Fabrizio Callai, Francesco Meli – Messa Solenne (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Fabrizio Callai, Francesco Meli – Messa Solenne (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:16:10 minutes | 724 MB | Genre: Classical
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In the last decade, a number of important manuscripts have been discovered in the archives of Genoa, including the Messa solenne by Saverio Mercadante. This magnificent score calls for four vocal soloists, a male choir – women were forbidden to sing in church at the time – and a large orchestra with extensive concertante parts for cor anglais and violin. First performed in January 1868, two years before Mercadante’s death, it shows the composer’s artistic maturity at its peak: opulent orchestration, extensive counterpoint, intricate instrumental textures, rich lyricism, and fugal mastery. This world premiere recording underscores the importance of the Genoese musical tradition.

Tracklist:
1-1. Orchestra e Coro dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova – Messa solenne: I. Kyrie (05:26)
1-2. Orchestra e Coro dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova – Messa solenne: II. Gloria (03:16)
1-3. Orchestra e Coro dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova – Messa solenne: III. Et in terra pax (06:16)
1-4. Orchestra e Coro dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova – Messa solenne: IV. Laudamus te (07:06)
1-5. Orchestra e Coro dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova – Messa solenne: V. Gratias (08:33)
1-6. Orchestra e Coro dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova – Messa solenne: VI. Domine Deus (05:44)
1-7. Orchestra e Coro dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova – Messa solenne: VII. Qui tollis peccata mundi (10:04)
1-8. Orchestra e Coro dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova – Messa solenne: VIII. Quoniam tu solus Sanctus (04:13)
1-9. Orchestra e Coro dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova – Messa solenne: IX. Cum Sancto Spiritu (03:45)
1-10. Orchestra e Coro dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova – Messa solenne: X. Credo (15:04)
1-11. Orchestra e Coro dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova – Messa solenne: XI. Sanctus – XII. Benedictus (03:46)
1-12. Orchestra e Coro dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova – Messa solenne: XIII. Agnus Dei (02:49)

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