Rossini: Petite messe solennelle Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg & Gustavo Gimeno

• Gioacchino Rossini (1792 - 1868): Petite messe solennelle:
• 1 Petite messe solennelle: I. Kyrie 07:06
• 2 Petite messe solennelle: IIa. Gloria in excelsis Deo 02:25
• 3 Petite messe solennelle: IIb. Gratias agimus tibi 04:22
• 4 Petite messe solennelle: IIc. Domine Deus 05:05
• 5 Petite messe solennelle: IId. Qui tollis peccata mundi 07:22
• 6 Petite messe solennelle: IIe. Quoniam tu solus sanctus 07:07
• 7 Petite messe solennelle: IIf. Cum Sancto Spiritu 05:53
• 8 Petite messe solennelle: IIIa. Credo in unum Deum 04:15
• 9 Petite messe solennelle: IIIb. Crucifixus 03:19
• 10 Petite messe solennelle: IIIc. Et resurrexit 08:48
• 11 Petite messe solennelle: IV. Preludio religioso - Ritornello 08:07
• 12 Petite messe solennelle: V. Sanctus 03:52
• 13 Petite messe solennelle: VI. O salutaris hostia 05:36
• 14 Petite messe solennelle: VII. Agnus Dei 08:24
• Total Runtime 01:21:41

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In Rossini’s Petite Messe solennelle (1863-1867), sacred tones blend seamlessly with allusions to his comic operas. “Is this sacred music which I have written or music of the devil?”, the composer tellingly asked himself in a personal letter. Rossini’s enigmatic but highly enjoyable mass demonstrates his rich musical palette, ranging from “archaic” remnants of Bach, Haydn and Mozart to harmonic audacities that point towards the music of Fauré and even Poulenc. Despite this stylistic range, the Petite Messe solennelle sounds unmistakably Rossinian, and continues to enchant audiences to this day. Initially composed for a small ensemble of singers accompanied by two pianos and a harmonium, the piece is presented here in Rossini’s orchestration.

With this Rossini recording, the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg and its Music Director Gustavo Gimeno continue their acclaimed PENTATONE series of composer portraits that already features monographs of Shostakovich, Bruckner, Ravel, Mahler, Stravinsky and Debussy. On this album they work together with organist Tobias Berndt, the Wiener Singakademie and a quartet of outstanding soloists: Eleonora Burrato (Soprano), Sara Mingardo (Mezzo-Soprano), Kenneth Tarver (Tenor) and Luca Pisaroni (Bass).

Eleonora Burrato, soprano
Sara Mingardo, mezzo-soprano
Kenneth Tarver, tenor
Luca Pisaroni, bass
Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
Gustavo Gimeno, conductor

Gustavo Gimeno
has been Music Director of the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg since the 2015/16 season. He has worked as guest conductor with orchestras such as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Münchner Philharmoniker, the Wiener Symphoniker, the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, the Philharmonia Orchestra London and the NHK Symphony Orchestra. Born in Valencia, Gimeno began his international conducting career in 2012 as an assistant to Mariss Jansons, when he was solo percussionist with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. He also gained considerable experience as an assistant to Bernard Haitink and to Claudio Abbado, who mentored him intensively and moulded him in many ways.

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