into mid-nineteenth century repertoire on CD could not be more original, nor more distinguished. A new sound world is brought to glorious music.

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12th September 2006

I like the fact that the overall effect isn't operatic, and that every attempt seems to have been made to be faithful to Rossini's original intentions. That includes the acoustic, which sounds as though it's chosen to resemble a salon and not a church.

Rossini: Petite Messe solennelle

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